Retro & Vintage Glasses | Shop Designer & Recycled Frames UK

Welcome to Retrospecced

A social enterprise upcycling fabulous vintage and designer frames.

Choosing Retrospecced for a fabulous, unique look means that you’re not only getting a pair of funky glasses, but you’re also supporting an ethical, sustainable fashion movement. You’re also making a substantial donation to our partner charity Vision Aid Overseas which supports the great work that they do providing eye care across Africa. We donate 20% of the profits from each frame sold to Vision Aid Overseas on your behalf.

Pick your lenses:

SUNGLASSES, PRESCRIPTION, MIRRORED?

Or how about a pair of ready readers? Whatever the lens, we can customise your Retrospecced frames to suit your needs! For just £15 you can choose to add ready reader lenses in the range from +1.00 to +3.00. and don’t need a copy of your prescription. Our prescription lenses start from just £29 – as do our tinted ones!

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Retrospecced

5.0

Based on 25 reviews

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I’m absolutely delighted with my glasses, the whole process was easy and I’m really happy that this supports sustainability. Thanks very much!

Claire Walsh

18:02 15 Feb 21

I"m so happy with my lovely 60s retro frames and the service and price are outstanding. Can now afford a fabulous spec wardrobe!!

Sandy Gray

11:29 02 Jan 21

I have now purchased my 4th pair of retrospecs, always a 5* service. I absolutely love that we recycle, help charity and its a small family business 💜 Always a pleasure to shop here 💜 cant wait to see what they have in next 💜

Nicola Wallace

15:56 21 Dec 20

Amazing service, fantastically polite and swift customer service and high quality products.

Rachel Dixon

20:28 04 Dec 20

Love my frames! Brilliant to use a company with such a great ethos. easy to order, quick turnaround and fab way to recycle. 💯 would recommend!

Gentoo Inglis

09:17 26 Nov 20

I love my new glasses, they are lovely, really good quality you would never know they have been upcyled. Great personalised customer service, can't recommend highly enough.

Laura Maree

18:30 20 Sep 20

Their attention to detail is fantastic and the ease of ordering is extremely refreshing

Rich Gates

06:41 16 Sep 20

what a wonderful thing you're doing! the best customer service and i'm in love with my glasses thank you 🙂 happy i can now get 'new' glasses in a eco friendly way x

Natalie Clapham

14:07 17 Jul 20

Such a lovely choice and variety of frames, speedy delivery, and great customer service! Also makes you feel good for reusing specs...

Kenza Thomas

09:49 15 May 20

Amazing glasses for amazing prices, all with professional service and speedy delivery! What more can you ask? On my 3rd pair already!

Aidan Taylor

16:16 02 Mar 20

Fantastic idea backed up by great service. Pick your frames try them at home, send prescription & selected designer frames back with photo of you wearing them.
Save £100’s brilliant lens and look fantastic AND a donation goes to 3rd world charity ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jane Laura Antrobus

07:45 02 Mar 20

Great service and great values. Exceeded my expectations with regards to 2nd hand glasses - they look and feel brand new. Thank you!!

Rebecca Wood

16:16 24 Feb 20

I used the home trial which meant I could try 5 frames, then sent back my prescription with the frames and the one I wanted and received my glasses much quicker than expected! I love them and cannot recommend enough - the customer service is great - always keeping you informed of where everything is up to 😁 thanks team!

Lucy Atkinson

16:03 03 Dec 19

Brilliant service and great sunglasses! couldn't recommend highly enough

Clare Swannell

10:48 05 Sep 19

I've just got my glasses from these guys today, and they are wonderful! I really wanted some large awesome glasses and these are perfect. They came really quickly, the staff on the email are so lovely, these guys really need more rep! Thank you so much 💕

Ambie Elliott-Jarvis

14:42 10 May 19

Just received my prescription glasses. Really pleased with the service. The frames are a little different from what's on the high street which I like and the lenses and fitting - perfect. Super comms throughout and received within a week and a half - in am unwanted case!

To top it off it's environmentally and socially responsible.

Will be ordering prescription sunglasses with Retrospecced.

Hazel Hughes

12:51 01 Mar 19

I love my new glasses that are actually very old! I was in such a pickle when my usual pair of glasses bent out of shape (got kicked in the face helping a kid with a handstand!) and I didn’t have a second pair but I didn’t want to buy a brand new pair... lucky I found retro specced on Instagram! I tried on the frames at home and they’ve been incredibly helpful. I love that I’ve got a pair of glasses with some history and that they also support vision aid overseas.

Avni MB

09:06 23 Jan 19

great choice of unique glasses,
great service,
lovely helpful people..

Kathryn Guest

08:45 17 Jan 19

A great selection of some of the most fabulous frames. After trawling around four opticians, and failing to find one pair of glasses I liked, a friend found this site. So much choice! I ordered two pairs of frames and couldn't be happier with them.

Melanie Sutherland

09:45 09 Aug 18

In love with the two frames I ordered - one prescription sunglasses and one pair of prescription glasses. Really fast service and they arrived in excellent condition.. thank you!! x