Cutler and Gross

Graham Cutler and Tony Gross met while studying optometry in Northampton, went into business together in 1969 and opened their optician's shop in Knightsbridge in 1971, making frames by hand to order. Their bold acetate shapes helped turn glasses into a fashion statement, worn by everyone from Madonna to Bono. The frames are still designed in London and made in the brand's own factory in Domegge di Cadore, in the Italian Dolomites.