Regular readers of the blog will know of our penchant for the bling. The more glitter, shine, diamonds, and general sparkliness added to eyewear, the more we LOVE it! So good news for autumn – the dreary financial outlook has not rained on our parade, embellishment is in for the new season!

Fashion is heading back to the eighties, and the colour palette for autumn is very dark, while the sharp silhouettes do the talking. Slightly more understated and grown up detail therefore needs to be scattered over our accessories for a touch of glamour. It’s a nod to nostalgia, so sprinkle some subtle fairy dust over bags, shoes, jewellery and of course, the ever important eyewear! Boden have got some delicious jewelled pumps, check out French Connection for some diamante encrusted jewellery, and Top Shop for belts, bags, and the essential sequin jacket!

Just leave some room in your shine quotient for your glasses. Eye wear with inlaid stones, frames with engraving and added shiny stones. Frames fronts are still simple, with the sides providing all the interest. Wide sides give you plenty of room to pile on the pretty detail, and this could give the accent colour to your on trend hound’s-tooth black-and- white or grey, black and gothic clothing colours.

Glasses with bling

Pick a warm accent colour that you bring in with shoes or bags too. Berry shades are beautiful for glasses as long as you are not too pale. If you are fair, try a paler shade of tortoiseshell or a translucent plastic that lets the light shine through. Balance dark clothes with specs that bring the colours in, but don’t over power your face. It’s all a bit more genteel, a touch more understated this year – the perfect excuse to update your eye wear!