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I N T R O D U C I N G

B L A C K E Y E W E A R

As a lifelong jazz fan, Robert Roope’s frame designs were inspired by eyewear worn by Jazz musicians of the 1950s.

As a token of his admiration for their music, Robert dedicated his designs to jazz greats like Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and John

Coltrane.

The brand ‘Black Eyewear’ has, to date, over one hundred models in the collection, each one individually embracing the uniqueness of

these great artists.

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D E S I G N E R P R O F I L E

R O B E R T R O O P E

C R E A T I V E D I R E C T O R

‘I WANTED TO RESCUE THE BOLD, ICONIC EYEWEAR STYLES OF THE 50s

Black Eyewear is the creation of optician and life long jazz devotee, Robert Roope.

It was the late 60s, Roope was living in Copenhagen. He was a regular at the world renowned jazz club Jazzhus Montmartre. One night, someone sat down and joined him on the piano. Roope was about to ask him to stop when he saw it was Count Basie. Stunned, Roope got up to go, but Basie motioned him to stay, and for a few minutes they played a duet. “That was such a great experience”, says Roope.

It was the mid 50s when a pal introduced Roope to jazz. It was ‘Tea for Two’ by the great Art Tatum. By the end of the piece Roope had got it; and his discovery of Art’s free flowing improvisa-tion caused the dull landscape of his hometown to come to life. It’s part of the reason why Roope decided to dedicate the various designs in his Black Eyewear range to jazz musicians; as well as Basie, there are designs dedicated to Thelonious Monk, Chet Baker and John Coltrane. “It was my way of paying tribute to the music that has given me so much joy over the years,” says Roope.


01M I T Z I

U N I S E X

C O L O U R

R E D

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R M O T T L E , B L O N D , G R E Y M O T T L E , M A T T B L A C K , P L U M E R E D , S P O T

B R O W N , S P O T B R O W N , T I G E R B R O W N , T I G E R P I N K , T U R Q U O I S E


02R O N N I E

M E N S

C O L O U R

B L O N D

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R M O T T L E , B L U E S T R I P E , G R E E N G R A D U A L , G R E Y S T R I P E , G R E Y M O T T L E , M A T T B L A C K , P I N K G R A D U A L , R U B Y

S T R I P E , T A N G R A D U A L


03C H A R L I E

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

T I G E R B R O W N

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : B R O W N F L E C K , G R E E N G R A D U A L , B R O W N F L E C K , M A T T P I N K , P I N K

F L E C K , P I N K G R A D U A L , R E D , T I G E R B R O W N , T A N G R A D U A L , T I G E R B L U E

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04A L I C E

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

M A T T M A R M A L A D E

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R H A V A N A , B L A C K , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , L I G H T H A V A N A , L I G H T T O R -T O I S E S H E L L , M A T T B L A C K , N O U G A T , P A S T E L

M I N T , P A S T E L R E D , R E D , S H E R R Y , S H I N Y M A R M A L A D E , S N A K E B L U E , S N A K E P I N K ,

T U R Q U O I S E


05T R A C E Y

M E N S

C O L O U R

G R E Y M O T T L E

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R M O T T L E , B L A C K , B L O N D , C R Y S T A L C L E A R , G R E Y M O T T L E , M A T T D A R K T O R T O I S E S H E L L , O R A N G E H A V A N A , R E D H A V A N A , T W O T O N E B R O W N , T W O T O N E G R E Y


06B I R D

U N I S E X

C O L O U R

W O O D O L I V E

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : B L A C K , C R Y S T A L , D A R K T O R T O I S E S H E L L , G R E E N T R A N S P A R E N T , G R E Y T R A N S P A R E N T , M A T T D A R K T O R T O I S E S H E L L , M A T T B L A C K , M A T T A M B E R H A V A N A , L I G H T

T O R T O I S E S H E L L , L I G H T H A V A N A , M E D I U M T O R -T O R T O I S E S H E L L , N O U G A T , S T R I P E D B R O W N , T A N

A M B E R H A V A N A , S A G E , P E T R O L , P L U M , T W O T O N E G R E Y , T W O T O N E B R O W N


07P A L O M A

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

S A N D

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R H A V A N A , B L A C K , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , I V O R Y , L A V E N D E R , P A S T E L

L I L A C , P E T R O L , R E D , T U R Q U O I S E , C R I M S O N , G R E Y , P A S T E L M A R O O N , P A S T E L R O S E , T A N

A M B E R H A V A N A , T O F F E E


08T R I X I E

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

B L A C K

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : I V O R Y , J A P A N E S E H A V A N A , T A N A M B E R H A V A N A , T I G E R M A U V E , R E D , D A R K

T O R T O I S E S H E L L , W I N E S P O T , T U R Q U O I S E , P E T R O L , A M B E R H A V A N A , L I G H T T O R T O I S E S H E L L


09B U D D Y

M E N S

C O L O U R

M A T T B L A C K

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : B L A C K , C R Y S T A L , D A R K T O R T O I S E S H E L L , G R E E N T R A N S P A R E N T , G R E Y T R A N S P A R E N T , M A T T D A R K T O R T O I S E S H E L L , M A T T B L A C K , M A T T A M B E R H A V A N A , L I G H T

T O R T O I S E S H E L L , L I G H T H A V A N A , M E D I U M T O R -T O R T O I S E S H E L L , N O U G A T , S T R I P E D B R O W N , T A N

A M B E R H A V A N A , S A G E , W O O D O L I V E , P E T R O L , P L U M , T W O T O N E G R E Y , T W O T O N E B R O W N


10P E A R L

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

N O U G A T

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R H A V A N A , B L A C K , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , H A V A N A , L I G H T H A V A N A , T O R -T O I S E S H E L L , R E D , P A S T E L M A U V E , M A T T B L A C K

A M Y

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

P A S T E L L I L A C

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : P A S T E L M A U V E , P A S T E L P I N K , P A S T E L R E D , P A S T E L Y E L L O W , A M B E R H A V A N A , B L A C K , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , N O U G A T


11D E E D E E

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

S H I N Y M A R M A L A D E

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : A M B E R H A V A N A , T A N , T U R Q U O I S E , L I G H T T O R T O I S E S H E L L , M A T T C L E A R

C R Y S T A L , M A T T P I N K , R E D T R A N S P A R E N T , D A R K T O R T O I S E S H E L L , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , B L A C K

P E G G Y

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

A M B E R H A V A N A

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : W O O D O L I V E , T U R Q U O I S E , R E D S Q U A R E S , R E D G R E Y , R E D , P E T R O L , P A S T E L

R O S E , P A S T E L M A U V E , P A S T E L L I L A C , L I G H T T O R T O I S E S H E L L , L I G H T T A N , I V O R Y , D A R K T O R -

T O I S E S H E L L , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , B U R G U N D Y , B R O W N S Q U A R E S , B R O W N P U R P L E , B R O W N P I N K ,

B R O W N O R A N G E , B L A C K


12A B B E Y

W O M E N S

C O L O U R

P A S T E L G R E E N

A L S O A V A I L A B L E I N : P E T R O L , C L E A R C R Y S T A L , L I G H T H A V A N A , L I G H T T O R T O I S E S H E L L , P A S T E L

L I L A C , P A S T E L P I N K , P A S T E L R E D , P I N K , R E D C H E R R Y , R E D T R A N S P A R E N T , A M B E R H A V A N A ,

B L A C K , M A T T M A R M A L A D E , P A S T E L R O S E , T A N , T I G E R P I N K

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