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Lulu Guinness "must have" frames
Lulu Guinness is renowned for her "must have" handbags and now her brand has expanded into a number of a areas including spectacle frames,
These too are wonderful creations: sine have diamantes down the sides, other butterflies or star bursts. Frame colourings range from bronze, to purple to black and red.
The Lulu Guinness model 812 is particularly "must have" as the sides have diamantes trapped in a lace effect .
To see more go to
www.mondottica.co.uk and visit our Commercial Road store to try on the frames
 You beaut
If you think of Australia you may think of beaches, surfing, Ayers Rock, spiders or even koala bears but in Optique Opticians our first thought is our brand new collection of frames: Sceats
See for yourself by looking at www.sceatseyewear.com  and by coming into our Commercial Road branch as soon as possible.
Keep clicking on Sceats opticals - we have models from the latest collection in stock. The frames retail at £79.95. |
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT .....
X-Eyes are new to Optique. Bold colours, from lime green to cranberry, with loads of detail on the sides. The detail could be check, stripes or different colour end tips. If you want to be noticed, you've got to wear these. 
To find out more click here
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Vera Wang
Vera Wang has designed wedding dresses for many celebrities - Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez. Avril Lavigne, Victoria Beckham, Sharon Stone and Uma Thurman. So when Optique knew she had designed a collection of eyewear, our buyer just had to see them. Now you can try them on in our Commercial Road branch.
Vera Wang trained as a figure skater and then turned to fashion. She has won many awards. She lives in New York with her family.
They are all superb styles, all with Vera Wang's individual touch. She has a relaxed approach to fashion which make her eyewear perfect to wear.
Mont Blanc
Speaks for itself
Designed to perfection. As you would expect.
Some models are gold plated and many have sides styled on Mont Blanc pens.
All with that Mont Blanc logo.
And Optique's Commercial Road is the stockist in Southampton.
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The Gift of Sight Appeal
This charity appeal was launched to raise funds to support the Gift of Sight Eye Research Centre at Southampton General Hospital. The money raised is being used to fund vital research into sight threatening diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. This is the commonest form of blindness in the UK today, affecting 1 in 3 elderly people. The research team aims to find better treatments and hopefully a cure for this dreadful blinding disease.
The Optician magazine, which is the national journal for opticians, recently awarded the Gift of Sight Appeal "Charity Campaign of the Year 2006". It is the first time the appeal, set up in 2004, has been recognised for the hard work that has been undertaken.
Propelled by the passion of the founder, Professor Andrew Lotery, Gift of Sight is making significant progress towards a cure and he believes a breakthrough could be just years away.
A trek to Peru was one of the more innovative and challenging ways to raise money for the Gift of Sight Appeal and here are the five trekkers at Machu Picchu in Peru.
Gift of Sight laboratory manager, Angela Cree (second from the right next to Professor Lotery) said "It was very challenging but such a great experience.
I wouldn't have missed it for all the world"
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Anyone wishes to get involved with the Gift of Sight Appeal, the fundraising initiatives, or if you would like to make a donation, please contact:
The Gift of Sight Development Officer
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Danish design in Southampton
Denmark is known the whole world over for its clean, simple designs – particularly in furniture. The Danes demand high quality, functional strength and lightness.
Pro Design used these attributes to create a look and appeal which is UNMISTAKEABLY Danish. The use of colour on the frames is extraordinary - turquoise mixed with brown and sage complimented by silver. These are just two of the combinations.
Pro Design select one optician only in each town to stock these beautiful frames and Optique is proud to have been chosen. You will not see this eyewear collection in supermarkets or in chain stores. This collection is exclusive to Optique in Southampton.
This eyewear will be in stock initially in our Commercial Road branch and you can get a preview by going to: www.prodesigndenmark.com
