General Eyewear

We have created in order to showcase our unused vintage eyewear stock. Our Camden store contains a selection of 1000s of beautiful frames and sunglasses from 1800 to 1995. We are open every day 11 - 6. Please call 02074280123 for information and directìons.

Pictured are 1980s Alain Mikli giant winged sunglasses with decorative featheted slits.

We've set up a new page, , which is dedicated to every aspect of our vintage frame side 9f our business. We'll be regularly posting unused vintage frames and sunglass3s which are available for immediate purpose as well as images from fashion shoots and film productions featuring eyewear sourced from

"Popcorn" by Miles Aldridge, 1999. We provided these sunglass3s to the Miles Aldridge studio when our main base was in a wareouse in East London

We've set up a new page, , which is dedicated to every aspect of our vintage frame side 9f our business. We'll be regularly posting unused vintage frames and sunglass3s which are available for immediate purpose as well as images from fashion shoots and film productions featuring eyewear sourced from

Pictured object is a pair of 1960s Pierre Cardin asymmetrical folding sunglasses

We have set up a new page, dedicated to out unused vintage frames business. We wìll now be posting our new vintage discoveries and images from films and magazines which feature our frames including archive pieces.

"I'm in Love with the Working Girl”. Photography , styling a+c studio, model Hal at . Sunglasses from ’s historical archive.

We've created a seperate page, , dedicated to everything connected to our unused frame and sunglasses stock included our film and fashion work. More details of the featured pieces of eyewear can be seen there.

('s extensive collection of unused vintage frames and sunglasses can be visited today and every day 11-6 at Arch 67, the Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH. The nearest Underground station is Chalk Farm, the nearest Overground station is Kentish Town West and the 1, 24, , 31 and 393 buses all stop nearby. Please call 020 7428 0123 for directions and appointments. For information regarding pricing, sizing and to explore custom possibilities, please email [email protected])

We've created a seperate page, , dedicated to everything connected to our unused frame and sunglasses stock included our film and fashion work. More details of the featured pieces of eyewear can be seen there.

('s extensive collection of unused vintage frames and sunglasses can be visited today and every day 11-6 at Arch 67, the Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH. The nearest Underground station is Chalk Farm, the nearest Overground station is Kentish Town West and the 1, 24, , 31 and 393 buses all stop nearby. Please call 020 7428 0123 for directions and appointments. For information regarding pricing, sizing and to explore custom possibilities, please email [email protected])

As part of our drive to have all our vintage related material in one space we're posting some photo shoots from a few years ago on

will now be posting images of our unused vintage frame stock and other manufacturing artefacts at

An exceptional new frame model the "Larbaud" in dark tortoiseshell acetate with 5 rivetted hinges and broad paddle sides: ." Available to order either as seen or in a selection of vintage or contemporary acetates

The Lem, in two-tone acetate with 7 barrel steel hinges, designed and made by General Eyewear in England. Available to purchase now and to irder in a selection of vintage snd contemporary acetates.

General Eyewear's unique collection of handmade and unused vintage frames and sunglasses can be visited today and every day 11-6 at Arch 67, the Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH. The nearest Underground station is Chalk Farm, the nearest Overground station is Kentish Town West and the 1, 24, 27, 31 and 393 buses all stop nearby. Please call 020 7428 0123 for directions and appointments. For information regarding pricing, sizing and to explore custom possibilities, please email [email protected].

The Guattari in seaweed green acetate, custom-made by General Eyewear for a much esteemed customer. All of the frame-models featured here can be remade in an extensive selection of contemporary and vintage acetates. Bespoke and re-sizing options are also available. Please email [email protected] or call 02074280123 for more information.

The Metz, an oversized crown panton frame in blue stained-glass effect acetate. Available to order as pictured or in a selection of contemporary or vintage acetates.

The Tanaka in mattified black acetate worn by photography by .herron.

All the General Eyewear frame models featured on this page are available to.order as seen and in a selection of contemporary and vintage materials.

The Westall with paddle sides, designed by General Eyewear and handmade in England. Available to order as seen and in a selection of other materials.

We're open every day 11 - 6. Please call 020 7428 0123 for information and directions

The Crepax in cinnamon translucent acetate, designed by General Eyewear and handmade in England. Available to order as seen and in a selection of contemporary and vintage acetates.

Camden townthe Constantine in stygian tortoiseshell acetate. Available to order as seen and also in a selection of contemporary and vintage acetates.

It would be remoss of us not to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of our home, Camden Market, which according to Wikipedia first started to coalesce OTD in 1974. General Eyewear has been here since around 1997 and has greatly benefited from the many counter-cultural presences which have surrounded and visited us throughout these years.

Pictured image is of Martin Margiela and Jean Paul Gaultier on the Horse Hospital ramp, presumably between 1984 and 1987 when Margiela was Gaultier's assistant. Gaultier remained a constant present throughout the 90s clearly feeling the need to channel the Market's energy and creativity.

Annie Potts playing Janine in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire wearing General Eyewear's Shelley frame model which was custom-made by ourselves for her role in this film.

General Eyewear is open every day 11-6 throughout the Easter break including bank holiday Monday. Please call 020 7428 0123 or email [email protected] for information and directions

We're open every day throughout the Easter Bank Holiday break. Please email [email protected] or call 020 7428 0123 or information or directions

The Southern II in a custom tortoiseshell and cream acetate laminate. Designed by General Eyewear and handmade in England. Available to order now as pictured or in a selection of contemporary and vintage acetates.

The Shelley in stygian tortoiseshell acetate with library temples. Designed by Generàl Eyewear and hand in England.. Available to order as seen or in a selection of other contemporary and vintage acetates and in matte and polished finishes.

General Eyewear's extensive collection of handmade and unused vintage frames and sunglasses can be visited today and every day 11-6 at Arch 67, the Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH. The nearest Underground station is Chalk Farm, the nearest Overground station is Kentish Town West and the 1, 24, 27, 31 and 393 buses all stop nearby. Please call 020 7428 0123 for directions and appointments. For information regarding pricing, sizing and to explore custom possibilities, please email [email protected].

The Crepax in light havana acetate with paddle sides. Designed by General Eyewear and handmade in England.. Available to order as seen or in a selection of other contemporary and vintage acetates and in matte and polished finishes.

General Eyewear's extensive collection of handmade and unused vintage frames and sunglasses can be visited today and every day 11-6 at Arch 67, the Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH. The nearest Underground station is Chalk Farm, the nearest Overground station is Kentish Town West and the 1, 24, 27, 31 and 393 buses all stop nearby. Please call 020 7428 0123 for directions and appointments. For information regarding pricing, sizing and to explore custom possibilities, please email [email protected].

The Calvino in tortoishell and cream laminated actetate sk8mmed to produce a two-tone effect. Designed by General Eyewear and handmade in England. Available to order now as seen or in other contemporary and vintage acetates.

General Eyewear is open today and every day 11-6 at Arch 67, the Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AH. The nearest Underground station is Chalk Farm, the nearest Overground station is Kentish Town West and the 1, 24, 27, 31 and 393 buses all stop nearby. Please call 020 7428 0123 for directions and appointments. For information regarding pricing, sizing and to explore custom possibilities, please email [email protected].

Please call 020 7428 0123 or email [email protected] for more information about our custom and bespoke frame services

The 'Crepax' in multicoloured 'confetti' acetate wuth paddle sides, custom made for one of our most loyal and enthusiastic customers. Designed by ourselves and handmade in England.

We can remake any of the frame-models you see here in most of the materials featured here. For more information and custom, made to measure and bespoke frames please email [email protected], call 020 7428 0123 or pass by our Camden store which is open every day.

We're organising a special event for all our customers past and present and everyone 8nterested in General Eyewear to showcase the new Factory we'ŕe moving into the back of our store which consists largely of 50s, 60s and 70s machinery retrieved from a major US manufacturing plant. We've also reconfigured our stire to give more prominence to our Reference Archive. Tickets to this event are now avaiable on Eventbrite, link in biol

Delusions of Grandeur or more accurately an elevated sense of purpose or even an obsession bordering on the maniacal, is what has driven General Eyewear over the last 27 years to collect, assemble, order, conserve and develop every possible artefact, fragment, document, tooling and prototype relevent to our chosen object:

the spectacle frame

This enterprise has now reached a new staging post: we are installing an entire frame factory in the rear of our store consisting of 28 pieces of rare and specialist machinery from the 50s, 60s and 70s retrieved from an elite American manufacturing plant. We have also reordered our research archive and relocated it front of house. in the store itself.

On the occasion of these new developments General Eyewear would like to invite all our customers past and present and anyone interested in General Eyewear to a special event which will will showcase this unique configuration of Factory, in store Research Archive and vintage, handmade and custom-made frame Store.

Free tickets are available on Eventbrite, link in bio.

Delusions of Grandeur or more accurately an elevated sense of purpose, or even an obsession bordering on the maniacal, is what has driven General Eyewear over the last 27 years to collect, assemble, order, conserve and develop every possible artefact, fragment, document, tooling and prototype relevent to our chosen object:

the spectacle frame

This enterprise has now reached a new staging post: we are install an entire frame factory in the rear of our store consisting of 28 pieces of rare and specialist machinery from the 50s, 60s and 70s retrieved from an elite American manufacturing plant.

We have also reordered our research archive and relocated it front of house, in the store itself.

General Eyewear would like to invite all our customers past and present and anyone interested in General Eyewear to a special event where we will
showcase this unique configuration of Factory, in store Research Archive and vintage, handmade and custom-made frame Store.

Free tickets to this event may be obtained on our Eventbrite event page,  link in bio