by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Its a particularly miserable day here in Norfolk, but life goes on here at Dead Men’s Spex. I did scurry in the sleet into our showroom in the garden (we call it ‘the shoffice’) to find a frame we required and whilst there I had a peruse of Dead...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
We’ve made it through 2020 – hooray! As we look back over the challenging year of 2020 (using our vintage spex of course), we are very grateful to all of you for supporting Dead Men’s Spex; we wouldn’t have made it without you!...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Over the years we have sold our Dead Men’s Spex at many shows and there is one cry which rings through our ears “Oh look at those Dame Edna Spex!” Well we are happy to say that we now have a pair of the real McCoy folks; a pair of certificated Dame...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Today is 13th December – and did you know that it is a special day for opticians and all things eye related? It is St Lucy’s Day or St Lucia’s Day – St Lucia is a Christian Saint who is the patron saint of eyes and virgins. The British...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Today is the day of Little Vintage Lover Fair’s virtual vintage lover fair. It’s a beautiful morning but very chilly so there are some advantages to a virtual fair; you can peruse vintage goodies without going out into the cold! We have chosen a selection...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Did you get to see the Small Axe film ‘Mango’ last Sunday? We did and were looking out for our glasses which we spotted, Aunt Betty (Llewella Gideon ) the cook in the Mangrove was wearing a pair of ours and so was Ian Macdonald (Jack Lowden) the defence...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News, Uncategorized
How is lock down two going for you? We are fortunate in that our business is mainly on line and we can continue pretty much as usual and thankfully (for all of us!) Dead Man Junior is still attending school. Unfortunately, not all businesses are as lucky as us; the...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
What a difference a week makes. As we enter lockdown 2 day 5 Dead Man and I have been mainly sorting frames. He managed to get in under the wire and get to London last Wednesday the day before lockdown and buy a whole selection of fabulous new old stock. It was not...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
We have a new website. Hooray! Along with the new website we have a new blog page, so here I am and it’s great to be back! We also have a new website provider, Starfish, who have been working hard to set it all up and get it out there for us. Our new site is smart...
