summer days: shades
Photographer: Scott Schuman for The Sartorialist
Sunglasses = eye protection +cool. So much punch in a single accessory. I don't need to go into why they're necessary health-wise and fashion-wise on sunny days, do I?
I'm quite boring about this, my one idea of perfect sunglasses is the Ray Ban aviators. "Top Gun" got me young. It's a little badass, a little glamorous, utterly classic, and okay, it suits the shape of my face.
Also, I love the little Ray Ban convention in "Reservoir Dogs" where everyone is rocking some awesome design by the brand - Quention Tarantino is a big fan - the Wayfarer, the Clubmaster, the Predator.
Photograph from "Reservoir Dogs"
A close runner-up to aviators for me are Steve McQueen's Persol 0714 ones in "The Thomas Crown Affair". He loved them so much that he also wore them in "The Getaway", and in real life too. They are sporty, elegant, and have a dash of charm and wit. See how ridiculously good he looked hauling sacks of money.
Photograph from "The Thomas Crown Affair"
What's your favourite style of sunglasses?
Photographer: William Claxton
Pictures from the sartorialist, t magazine, laist, lexposure
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t: I've associating Clubmasters with Mad Men, and I don't know why, haha. They have that nostalgic charm.
Pret a Porter P: So glamorous. Those just overwhelm my face though.
Kate: Clubmasters are great! They don't stay on my face though.
Ammu: Tom Ford makes such beautiful sunglasses. The price tag scares me off trying them on though, especially when the sales assistants look at me like I'm goign to break them.
I really like clubmasters though!
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Maria: Cool, I think of Johnny Depp when I see those.
Milly: I think it was a friend who pointed it out to me. Love that movie too, I used to find all the pattering dialogue so comforting that I would just leave it playing on my laptop when I worked.
If Jane: Absolutely! Do you have a favourite style?
I alternate between my glasses and sunglasses and it's so funny the different kind of attention I get depending which one are on my nose!!
Aissa: I love tortoiseshell frames, my sister has a pair of the Wayfarers and they look great on her, alas, not on me.
I alternate too...my friends agree the sunglasses make me a look lot more "don't mess with me" than my regular glasses.
La Fille Mal Gardee: I don't tire of the Wayfarers, no matter how commonplace they are. But I definitely prefer them in classic colours than the bright hipster ones all the rage a few years ago.