Glasses in London

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There was a recent thread where people were recommending fabulous optometrists in London. You know they type that actually give you some insight into what looks good and what should suit you. Can anyone recommend any truly fabulous glasses store. Looking for something elegant and maybe a little braver than my normal specs.

The staff in Cubbits, Soho branch are really friendly and helpful.

Try The Eye Place - they have stores in Belsize Park, Fleet Street and Fitzrovia

I’ve just had a really good experience with Eye Contacts in Camden after seeing them recommended on reddit - I was after exactly the same thing as you!
www.eyecontactsopticians.com/contact/

Thank you. Probably should have mentioned that it's a quickie central London trip so ideally central London options

I second Cubitts. There are several branches in central London

I third Cubitts - they are great and really helpful. Try to go in at a quieter time (Ie not right after work hours) and they will spend as long as you need helping you. There is one very near Carnaby Street

TheLidoOfThighs I was going to say Eye Contacts in Camden but haven't been there for about 20 years so wasn't sure it if was still going.

Does the man in there still tell you exactly what frames you should be wearing? I rather enjoyed that despite normally hating being told what to do.

Fourth for Cubitts!

BigFatBloomers that's what I'd read on reddit! Actually there were two lovely women in there the day I first went but I went back for an eye test a few days later and met the owner, who didn't disappoint!

I asked them if anyone ever left with frames that didn't suit them. They looked genuinely horrified at the idea!

Ha! Glad you got the full experience in the end.

How funny. My friend, who also went, decided with hindsight that he'd possibly been pushed a little too far in the fashion stakes - but it was the 90s so what can you expect 🤓
I loved mine.