Notes on eyewear and seeing well

Most people’s sunglasses collection, if they have one at all, leans heavily neutral — black, tortoise, a safe wraparound shape that goes with everything. There’s

Wedding photos last considerably longer than most other pictures taken of a person in a lifetime, which puts more pressure on a small decision —

A pair of glasses that belonged to a parent or grandparent carries a different kind of weight than most inherited objects — they sat on

A capsule wardrobe works by choosing a small number of pieces that combine well with everything else you own, rather than accumulating clothes that only

“Sustainable eyewear” gets used loosely enough in marketing that it’s worth asking what it actually means for a specific pair of glasses, rather than taking

Trend Optic also operates a boutique in Helsinki, run as its own distinct business rather than a satellite of the Melbourne store. The two share

Trend Optic’s Melbourne boutique sits in Middle Park, a quiet bayside pocket of the city rather than a high-traffic shopping strip — and that’s a

Eyewear is a harder gift than it looks — get the fit wrong and even a beautiful frame goes straight in a drawer. That doesn’t

Video calls are unkind to glasses in ways in-person meetings never were. Ring lights bounce off lenses, webcams sit at exactly the wrong angle to