New Zealand jazz musician and friend of Black Eyewear, Nathan Haines wears classic COLTRANE sunglasses. Be sure to listen to his latest release ‘Five a Day’. It’s a beauty.
Photograph by Karl Pierard
Posts Tagged ‘vintage sunglasses’
Nathan Haines in Black Eyewear
Saturday, December 17th, 2016Good Weekend at Goodwood Revival 2015
Saturday, September 19th, 2015Roope Vintage had a blast at Goodwood Revival last weekend. There was interest in our glasses from a new generation of vintage enthusiasts and we caught up with some familiar faces from St Albans. As always the atmosphere was fantastic and we received wonderful feedback about Black Eyewear and Robert Roope’s designs.
It’s That Time Again: Goodwood Revival 2015 is Here!
Friday, September 4th, 2015Love all things vintage? Going to Goodwood Revival 2015? Visit Roope Vintage and Black Eyewear for your 1950s style specs. We’ll be at stand 128 all weekend, 11-13 September 2015. Hope to see you there.
It’s Revival Time!
Friday, September 12th, 2014That’s right, our favourite time of year, this weekend is Goodwood Revival! We’re back exhibiting in the Revival Market, Stand 103. We look forward to catching up with old friends, making new acquaintances and generally having a good time so stop by, visit us and try on a few pairs of glasses.
Countdown to Goodwood Revival
Monday, August 18th, 2014Roope Vintage loves exhibiting at Goodwood Revival where there is such a fantastic atmosphere and so much fun to be had! We will be there again this year and are sharing this video we made of last year’s escapades to help to heighten the anticipation.
GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2013 PORTRAITS
This Old Thing
Friday, July 25th, 2014Television presenter Dawn O’Porter is currently host of the Channel 4 show This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show. A vintage lover herself, we spotted Dawn and her husband Chris O’Dowd browsing the vintage eyewear styles on the Roope Vintage stand at Goodwood Revival last year.
Happy Bastille Day
Monday, July 14th, 2014We say grab any excuse to celebrate on a lovely day like today. Did you know July 14th is Bastille Day. Embrace your inner Francophile, get decked out in blue white and red and don’t forget your Eiffel Tower sunglasses!
Roope Vintage Goes to Goodwood Revival
Monday, September 30th, 2013Roope Vintage was at Goodwood again this year and with a record number of attendees we were pleased to see a large proportion of them in our stand over the 3 day event!
Here is a selection of our favourite photos. If you would like to see more of our photos please visit our Facebook Album and YouTube video.
Fabulous Fashionistas
Friday, September 27th, 2013Did you see the Channel 4 Cutting Edge documentary Fabulous Fashionistas? Six ladies with an average age of 80 not afraid to be bold when it comes to fashion and eyewear!
If you are similarly daring go for colour and size, the brighter and bigger the better. We recommend the following Black Eyewear and Vintage 80s frames for making a statement.
Stunning Sunnies in Carribean Mystery
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013Marple – a Caribbean Mystery, which was shown Sunday night on ITV, featured some stunning cat eye sunglasses. Classic 1950s styles were worn by Hermione Norris as Evelyn Hillingdon and MyAnna Buring as Lucky Dyson who turned out not to be so lucky. Miss Marple managed to make quite an impression on the crochety old Rafiel played by Antony Sher who wore frames similar to the Black Eyewear ‘Artie’.
