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Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury house, founded in Vicenza in 1966 and known for understated design and the Intrecciato weave. Here you will find out what the name Bottega Veneta means, what the Bottega Veneta sunglasses stand for, including the aviator, and which models are in the shop right now. Key points at a

Sports glasses and sports sunglasses must do two things: sit firmly and filter UV radiation. Whether you jog, cycle or skate, this article shows what makes sunglasses sporty and how they differ from a lifestyle model. For the full story see our guide to sports glasses. Key points at a glance Sport is more than

Sunglasses in winter, is that going too far? Some think so, because it is grey outside. Yet light and style speak in their favour: the sun sits low, snow and wet roads throw light back, and dark lenses go well with a wool coat and knitwear. The technical side of tint, snow and a low

What a pair of glasses is made of decides how light, durable and comfortable it is, and how it looks. Here we compare the common glasses materials for frames and lenses, explain the disadvantages of titanium glasses and show what helps against a white film on acetate frames. Key points at a glance Acetate comes

UV radiation is invisible but measurable: UVA, UVB and UVC differ in wavelength and in how much of each reaches us. Here you can read which wavelengths belong to which type, what the UV index says and what to look for in sunglasses. Key points at a glance UVA (315–400 nanometres) is the long-wave range,

For its tenth anniversary, Edel-Optics looked back: at the start in London and Hamburg, the first shops abroad, the stores in Hamburg and the partnerships of the early years. This review sums up the story of the online optician from Hamburg, Germany. Figures and locations date from the time of the anniversary and do not

Sphere, cylinder, add, PD: a glasses prescription is full of abbreviations that are hard to follow without an explanation. This second part of our glasses vocabulary explains the most important optical terms and words: dioptres, pupillary distance, lenses and coatings. Frames, frame shapes and the parts of glasses are covered in Glasses Terminology, Part 1.

Frame, bridge, nylor, panto: at the optician and in the shop you come across many terms you may not know straight away. In part 1 of our optician vocabulary we explain the most important glasses terminology: frame terms, the main types of glasses and the parts of a pair of spectacles. Lenses, refractive errors and

Hollywood sunglasses and glasses have turned props into cult objects: the Wayfarer of the Blues Brothers, the aviators from “Top Gun”, the large dark sunglasses Audrey Hepburn wears in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. Here you will find out which film classics made frames famous, what defines these shapes and how you can wear them today. Key

Maui Jim is a sunglasses company from Hawaii, known for polarised lenses in rich colours. Here you will find out what sets the brand apart, what is behind PolarizedPlus2, which shapes and tints there are and which Maui Jim sunglasses are in the shop right now. Key points at a glance Maui Jim comes from