Sunglasses make great Christmas and birthday gifts because they are an affordable kind of luxury when compared to gifting favourites such as designer handbags and shoes; so if you’re feeling the pinch this year, you can still make someone feel really special with a pair of designer sunnies. They also make great gifts because they are relatively easy to choose and can be used all year round. But we’re not saying that shopping for eyewear gifts is a walk in the park either; there are still a few style rules to follow if you’re shopping for a friend or family member. So to give you some assistance,
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Top 3 Budget Frames for Fashion
Glasses can be expensive, with high end designer frames going from around £100 upwards but they can be a great investment if you heavily rely on glasses. However, for those of you as clumsy or as fussy as I am, then budget frames can be the way forward because cheaper frames can easily be replaced which is a huge bonus. I am also an avid fashion lover so my style changes and evolves constantly. I would therefore love to have the option to own a frame for every outfit and buying numerous budget frames allows me to achieve that.
Here is my pick of the top 3 most fashion forward frames that also
Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw in Cool Sunglasses on Instagram
Last weekend’s Glastonbury signals the season of music festivals and hopefully an awesome Summer. What’s the first thing you need for a music festival? That’s right, wellies. But right behind your boots it’s important to be prepared for the harsh English sunshine we’re guaranteed to have.
Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw were well prepared to protect their eyes in style as seen here on Nick’s own Instagram profile.
Rita Ora Wearing Dolce & Gabbana Flowers Sunglasses
Singer, Rita Ora is wearing Dolce & Gabbana DG4183 sunglasses in colour
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill Rock the Colourful Wayfarer Sunglasses in 22 Jump Street
The boys are back for the follow up to the fantastic 21 Jump Street, in the aptly named 22 Jump Street. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill reprise their roles as the two bungling undercover cops Schmidt and Jenko and are sent to go deep undercover at a local college – what could possibly go wrong?!?
We’re big fans of the Wayfarer styled sunglasses so it’s great to see Schmidt and Jenko going bold this summer with some bright red and blue models! With summer so close I’m thinking of getting myself something a bit bolder and colourful – Are these two underachieving
Kevin Costner wears Original Penguin Sunglasses in 3 Days to Kill
We’ve had a few customers ask us what sunglasses Kevin Costner is wearing in his latest film, 3 Days to Kill. We can confirm he is wearing a sunglasses frame called The Doyle by Original Penguin.
This frame is a slightly modified version of the classic wayfarer style. We think it looks fantastic!
Check out the trailer below.
Top 3 Best Selling Prescription Glasses for the Past 3 Months
In our last post – Battle of the Brands, we reported a new challenger to our list of Best Selling Brands. The battle has really heated up between the top two – Ray-Ban and Oakley.
In this post we break it down even further to show you our Top 3 Best Selling Prescription Glasses for Past Three Months up to the End of March 2013.
1. Ray-Ban RX5184
The New Wayfarer by Ray-Ban is still “The Daddy”. It’s been our best selling frame since the day the first man walked out of Africa. The Ray-Ban RX5184 continues to out-sell all other prescription frames at an impressive rate.
Kim Sears’ Love of Aviator Sunglasses
Kim Sears is fast becoming the nations most well known girlfriend (of sorts) off the back of Wimbledon. Andy Murray’s biggest fan (and girlfriend) has become something of a fashion icon of late. The world’s television cameras were pointed at Kim throughout The Championships as she supported Britain’s Andy Murray on his way to an historic Wimbledon Men’s Final against Roger Federer.
Apparently demand for the outfit she wore during the final has been incredible with people asking for “The Kim Sears Look”. Her fashion sense this year has put her way ahead