fashion founded 1997 headquarters london united kingdom key people fraser laing founder & creative director products bespoke eyewear sunglasses glasses accessories website generaleyewear.com general eyewear is london based eyewear company and brand . the company was founded in the late 1990s by fraser laing . 1 originally under the name arckiv it produced its own original eyewear designs and had a particular specialism in vintage eyewear . in 2010 the company split into two distinct companies arckiv became solely focused on menswear while general eyewear became a stand alone company and brand formed from the continuation of the original eyewear division . contents 1 history 1.1 flagship store 2 references 3 external links history edit main article arckiv general eyewear under the name arckiv began as an eyewear specialist in the late 1990s producing its own original designs but being notable for its extensive library of museum grade antique prototype and vintage frames quickly becoming a renowned specialist in eyewear . 2 the company eventually moved into the design of clothing and accessories . 3 after splitting in 2010 to form two distinct companies arckiv became solely focused on menswear while general eyewear became a stand alone company and brand formed from the continuation of the original eyewear division . 4 flagship store edit general eyewear has a flagship store which is an independent opticians located in london s historic stables market which is where it holds its vast archive of frames . the store itself was named the best accessories shop in london by timeout london . 2 references edit untitled innovative initiative by asos . a b timeout the best accessory shops in london . arckiv to launch menswear label . thisheartsonfire arckiv . external links edit generaleyewear.com general eyewear facebook page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title general eyewear & oldid 647235623 categories shops in londoncompanies established in 1997british brandseyewear brandscompanies based in londonenglish fashion designersfashion accessory brands2000s fashion2010s fashion navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 12 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view