Sharing a bath with Henry the horse.

Sharing a bath with Henry the horse.

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 Man's collection of...

St Lucia’s Day

St Lucia’s Day

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 Optical Association has a...

Dead Men’s Spex at Little Vintage Lover Fair

Dead Men’s Spex at Little Vintage Lover Fair

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 of  frames...

Dead Men’s Spex – look out for us online!

Dead Men’s Spex – look out for us online!

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 lawyer for...

Lockdown two at Dead Men’s Spex

Lockdown two at Dead Men’s Spex

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...