Colin Leslie Eyewear | Bamboo Sunglasses

Colin started his brand in 2009, due to previously having a accident on a building site, breaking one ankle and spraining the other. And being off work for 9 weeks. he has been and still is a site Carpenter, building new houses etc for more then 30 years. While he was off work from his injuries, he began to think of other ways to make a living, if he was unable to continue working on building new houses, as he would not be able to walk over uneven ground and climb roofs as easy as he used too. He has travelled over the years to Asia, and began to think of thinks to do that was ethical , and bamboo related seemed the most obvious. As he loved the look of natural wood. And that bamboo is so versatile. The bamboo which is used is sourced from bamboo plantations, was special grown for the purpose of production, and each bamboo temples is individually hand crafted. In the past 3 years his brand Colin Leslie has become well known worldwide in the ethical fashion and Eco Media. They are worn by various celebrities in USA and UK. All of his brand will have the unique element of bamboo in the designs of Retro, Classic, vintage and Geeky. Some of his range, The Eco Unit.T selection is 100% Eco made from recycled acetate frames, bamboo temples and eyewear pouches made from recycled plastic drinking water bottles, soft enough to clean lenses. His eyewear was show cased this year at the LFW2012 and has also appeared on TV and daily Tabloids. Most recently due to "Britain's Got Talent" Finalist 2012 " Loveable Rogues" , they are worn by T'E Eugene the lead singer and have recently been signed up by Simon Cowell, of Sony Records.