04/03/2026
Bespoke means something very different to us than simply made to measure.
Made to measure is about precision, about fit, balance, proportion. It’s what we obsess over.
But bespoke is something deeper. It’s personal. It’s about understanding the wearer, their personality, their presence, how they move through the world and how they want to be seen.
When we created this bespoke frame for TV personality Andi Oliver, best known for Great British Menu, the design began exactly there.
Andy has incredible bone structure and a bold sense of style, so the frame needed to honour that. We designed a sharp, dramatic cat-eye that follows the line of her cheekbones, sits beautifully beneath the brow, and balances perfectly on her bridge. Strong, elegant, and unmistakably her.
But Andy is also iconic for how she uses her glasses. When presenting, she reads menus and notes, then lifts them to the top of her head or lets them hang around her neck on a chain.
Traditional optical chains can slip along the arms, catch in the hinges, and interrupt the smooth movement of the frame, something that simply doesn’t work when you’re on television.
So we redesigned the idea entirely.
We embedded the chain system into the arms, making it part of the frame itself. The chain becomes a focal point, jewellery integrated into the glasses, and it can be swapped out depending on the mood: bold and expressive one day, understated the next. Or removed entirely.
For us, this is what the bespoke journey is about. Listening. Observing. Understanding how someone lives, works, and expresses themselves then translating that into a frame that tells their story.
And Andi wears it beautifully ✨
