Jan

27

Top two Fashion Office Glasses

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In this day and age you really want to put your best foot forward at the office—if that’s the case than your foot should be clothed in Prada. In fact, people who spend time shopping and accessorizing for their office wardrobes on average last longer at their jobs and have higher promotion potential. Dressing the part simply demonstrates you are committed, motivated and that you care and invest in your employment. Where lots of people go wrong is in the accessories, especially glasses. Too many people play it safe with their eyewear when in fact this is the most important accessory and can say a lot about you as a person and as a worker. Here are the top five fashionable but office appropriate eyewear for 2010.

Bikkembergs glasses are professional, sleek and modern while also an obscure enough designer brand that you will not come across as someone who simply wears name-brand eyewear for the name. Wearing second tier designers is a great way to assert yourself as knowledgeable, able to make your own choices and demonstrate yourself as a leader and not a follower. Meanwhile, the designs are not overly ostentatious and are office appropriate.

Jimmy Choo glasses, like Bikkembergs, are classy, sleek and office appropriate, yet the name is a lot better known. You’ll get some kudos points, especially in a fashion-friendly office. The reason they top this list is that they are a brand that many people simply adore, while not being obnoxiously loud or overtly high brow. For the office, stick to the black frame or frameless designs and not the tortoiseshell or larger frames, which may not match everything in your office wardrobe.

Jan

20

Eyewear with Fashionable Temple Bars

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Some people want simplicity, not the fashion world however, the fashion world craves unique designs, inspiring lines and flare. In the world of eyewear, there is little room to add a splash of fun, so many designers add their bit of flare to the temple bars. Jimmy Choo, known for elegance, retro fashion and unstoppable NY style fun, is also known in the eyewear world for making the temple bars on his eyeglasses as innovative and bold as they are on sunglasses. And there are other designers innovating the temple bar.


Ed Hardy sunglasses and eyewear, seen here, are literally all about the temple bars. With frameless fronts, the temples bars are wild, bold and graffiti-like in their appeal. Ed Hardy eyewear are not for the boring or drab, they are reserved for people willing to take fashion risks and to step into the world of something bigger and more fashionable than a mere utilitarian seeing device.


Another designer currently making fashion waves by decorating the temple bars is Alain Mikli, whose bold colors and clean lines make for a beautiful combo. These eyeglasses would look stunning on a bald person, or on someone with a very clean shaven look. They stand out in a way that says “high-speeds, race track, New York city, adventure” and this is exactly the look many young men and women are yearning for.


In the realm of sunglasses, Les Copains is making waves with their temple bars, these are unique in that they have a giant circle cut out of them- a readily identifiable trademark that looks modern and clean and yet acts as a perfect identifier. The diamond-studded circle looks sharp next to high cheek bones or on women who favor lots of blush. More importantly, it gives the look of being in the know, fashion wise.

Jan

16

Making your own Eyewear in an Emergency

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Finding yourself lost outdoors can be nightmarish, but if you know just a bit about survival you’ll be able to stay calm and find your way. Here are a few tips, from making your own winter-weather eyewear to finding a safe place to wait out a cold winter night, here are a few life saving ideas should you find yourself lost outdoors.

Making your own sunglasses isn’t as difficult as you’d think. It does not involve refining and heating sand, as glass does. Instead, we’re concerned about the potential damage to your eyes from extreme cold but more importantly from winter’s excessive barrage of light. First, find a malleable bark or reed, in cold weather this is most likely frozen or hidden, so look carefully and warm up the material before you begin to mold it. Secondly, cut your material into strips (or rip it) and however possible tie these strips into a matting no different than the weave of a sweater, but looser. Finally, fit this over your eyes and tie it to your head with anything from a shoelace to locks of your hair.

Believe it or not, most people lost in the wild suffer from three things: damage to the eyes and skin, hypothermia or frost bite, and hunger. You can easily protect yourself from the first two by making sunglasses, covering exposed skin and digging into a warm place to wait out your rescuers. Here is how to do the latter.

First, even if there are no structures around, you can make a reasonable place to wait. Use your energy to dig a hole in the snow going into the earth at an angle. Your body heat will heat the hole you dig and keep you warm enough to survive and out of the wind. Second, use rocks, or dig in the snow a giant SOS near your hole. Finally, if possible find evergreen tree branches to fill in your SOS pattern, making it more lasting and weather-resistant.

Jan

14

Equestrian Knight versus Ray Bans

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Originality– the meaning of the word is hardly relevant in today’s fashion world. With all the years that fashion has been evolving, there is barely anything new worth noting that isn’t in some way already existing. Ray Bans are a famous name in sunglasses. Many celebrities prefer the simplicity of Ray Bans to the often extravagant and flamboyant eyewear that most of the younger fashion houses adore mass producing.


Burberry cleverly designed their own set of sunglasses resembling the famed Ray Ban Wayfarer, called the Equestrian Knight. Similar to the Ray Ban in that they both share a plain frame and thick temple bars, as well as sleek black coloring and grey tinting. Each brand has printed their logo on the side so that they might not be confused, but really what is the point? We all know Ray Ban made the design first and made the look popular with millions of dollars invested in advertising and promotions. Is it fair that Burberry gets to piggy back on their success by making similar designs? I suppose as long as the design sells, so will the image no matter what Burberry or Ray Ban chooses to do from here on out.

It’s 2010 now, guys, and we’re looking for originality, innovation and creativity. We hope companies will stop mimicking one another in terms of designs and models so that each design can really be unique. No one watches a Terrintino film and confuses it with Scorsese, yet with eyewear fashion confusion is very common.

Jan

12

Beyonce Knowles, Eyewear

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Though we all love Beyonce with equal vigor, some notice her amazing sense of fashion more while others notice her vocal prowess. With fashionable and iconic eyewear choices, she has taken her place in the halls of fashion Valhalla with designs by Marc Jacobs, such as the MJ 279/S model she wore at the American Music Awards, and a vast array of other fashionable designer brands across the spectrum that truly make her a diva of the 21st century.

She rocked the amazing Ray Ban 2140 model, a design aimed at making you look younger, more feral and wild. She looks stunning in younger eyewear designs like those by Ray Ban. She also owns an amazing pair of RB 3016, which highlight her higher-toned bone structure and perfectly proportional face. In addition to her other two pairs of Ray Bans, her RB 3025 model sunglasses are a favorite in Hollywood, and she isn’t shy when it comes to mimicking fashion trends and making them look better than ever before by simply slapping them on when she wears the classic jeans and a T-shirt combo. That’s what makes this diva so personable.

Her Persol 0714 model sunglasses are stunning, a design made popular in Hollywood films and music videos alike. Her fashion prowess literally knows no bounds. Most stars could not pull off a look as rugged as Ray Ban in one day and Persol or Versace the next, yet with Beyonce we know she is still the girl next door as well as a diva.

Chanel 5124 model sunglasses are an amazing addition to any wardrobe, though Beyonce makes them look better than perfect! The style is one that most people can pull off, if simply they focuses on combining high fashion with vintage décor.

Jan

9

Comedy and Sunglasses

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Movies often portray their characters in hyperbole to get across the character’s motives and attributes more clearly. Take comedy for example. Some of the greatest comic figures wore sunglasses, Ray Bans being the most popular, to give their humorous banter more weight.

Zach Galifianakis, seen here, is wearing a design similar to those in the Dior men’s collection. They bring out the natural highlights in his hair and blend in a bit with his ghastly beard. The design is perfect for highlighting his character’s hangover, the whole premise of his recent film by the same name.

Jeff Bridges won our comic hearts over with his performance as the Big Labowski, where he played a burn-out who walked around in a bath robe drinking white Russians. His preferred style of shade – the Ray Ban Wayfarer. Of course poor Mr. Bridges was typecast after that film as a burn out, but he recently emerged completely transformed in Iron Man as the villain intent on taking over the world with artillery. So, there is at least one casting director out there who hasn’t seen Big Labowski yet.

Speaking of Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. wore Ray Ban 3320 sunglasses in his staring role as the iron man. These gave credence to his statues as a playboy, millionaire, and fun fanatic. His witty and comic banter throughout the film was made more lighthearted with the addition of fun and playful sunglasses.

No comedy has every used sunglasses as the Blues Brothers, who wore Ray Ban Wayfarers throughout the film as they pumped up the music and defied a generation of customs to bring us a film we’ll not soon forget.

Jan

6

Why Kids Sunglasses Look Good On Adults –

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A rare and startling trend has emerged among the big wigs of music, fashion and cinema wherein beautiful and serious performers and creators don sunglasses that would look equally at home on a child’s face. We’re talking bright red Ray Ban Wayfarers and the now infamous Kanye West shutter shades. The reason our stars are doing this?—we are here to break that down for you!

Kanye West is a hero to the fashion industry. He is constantly staying in the media by being bold, outlandish and new. His sunglasses set him apart from other performers, as does his elaborate and creative costumes while on tour. The shutter shades he wore during his 2008 tour raised eyebrows at first, but as sales skyrocketed skeptics faded away and Kanye emerged the fashion giant he is today.


Young, beautiful and chic women across the planet are wearing Ray Ban Wayfarers in various bold and bright colors to show off their fun and childish side, but also to show that they follow the trends down to the very smallest detail. The Olson twins are known for their love of flashy, bright eyewear and they did not miss a chance to jump on the Wayfarer fashion. Paris Hilton, whom many think of as the epitome of fashion (and not much else) is known for her sunglasses wardrobe as well, and hers would not be complete without several dozen pairs of Wayfarers and Ray Ban Clubmasters.

Indeed, this style is sure to last, having begun with Hollywood’s elites it is sure to continue until the general population tires of conforming to celebrity trends—which fashion forward folks know is unlikely to occur any time soon.

Jan

3

Five Steps to Preempt 2010 Fashion

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Lots of fashion writers try to sell quick advice on how to stay on the top, in the fashion sense. Here is one such tip that is sure to have you thinking and scheming on your own instead of skimming fashion blogs for tid-bits of advice and Dior fashion spreads.

One of the most important indicators of the coming year’s fashion is the American Music Awards. This is where edgy and bold designers showcase theatrical pieces. While similar clothing and eyewear may not appear on the market, it shows the underlying current in fashion’s deepest circles. The 2009 Music Awards, held in mid-November, told attentive fashion followers a few key things about 2010 fashion.

First, 2010 will see a surge in black materials high in texture and body. For example, leather, strapping, fluffing and lace will all have a place in 2010 fashion. Higher heels and boot-heels are also all the rage this winter, with summer re-designs right around the corner.

Another key indicator to keep your eye on is featured items on Black Friday (the biggest shopping day each year in the USA, following Thanksgiving in late November). In this sense, November is one of fashion’s most important months.
This year on Black Friday we saw huge sales on flannel in traditional red and navy blue. This runs contrary to the fashion pushes at the American Music Awards, and begs the question: “which one will survive to see 2010?” I leave this up to you to decide. Both have great features that could go a long way and are hugely marketable.

Jan

1

Bring in the New Year in style

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With 2010 right around the corner, your sure to have your eyes peeled for the best fashion tips of the coming season. What’s hot and what’s not isn’t always straight forward in the fashion world. While some brands, like Ray Ban and Emporio Armani, are always in style, here are a few tips to getting more creative in 2010 and getting ahead of the game, in the fashion sense.

2010 sounds so futuristic, so far away, and yet it is right at our doorstep. Fifty years ago people speculated that we’d be living on Mars by 2010, or at least be catering people to and fro for fun outer-space vacations. With the future now upon us, many are embracing new age fashion and music as a tribute to the future, and space-age clothing and eyewear will be in style in 2010.

Take a look at the American Music Awards fashion trends for a hint at what’s to come. Black clothing with silver and gold trim, and a whole lot of futuristic, sexy space suit like clothing. Sunglasses are getting bigger, but more streamlined as well, and hiding the eyes in a very robotic way will be all the rage in coming seasons.

Here are a few brands to keep an eye on if you want to jump on the futuristic fashion wave of 2010. Police sunglasses for men will be a huge hit in coming months because of the dark lenses, streamlined shape and form-fitted designs. For women, Prada’s bubbly and round frames will no longer do, instead check out fresher, alien-like designs by Carrera and Dior.