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Glasses wearing celebrities like what we like

As a small independent optical boutique, when we opened almost seven years ago, we decided not to stock what we refer to as mass-produced handbag brands. Our aim at Respectacle Company has always been to offer high-quality, well-engineered eyewear and ophthalmic lenses. Mass-produced products are poorer in quality and not something we offer. Read more

Market Harborough: a backwater or a shopping destination?

Quite a few people who pop into Respectacle are often surprised about the range of diverse eyewear we stock within the store. They are surprised because they are under the illusion that you can only purchase interesting and quirky frames from stores in London and other big cities.

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Autumn Sunglasses Offer

Protect yourself against low autumn sun and benefit from free prescription lenses with sunglasses

After a record-breaking hot summer, we have enjoyed some lovely autumnal weather over the last few weeks and months. Although the temperatures have been dropping, mother nature has blessed us with plenty of sunshine and blue skies most days. We prefer this weather to dreary, grey, wet days. But the autumn sunshine is not without its problems – low autumn sun.

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SILMO Paris 2022: Europe’s Largest Optical Trade Show

After a two-year absence, trade shows are slowly tiptoeing back to life. And we couldn’t be more excited. SILMO Paris – the largest of the European trade shows – made a welcome comeback at the end of September. Businesses and brands from the optical industry headed to the exhibition centre, Paris Nord, on the outskirts of Paris. And we were one of many who made the journey to France to check out what was new in the eyewear industry.

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