Respectacle Company’s approach to COVID and the new variants

If you keep a watchful eye on the news, there are calls for the return of COVID controls. The highly-contagious subvariant (Omicron BA.5) has seen a fresh wave of infections in the UK and across the globe. While we don’t want to keep banging on about Covid, given that the virus will be with us for quite some time to come, we must learn to live with it and continue our daily lives whilst being mindful of the precautions we need to continue to implement.

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Respectacle Company embraces eco-friendly practices

Sustainability, recycling, upcycle, and carbon-neutral. These are words that we know very well. Eco-friendly living is very much the topic of conversation these days. And so it should be when we look at the impact of climate change on our planet. It is so important that we are all aware and responsible for our actions. What we purchase, where it comes from, its manufacturing processes, and its sustainability.

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Popular Spectacle Shapes in 2022

Popular Spectacle Shapes

In a previous blog, we discussed how to choose eyewear for your face shape. For the last few years, when we’ve looked at the available offerings of eyewear, styles have been reduced to the simple shape labels – square, rectangle, round, aviator, and cat’s eye. But in the optical world, not every frame fits into one of these categories.

One shape which is making a comeback in spectacle designs is the hexagon. Now don’t get us wrong, the hexagon isn’t a new eyewear shape. If we look back at styles in the 1970s – which some of us remember – it was a prominent part of the designs of the time.

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Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with purple eyewear

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations are just around the corner, and the colour purple is everywhere. Purple is a colour that traditionally symbolises royalty. It’s also the colour for platinum anniversaries. So, we thought now would be the perfect occasion to immerse ourselves in all things purple. From facts about purple to showcasing some of our fabulous purple eyewear, our latest blog is all about the power of purple. Read more