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GO BEHIND THE SCENES: DESIGNER FRAMES

Extra cool. Extra fine. Extra luxe. It’s all about the details—YOU’RE IN LUXE.

Introducing the luxe collection of sunnies made from extra-fine materials + dressed up in extra-good features. Premium frames, luxe details, polarized lenses for just £65.

 

Go behind our new collection with product designers Colleen + Adesha.

The design process starts by identifying key runway looks. Then, our in-house designers break down those trends, make mood boards, and sketch to ensure each frame is thoughtfully created with our squad (and quality) in mind. 

Our Product Team went straight up premium developing each style’s construction + components when designing the Luxe Collection. They incorporated the most high-end acetates, lenses, and hardware for that head-turning look + feel.
 

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GO BEHIND THE SCENES: DESIGNER DRIP

Add something extra to your frame with new jewellery. Even more 14k gold plated pieces meant to be mixed, matched, and fully stacked. Necklaces, charms, and earrings are starting at $25.Go behind the drip with product designers Colleen + Adesha.

PIECE OUT

The design process starts by identifying key runway looks. Then, our designers break down those trends, make mood boards, and sketch to ensure each piece is thoughtfully designed with our squad (and quality) in mind.

LAYER UP

Each piece is designed to layer on the drip, adding something extra to our squad’s snapshot style. When people are spending more time seeing each other from the waist up, we wanted people to express their selfies with glasses and jewelleryreal pants not required.

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SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMXN

This International Women’s Day, we’re challenging the way things have always looked. Buck the system. See positive change. Envision a brighter future. Donated over £80,000  GBP to non-profits around the world, including Girls Out Loud in the UK.


We talked to founder, Jane Kenyon, for a short Q/A about guiding + empowering girls to succeed.

QUAY: FIRST OF ALL—WHO ARE YOU + WHAT ARE YOU ALL ABOUT?
JANE: I am Jane Kenyon, a serial entrepreneur, intuitive coach, inspirational speaker, author, and Founder of the UKs’ social enterprise Girls Out Loud. I am passionate about potential and equality, and this drives my aspirations and activities. For the past 25 years, I have worked exclusively with women and teenage girls, helping them to find their voice, recognize their potential, and step up and shine. Our Big Sister mentoring initiative harnesses female role models from all walks of life to be a mentor to a 12/13-year-old girl for a year. It is a joy to watch both the girls and their mentors blossom over their year together, learning and sharing each other’s potential and challenges.
Q: THIS YEAR’S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY OFFICIAL THEME IS CHOOSE TO CHALLENGE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOUR ORGANISATION?
J:
I love this theme; for me, it works on three levels. Choose to challenge yourself—to own your gifts, to demand equality and to be heard. On a company level—choose to challenge the inequality in the structure, culture, and leadership. And thirdly, on a societal level—choose to challenge the way women are portrayed, positioned, and treated in the world.
Q: WHAT DOES BEING AN ADVOCATE + WHAT DRIVES YOUR DECISION MAKING?
J:
It is my legacy, my passion, my purpose. I want every woman and girl to feel empowered, in control of her life and her destiny.  I want her to know her value, be true to herself, and know she is enough. I want her to progress and prosper, harnessing her feminine wisdom, accepting zero tolerance on violence, harassment, or sexism, and have a sense of sisterhood, so we all shine together. I want her to be a woman of gumption!

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COMMUNITY IS QUAY, 2021

We believe that COMMUNITY IS QUAY + all people—regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, or creed—deserve respect, opportunity, and love. This idea is central to everything we do at Quay because we are nothing without the unique, diverse group of individuals internally + externally who are part of our global community.
 
We will continue to envision a brighter future with the power of our voice, our dollars, and our actions.
 
See all the ways YOU are helping us give back in 2021:

JUNE

PRIDE COLLECTION – SUPPORTING LGBTQIA+ MENTAL HEALTH
We believe that all people—regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, or creed—deserve respect, opportunity, and love. In honor of Pride Month, we’re proudly donating to the following organisations:
  • The Trevor Project: In the US, we donated $100K USD to The Trevor Project—the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organisation for LGBTQ young people under 25.

  • Minus18: In Australia, we’re donating 100% of proceeds, up to $20K AUD, in the month of June to support Minus18—an organisation that champions for LGBTQIA+ youth through events, education and campaigns.

  • Mermaids: In the UK, we’re donating £5,000+ GBP to Mermaids—UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charity supporting trans kids + their families.

MAY

ICY FOR GOOD – SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE APPI COMMUNITY
Our Style for Good series in the US continued to support #HATEISAVIRUS. Raising over $3,000 USD in one day, making our total donation to this nonprofit community of mobilizers and amplifiers $14,000 USD. Helping raise funds during AAPI Heritage Month in support of the AAPI community through programs related to mental health, better protections for the elderly, representation, solidarity-building, and more.

 

AFTER HOURS FOR GOOD – HELPING END PERIOD POVERTY
Our Style for Good series in Australia donated 100% of proceeds to Share the Dignity, a charity working to end period poverty. Raising over $1,500 AUD in one day and donated an additional $50,000 AUD in support of their Dignity Vending Machine Program, which ensures access to period products to the most vulnerable.

 

APRIL

NOOSA FOR GOOD – SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE APPI COMMUNITY
Our Style for Good series was in continued support of #HATEISAVIRUS. We raised over $7,000 USD in one day + have donated over $11,000 USD to this US-based nonprofit community of mobilizers and amplifiers that exists to dismantle racism and hate. The only way to fight racism is to be actively anti-racist—educate yourself, speak up, donate, take action. There is no neutral position on racism. 

 

MARCH

  • COME THRU FOR GOOD – INSPIRING ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD
    Our Style for Good series supported cause with confidence—envisioning a brighter future + supporting the next generation by donating 100% of proceeds from COME THRU. We raised over $5,000 USD + donated a total of $100,000 USD to Girls Inc, a non-profit within the United States and Canada that provides mentoring relationships, safe spaces, and evidence-based programming to girls ages 5-18.
  • HATEISAVIRUS – SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE
    In support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community, we transitioned our round-up feature in March to help #HATEISAVIRUS, a US nonprofit community of mobilizers and amplifiers that exists to dismantle racism and hate. So far, our community has helped raise $10,000 USD.

FEBRUARY 

  • NIGHTFALL FOR GOOD SUPPORTING SOCIAL JUSTICE + MENTAL HEALTH
    Our Style for Good series in February supported Black History Month in the US + Mardi Gras in Australia, donating 100% of proceeds from Nightfall. For a total of $25,000 USD to the NAACP LDF, America's premier legal organisation fighting for racial justice + $15,000 AUD to Minus18, an organisation that aims to improve the lives of the LGBTQIA+ youth through events, education, and empowerment across Australia.
  • BLACK HISTORY MONTH - SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATION

In honour of Black History Month in the US, we donated $25,000 USD to the following organisations for the continued support in the fight for racial justice, mental health, and education for members of our community: 
    Plus, we provided 300 pairs of blue light glasses to Black Girls Code, an organisation based in New York + the Bay Area dedicated to teaching girls ages 7-17 about computer programming and digital technology.  
     
    JANUARY
    • JANUARY 26 IN AUSTRALIA - SUPPORTING SOCIAL JUSTICE
      In partnership with Clothing the Gap, we helped amplify the voices of members of the Australian Aboriginal Community, continuing the conversation about January 26 + committing our dollars with a $15,000 AUD donation to The Healing Foundation—an Australia-based Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities to address the ongoing trauma caused by the impact of colonisation + actions like the forced removal of children from their families.
     
    • BLUEPRINT FOR GOOD SUPPORTING COVID RELIEF EFFORTS
      This year we continued our Style for Good series, which designates a day each month to feature a bestselling style that gives back to a charity. This past January we kicked it off by giving proceeds from BLUEPRINT to the American Nurses Foundation. Together, we donated $10,000 USD to this organisation that advocates for the wellbeing + success of nurses like those on the frontlines fighting COVID-19.

     

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    Community Is Quay: A Conversation About 26 January in Australia

    “We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.” 
     
    Not only do we look at everything from the lens of what is important to our community internally + externally, we also believe that EDUCATION IS QUAY. This year, we’re dedicated to keep the conversation going with our community in partnership with Clothing the Gap. We spoke with members of Australia’s Aboriginal Community + asked them to share their thoughts on “Australia Day”.

     

    A SPECIAL THANKS TO: 
    Aunty Rieo Ellis (Bundjalung and Jinabarra) 
    Aunty Jacqueline Stewart (Taungarong) 
    Charles Gordon Williams (Wiradjuri, Wemba WembaGunnai and Yorta Yorta) 
    Rylan Johnson (Wiradjuri, Wemba Wemba and Gunditjmara) 
    Charles Michael Williams (Wiradjuri, Gunnai and Yorta Yorta) 
    Laura Thompson (Gunditjmara) 
    Lena-Jean Charles (Yorta Yorta) 
    Milloo Williams (Wiradjuri, Wemba WembaGunnai and Yorta Yorta) 
    Jesse Popple (Bundjalung) 
    Nathan Muir (Wiradjuri) 
    Rebekah Liddle (Arrente and Bundjalung) 
    Kineeya Ellis (Gunai Kurnai and Bundjalung) 
     


     

    We still are, and will always be, in action in the fight for racial justice. Using our voices + committing our dollars with a $15,000 AUD donation to The Healing Foundation—an Australia-based Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander organisation that supports the healing of Stolen Generations survivors, families, and communities. 

     

    DONATE

    CHANGE THE RECORD

    https://changetherecord.org.au/

    Change the Record is Australia’s only national Aboriginal led justice coalition of Aboriginal peak bodies + non-Indigenous allies. They work to end the incarceration of, and family violence against, Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander people.

     

    ABORIGINAL LITERACY FOUNDATION

    http://www.aboriginalliteracyfoundation.org/

    The priority of the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation is to provide ongoing literacy programs + opportunities for Indigenous young people in Australia through education + community-based initiatives.

     

    KOORIE YOUTH COUNCIL

    https://koorieyouthcouncil.org.au/

    The Koorie Youth Council (KYC) advocates for the advancing of rights and representation of Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander young people to government + its community in Australia.

     

    THE HEALING FOUNDATION

    https://healingfoundation.org.au/

    The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities in Australia to address the ongoing trauma caused by actions like the forced removal of children from their families.

     

    COMMON GROUND

    https://www.commonground.org.au/

    Common Ground is an Aboriginal-led organisation that works with Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander people to capture + share stories to create learning material for wider Australia.

     

    ANTAR

    https://antar.org.au/

    ANTaR is a national advocacy organisation dedicated specifically to the rights—and overcoming the disadvantage of—Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander people in Australia primarily through lobbying, public campaigns, and advocacy.

     

    SUPPORT

    CLOTHING THE GAP

    FASHION APPAREL

    https://clothingthegap.com.au/

    LOWANNA SKINCARE

    NATURAL SKINCARE

    https://lowannaskincare.com/

    HAUS OF DIZZY

    FASHION ACCESSORIES

    https://hausofdizzy.com/

    EARTH BLENDED

    AROMATHERAPY PRODUCTS

    https://earthblended.com/

    TAKE PRIDE MOVEMENT

    APPAREL & ACCESSORIES

    https://takepridemovement.com/

    BUSH MEDIJINA

    HANDMADE SKINCARE + BEAUTY

    https://bushmedijina.com.au/

    JARIN STREET

    FASHION & LIFESTYLE

    https://www.jarinstreet.com.au/

    GAMMIN THREADS

    FASHION & ACCESSORIES

    https://www.gamminthreads.com/

     

    COMMUNITY IS QUAY 

    We believe that all people—regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, or creed—deserve respect, opportunity, and love. 

     

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