William Morris Rounded Sunglasses from Leightons: Review
I’ve worn glasses since I was in primary school, I vividly remember having to sit closer to the screen, to see what was going on and my eyes becoming sore as we watched something one day. It was pretty soon after that, I got my first pair of glasses and it took me years to become accustomed to wearing them all the time. However during my mid-teens, I decided to wear daily contacts for a while, however, with everything that went on with my life, I soon switched back to glasses and was happy with that choice.
Over the years my eyesight has got worse; however it still came as a surprise, when a few years ago my optician decided to send me to the eye hospital as he thought something else was going on. It was there I was diagnosed with Keratoconus. This is condition where the normally round cornea thins out into a progressively more cone like shape; this causes issues with the light entering the eye and as such causes distorted vision.
At the moment my vision is able to be corrected by special hard contact lenses, however there is a day when I may have to go through corneal transplants, like Sarah from Things Sarah Loves has (please do read about her journey and more about this eye condition if you have a moment).
You might be wondering why I am writing a long explanation about my eyes, in a sunglasses review, for an optician like Leightons? Well what better time is there to raise awareness for an eye condition?
I have to admit while I solely wore glasses, I didn’t own a huge range of sunglasses, after all, I would have to have every pair fitted with prescription lenses, which could cost as much (if not more) than the frames themselves. So having to wear contacts has opened up a whole new world for me, when it comes to buying them.
It took me a while to decide on what pair to go for, after all Leightons offer a wide range of both sunglasses and glasses frames, but in the end I decided upon this pair from William Morris London.
Coming in this gorgeous brown frame colour, with contrasting gold band around the arm and brown toned lenses, these frames are simple in design, offering a pair of sunglasses that are wearable no matter what you are heading out to do.
One thing I have found since wearing contacts, is the world around me seems a lot brighter, I assume due to the fact my eyes are able to process light better. As such, I have been wearing sunglasses a lot more often than perhaps other people would choose to, so even though it is only January, these have already been worn a number of times, including when I am driving.
Over all I have been really impressed with these William Morris sunglasses from Leightons, they offer great coverage around your eyes, fit comfortably and definitely will be used a lot over this coming year.
If you are in need for a new pair of glasses or sunglasses, why don’t you check out if you have a Leightons near you and see if they can offer you just what you need.
What do you think of these sunglasses, are they a style you would go for?
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I have a problem when it comes to sunglasses, I can’t stop buying them! I’m a total junkie, these are a lovely pair. And glad to know that someone made the right decision and got you checked out so you know what’s actually happening with your eyes
lovely glasses, unfortunately all glasses look awful on me!
I would choose this tyle, I like the frame & really like the lens shade. These would be ideal while I’m driving, the sun can really play havoc with me when I’m driving & I hate squinting.
Those are nice! Here in Florida, we wear sunglasses quite often. I splurge and buy one solid pair every few years. Currently wearing some Coach ones, but I would totally wear these!
I wear a lot of sunglasses, this looks really gorgeous! I love the frame and the color!
Love the look and shape of these sunglasses 🙂
These glasses look great, I love the style of them! Big sunglasses are my favourites!
They are super stylish, and the fact that they are also comfortable allows them to tick all the boxes.
I do like them, I honestly have no idea what style suits me, I struggle with sunglasses every year!
Yes! I like the style. It’s simple and classy 🙂
This looks like a really flattering shape for sunglasses.
These are cute! I love the rounded rims.
Protecting our eyes is so important. This company seems to do just that. Thanks for letting me know about it.
Those look like a great pair of sunglasses. Very stylish too. I definitely need a pair of sunglasses. I have no idea what ever happened to mine.
Sounds like a great glasses! This would be perfect for me especially for this coming summer
Oh this sunglasses is perfect this summer. I will definitely check this out. Thanks for sharing!
These do look like some great sunglasses. I’d have to see if they looked good on my face though. Some sunglasses look ridiculous on me. Like those aviator ones? Holy mess, I look comical.
These look like very stylish sunglasses! I need to get some new sunglasses
I’ve always worn prescription glasses since a child, and have just had to progress to varifocals, but I wish now, when I was younger I had tried contacts but I was a bit scared of them. I’ve had a look on the Leighton’s site and they’ll be well worth looking at when I need new glasses!
They are definitely worth checking into they offer so many different brands 🙂 X
Due to having terrible eyesight I can’t wear anything but prescription glasses. These look lovely but I can’t wear them 🙁
They do them with prescription lenses in 🙂
I love the shape of this glasses. So beautiful.
Those sunglasses are cute and simple. I love wearing contacts so I can wear fashionable sunglasses.
They are so cool and look amazing sure will have to take a look at them .x
These are definitely a style I would opt for! They are really stylish. I’m really bad for ordering prescription sunglasses I always just risk not being able to see on holiday… I just find that most prescription sunglasses are too expensive!
They can be really expensive, I think all glasses can, the last pair I brought was over £100 for the frames and another £250 on top for lenses 🙁
I love these glasses, I have been looking at sunglasses lately, as we are off on holiday in 10 weeks, and these are just the style I am looking for x
Ohh where are you off to you lucky thing, hope you have an amazing time. x