Dec

25

Night Vision Glasses

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When driving glasses designed specifically for the road are not only a requirement, but an intelligent design accessory. Eyewear specifically engineered for night driving has recently hit the mainstream market.


Tag Heuer Avant-Garde, the Swiss watch, eye wear, and chronograph company, came out with new night vision glasses for driving in March 2008. Tag Heuer was founded in 1860, and in 2007 became the official partner of the Peugeot Sport 908 HDI FAP team. The night vision glasses were first made and marketed for racecar drivers. These glasses are specially made to counter night myopia, so that drivers may see better while on the road in the dark. They are the perfect pair of glasses with a protective lens treatment that allows them to stay clear and allows the driver to have unimpaired vision, especially with the anti-reflective lenses. The yellow lenses are the key to better night vision. Clear lenses let you see everything as it would be in the dark, while Tag Heuer’s glasses contrast the natural colors to create a different view. The contrast makes the night seem brighter, so to speak, and the driver can see more than with regular glasses.



The frames are made so that the lenses go past the line of vision to permit the driver to use their peripherals. Theses glasses provide comfort as well as top performance, for every kind of driver. Tag Heuer’s stylish cutting edge glasses not only save lives, but can also prevent accidents because with clearer, more precise vision, drivers can see what’s coming and avoid crashes easier. The glasses are one of a kind, Tag Heuer’s ingenuity and technology are making driving safer for everyone.

Dec

19

New Advancements in Female Athletic Gear

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Oakley’s new sunglasses, ENDURING, were made with women in mind. They were shaped specifically for the female athlete and come in five different colours; Damson, Metallic Black, Pearl White, Lipstick Red and Cinder Red, as well as with interchangeable lenses to combat weather and the environment; the ultimate in sporting sunglasses. ENDURING are prescription capable. With a comfortable fit, ENDURING is shaped with closely fitted lenses that allow for clear and precise peripheral vision and adjustable nose pieces. They offer not only high quality design, but are impact resistant with full UV protection.



Oakley’s trademark lens coating prevents smears and vision impairment, the technology, termed HydrophobicTM, makes ENDURING the top choice for women in sports. They have a lightweight frame that creates a more natural feel and the advanced shaped lenses are more useful in various sports, permitting the wearer to have even more freedom. ENDURING is styled specifically for women and offers a uniquely feminine look. Athletes hail the design, as Annika Sorenstam attests, “This is sports eyewear made specifically for women by women. I’ve never worn sunglasses this comfortable. They just feel right, and with the incredible lens technologies that Oakley has perfected, I know I have the best possible vision on the course.” And Lolo Jones similarly stated: “Oakley has created this first-of-its kind product that is optimized with attention to detail in every aspect. They recognize that women demand the best products, and they consistently listen to our performance needs to inspire innovation after innovation.” Women now have their own high-performance Oakley shades.

Dec

12

Yves Saint Laurent Exhibit

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In the first exhibit since his death last June, Yves Saint Laurent’s work went on display at the San Francisco DeYoung Museum in early November. The exhibit spanned 40 years of the designer’s collection, showing the progression of styles and labels, from Christian Dior to his own label, the icon of culture has definitely left his color splash on the world by infusing the design community with pure haute couture.


Saint Laurent is perhaps best known for his female tuxedo designs, a raw diffusion of the male persona, giving women the power and ability to not only bridge the power gap (in fashion) but to demean it by making it sexy and fresh.


Saint Laurent was a global voyeur, and took from many cultures when expanding his design portfolio. From his 1967 African-inspired women’s wear to his Russian inspired exotic dresses and Spanish frills and colours on cubic designs.


Saint Laurent’s eyewear collection, inspired by a reversal of the norm, has been a feature and highlight of his runway collections since his first YSL launch. His sunglasses designs are as versatile as his clothing collection, and he provides a unique style for every outfit. From full-face round frames to sleek, wind-swept male designs, YSL has the ability to design for every face shape, gender, style and in such an array of colors and textures as to make this a collection of true magnitude. Havign designed eyewear for over 50 years, his designs are at once vintage, modern, and all the while Yives Saint Laurent.

 

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Dec

5

Best Skiing Sunglasses

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As your dreams turn towards the slopes this winter, improve you’re a game with tinted eyewear designed to increase contrast and enhance performance on the slopes.


Yellow tinted lenses increase contrast and thus make patches of ice or small contours in the slope more viable. Additionally, when sticks or other objects get stuck in the snow, they can not only damage your board or skis, but cause you serious harm. Yellow tinted lenses make slight obtrusions in the snow more visible, and increase your warning time, giving you the time you need to react and steer clear of snow debris.



Our top pick for skiing eye wear goes to Arnette, a fashion label dedicated to creating the highest quality sports eyewear. With pro skiers endorsing the brand, and with engineers designing specifically for sports use, we can give our highest recommendations to this brand for skiers everywhere.


Remember not to go out on the slopes without eye protection or you’ll be squinting and panicking your whole way down the mountain as snow gets in your eyes and enhances the magnification of the sun. Nothing can ruin a perfect day on the hill like lack of eye protection.

Dec

2

Celebrities Donates Eyewear to Holocaust Museum

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Mega star Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter in the film series based on the books written by J.K Rowling) has donated his first pair of glasses to the Holocaust museum. This is another donation in a long line of celebrity donations to the museum’s latest exhibit meant to mimic the piles of spectacles found at Auschwitz. Jerry Springer, Yoko Ono and Stephen Fry have also donated their eyewear to the exhibit. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair also donated his glasses to the cause.


The exhibitors will link all of the celebrity eyewear together to form a train track meant to copy the tracks which delivered the concentration camps. In all, organizers are seeking over 110,000 pairs of glasses. With mirrors craftily installed around the artwork the image will appear to portray 330,000 pairs – the estimated number of Jews in Great Britain during WWII.



The exhibit it set to open on January 21st, 2009 in Liverpool. On the 27th (Holocaust Remembrance Day) the city will remember those lost in the atrocities. The 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, one of the more infamous of camps.


After the commemoration of Holocaust Day, the artwork will be dismantled and the glasses given to the charity group Vision Aid Overseas to disseminate across the developing world. Celebrity glasses will be auctioned off and the proceeds given to charity.

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    • "On the night of the 1st of September we observed for the first time signs of the natives being in the neighbourhood. Fires were seen on the low land near Cape Frederick Henry, and at daylight we saw the natives with our glasses."
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    • "Famous people come up to me, but I don't know who they are because my sight is so bad. It's always at the pool of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills when I don't have my lenses in and my glasses are in my room."
    • Helena Bonham Carter
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    • Pol Pot - "And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they're that clever, take them off when they see him coming!"
    • Ricky Gervais
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    • "People have a tendency to see country life through rose-colored glasses."
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    • "The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person."
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