Sunglasses- Fashionable and Practical

If you remember the song, ZZ Top advised listeners to “get yourself a pair of cheap sunglasses.” This is good advice if you’re really hard on your shades, like sitting on them, stuffing them in your jeans pocket, or leaving them to bake on your car dashboard. But today’s sunglasses have come a long way from aviator and cat’s eye styles. The Great Sunglasses Revolution began with Tom Cruise’s “Risky Business” Ray-Bans two decades ago, and gained speed with the “Men in Black” movies where Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were so smooth in their black “Panthers,” also made by Ray-Ban. These sunglasses styles are still around and in great demand, selling on eBay for hundreds of dollars!
Visit a mid to high-level optician’s office and you’re sure to find sunglasses made by Dior, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Maui Jim, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Sophia Lauren, and many other uber-sophisticated designers. These classy-looking sunglasses can cost up to $400 for the frames alone. If you’re merely seeking a designer brand, you should be prepared to pay the price. However, these high-priced sunglasses aren’t merely attractive in design, but are most often made with hand-crafted precision and superior-quality materials. Unlike cheaper sunglasses these designer frames can last for years if cared for properly; you can change your lenses if your eyesight changes.
In design, you have many choices with both discount and designer sunglasses. Frames can be metal, plastic, even wood. The aviator style is still very popular among men, while more and more women are choosing rectangular turtle-shell – real or faux – frames. But in addition to choosing a “cool” design, sunglasses can be serious business for some, an issue that supersedes looking stylish.