An Interview with Marie Wilkinson for Seen Opticians

A piece we produced interviewing Cutler and Gross’s style director Marie Wilkinson.

Founded by optometrists Graham Cutler and Tony Gross back in 1969, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Cutler and Gross are probably one of the most legendary names in British eyewear.

Not many know as much about Cutler and Gross as Marie Wilkinson. She’s been with the brand since 1983, when she worked side by side with Mr Cutler and Mr Gross at their Knightsbridge shop. 40 years later, she’s still heavily involved, and after a long stint as Design Director, (working on collaborations with Comme des Garçons and The Rolling Stones to name just a few), she’s now the Style Director, managing the brand’s Spitalfields shop.

Seeing as our first delivery of Cutler and Gross frames has just arrived at Seen HQ, we thought it was a good time to catch up with Marie about the history of the brand and her life in the glasses-making world.

We produced this article for Seen Opticians as part of our retainer. Read the full piece here.