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Do you need some new sunnies?
Then go here! You’ll find something that looks cool, different and suits you!
No brainer, it’s definitely the best place to get new sunnies.
Custom made, good designs, lots of colours and patterns where you wont be disappointed.

The photograph on my library card has been decreed the ‘geekiest photo ever’ by my kindly friends. The reason? I was wearing my spectacles. They may be Marc Jacobs but they were chosen in haste. A spectacle faux pas that could easily have been avoided had I known about Funky Spex on Johnston Street.
A boutique specialising in unusual spectacles and sunglasses by cult brands such as Oliver Goldsmith and Thierry Lasry, Funky Spex has its very own idiosyncratic optical style along with sales assistants that look like they’d be equally at home as stylists on some esoteric lifestyle magazine.
The selection really is extraordinary with an emphasis on brightly coloured, retro spectacles and the kind of sunglasses that are almost too beautiful to wear. If you have a thing for high-​end eyewear and don’t mind spending a few bob procuring probably the most beautiful pair of specs you’ll ever set eyes on, you should visit Funky Spex.

Hooray, a place where I can buy glasses that don’t make me look like an I. T consultant, or dowdy librarian.
Funnily enough I was brought to Funky Spex by my mother — a woman whose tastes are dubious at the best of times.
At least she got this right.
Funky Spex has great glasses. They’ve got super-​modern-​intellectual-​architect style frames, and secretary in Mad Men vintage frames. They also have some plain and simple frames too if that’s what your into.
They also have optometrists who can give you an eye examination, and a fleet of helpful sales assistants who will happily spend hours with you browsing the collection and giving advise about which frames suit you best.
They aren’t cheap, but the quality is there and the frames really are unique. I always receive compliments about my frames (check out my profile picture if you want to see them).
They also have a section attached to the main store that sells discounted stock, where you can try and pick up some bargain frames.
Friendly service and unique frames make Funky Spex a winner.