| Everything old is new again when it comes to fashion, | | | | us can put this 1950's shape to work for us in more |
| and sunglasses are no different. High-end designers | | | | modified form. From Oliver Peoples, again, comes the |
| from across the fashion universe are offering an array | | | | Alina model of sunglasses, with a choice of muted |
| of retro styles, quoting trends from every major | | | | colors, and Jimmy Choo (more famous for shoes), |
| fashion moment of the last 50 years. Instead of | | | | puts out a more classic model called simply "Kitty". |
| trawling vintage shops for old sunglasses, you can | | | | 1960's-Style Sunglasses |
| browse the Internet for vintage looks in the latest | | | | The 1960s saw an explosion in wild fashion trends, |
| models from hot designers. Here's where the trends | | | | from jazz hipsters to full-blown psychedelic hippies. As |
| are coming from, and where to find them. | | | | a result, there's more than one way to quote this |
| 1950's-Style Sunglasses | | | | diverse decade. Think of it in terms of the Beatles: |
| Think of those big Chevy '57s with their tail fins, and | | | | pre-1967, they wore sharp Italian suits and black |
| you'll start to put together the look that's capped off by | | | | Wayfarer-style sunglasses. You can choose the |
| a pair of 1950s-style designer sunglasses. For a | | | | classic Ray-Bans, or any other designer that quotes |
| rockabilly look, there's browline glasses, such as the | | | | this shape: Hugo Boss 0132, Gucci 1573, and D&G |
| Ray-Ban Clubmaster. Browline sunglasses have | | | | 8050s. For added '60s style, buy these sunglasses in |
| wire-rimmed, round lenses with a thick bar across the | | | | tortoiseshell-there was a craze for shell and |
| top. The Clubmasters were actually first released in | | | | horn-rimmed glasses in the 1960s. |
| the 1980's, but they directly reference frame styles | | | | After 1967, the Beatles went full-blown hippie, best |
| from the late '40s and early '50s. Oliver Peoples | | | | illustrated by John Lennon's signature round glasses |
| Boxley sunglasses keep this classic shape, but add a | | | | (and sunglasses). These "tea-glass" shapes are a very |
| more technical silhouette with a slim wire arm bar. | | | | hot trend for the upcoming A/W 2010 shows. Try |
| Cat's-eye sunglasses that slant up at the corners | | | | Prada's SPR51I, Chanel 5120, or Giorgio Armani 558s. |
| were a 1950's staple. True cat's-eye sunglasses should | | | | Choose colored lenses or colored frames to bring this |
| only be attempted by serious scenesters. The rest of | | | | forty-year-old fashion forward into the 21st Century. |