Ruby Hour
1980s · Oversized · Cherry red
Bright, unapologetic and much easier to wear than you might think.
Original unworn vintage eyewear
Find the frames that feel like you.
One-off vintage glasses and sunglasses, personally sourced and matched by Rae in London.
No face-shape rules.
Just good frames, a mirror and an open mind.
Big glasses. Tiny glasses. Strange glasses. Brilliant glasses.
A little help from RaeMeet your match
Sometimes you just know.
The right pair isn’t always the one you’d pick from the shelf. Rae helps you play with shapes, colours and styles until something clicks.
- 01 Try something you would normally ignore.
- 02 Hair up. Hair down. Hat off. Take a picture.
- 03 If they fit and you love them, that’s the pair.
Pick a personality
What are you in the mood for?
From the drawers
A few new finds.
A flavour of what you might find in the shop. Vintage stock changes quickly, so ask Rae before making a special trip for one pair.
Bold
The Night Bus
1990s · Rectangle · Inky black
A sharp little classic. Put them on and suddenly the proportions make sense.
Goldie
1970s · Aviator · Warm gold
Light on the face, warm in tone, and a good reason to reconsider an aviator.
Blue Movie
1980s · Round · Powder blue
Cheerful, curious and definitely not interested in blending in.
Find your frames
Finding your frames should be fun.
There is no tiny formula hiding behind the counter. Faces move. Personalities matter. The best pair might be the one you nearly didn’t try.
“Often people fall in love with a frame they may never have picked themselves.”
Rae’s rule: forget the rules for a minute.
Come and try some onFrames, on faces
There isn’t one type of person who wears Rae’s glasses.
You can’t really tell until they’re on your face.
Behind the counter
Meet Rae.
A lifelong affinity for eyewear, a sharp eye for people, and drawers full of the good stuff.
Rae grew up around opticians: cleaning lenses in her mother’s practice, with an eyewear designer father and a grandfather who later set up a glasses manufacturer. After a career away from optics, she returned to the thing that had always been there.
Rae’s began as a Camden Passage pop-up in 2020, travelled around the UK, then found a permanent home on Charlton Place. The shop is personal by design: regulars drop in, visitors try far too many pairs, and Rae keeps pulling frames until the right one appears.
Visit Rae
Come and play dress-up.
Rae’s Glasses & Sunglasses2 Charlton Place
London N1 8AJ
Just off Camden Passage
Opening hours
- Wednesday
- 11am–6pm
- Saturday
- 11am–6pm
- Sunday
- 12pm–5pm
Hours can change. Check Instagram before making a special journey.
Make a day of it. Camden Passage has been a destination for antiques, vintage finds and independent traders since the 1960s.
Spotted in Rae’s
New frames. Good faces. Shop moments.
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