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New Leather Jackets... for Your Eyes
PARSIPPANY, N.J., December 2010 — If someone special on your holiday shopping list loves the luxurious look of leather, you'll find it in these new sunglasses by Gucci.
The two styles have traditional shapes: a '70s aviator (GG2887/S) and, shown here, a squared-off aviator (GG1943/S).
Both have gradient lenses, a double bridge and thin temples with a metal logo plaque.
The frames are covered completely with leather, except for metal at the hinge and lower bridge, and are designed for both men and women.
Colors include blue, black, chocolate, tan and dark brown. Click here to see the aviator style, as well as more colors.
Juicy Couture's "Create" Sunglasses Let You Change the Temples at Will
PARSIPPANY, N.J., November 2010 — Ever wish you had one pair of sunglasses with two looks? Juicy Couture fills that need with these "Create" sunglasses with interchangeable temples.
Shown here is a coral-colored sunglass. Want a change? Just take off the coral temples and add the aqua ones. Now you have a new design!
Other color combinations are black frames with pink temples, tortoise brown frames with coral temples and blue frames with white temples.
The frame shape is retro-oversized with a key-hole bridge.
All have the Juicy Couture logo on the left temple, with a signature heart cut-out on the right temple tip.
You'll find the "Create" sunglass in Juicy Couture Boutiques, certain department stores and optical stores nationwide. Click here to see closeups of all four color combinations.
Party-Goer Alert: New Sunglasses by Converse Glow at Night
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., October 2010 — Converse has debuted two glow-in-the-dark sunglasses that, during the daytime, have a frosted ice frame and tinted lenses that protect against 100 percent of UV light.
But at night, after a day of soaking up the sun, the phosphorescent acetate frames take on a pale citrus glow that will get you noticed at a concert, nightclub or party.
These head-turning sunglasses come in two styles that both men and women can wear: the Line Up, a classic rectangular shape, and the Half Stack, an oversized aviator with a triple bridge.
Both sunglasses are part of the Converse Backstage Sun collection and come in non-glowing frame colors as well. They are available in optical stores and department stores nationwide.
High Fashion Meets Eye Comfort in Luminous Polarized Sunglasses
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., October 2010 — These new styles for women have what some fashion sunglasses don't: polarized lenses.
Which means they are designed to reduce glare, for more comfort and a clearer view on bright, hazy days.
The Luminous collection by Cinzia Designs has eight different styles, each available in three colors.
Shown here is Fair&Square, which comes in purple, teal and go-with-everything tortoise.
Click here to see: Interval (black, brown and red); Deviate (black, dark brown and gray tortoise); and Hustle (black, brown and purple). All have unique temple treatments and come with a complimentary case.
Diamond-like Sparkle Glams Up New Sunglasses by Giorgio Armani
PARSIPPANY, N.J., October 2010 — A diamond-tipped tool used on the metal in each temple simulates the sparkly effect of diamonds in these new women's sunglasses.
From the 2010/2011 Giorgio Armani sunglass collection, style GA846/S is available in several colors, including black, violet, sand/gray, blue and red.
Please click here for a closeup photo of this style.
Classic V-Logo Appears on Valentino Sunglasses for Fall
PARSIPPANY, N.J., September 2010 — Any woman familiar with Valentino knows the brand's classic V-logo. Now Valentino Eyewear has launched special sunglasses for fall that feature the V-logo in a contemporary way on each temple.
Shown here is style VAL 5749/s in a sophisticated cat-eye shape. It is available in black, tortoise or ivory. (The ivory model has a black matte V-logo.)
Style VAL 5747/s has an angular shape and comes in rouge-noir or black. Please click here for a closeup photo of this style.
These new sunglasses are available in Valentino boutiques and eyewear stores.
John Richmond Sunglasses: A Collision of Luxury With Street Culture
GLEN COVE, N.Y., August 2010 — The latest British wave in eyewear is this energetic new collection of sunglasses and eyeglass frames by English fashion designer John Richmond.
Inspired by modern street culture and rock 'n roll, Richmond's apparel and accessories have found fans in Madonna, George Michael, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Annie Lennox.
His apparel includes lots of denim and leather, with edgy touches such as cutouts and metallic finishes. The eyewear is similarly bold, with big, strong shapes and chunky frames.
Shown here is JR 664 for women, a luxury look in tortoise plastic with a graffiti tattoo-inspired metal cutout on the temples, studded with Swarovski crystals and a "JR" logo. The sun lenses are gradient-style.
JR 652 is an injected plastic aviator style for men and women, with a metal-framed keyhole on the bridge and dark lenses.
JR 665 for men and women has a thick, large wayfarer-style frame in havana red tortoise, also with dark lenses. Skull symbols are located inside both temples.
All of the collection's 12 frames and 10 sunglasses are made in Italy.
Please click here for photos of JR 652 and JR 665.
Sales of Dream Sunglasses Help Find a Cure
NEW YORK CITY, August 2010 — If your dream is to help conquer breast cancer, then consider these unique "Dream" sunglasses by BCBGMaxAzria.
The company, together with its licensee ClearVision Optical, will donate 25 percent of sales of this special-edition style from September 2010 through August 2011 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $100,000.
With a suggested retail price of $99.99, each sunglass sold will result in about $25 going toward quality care for people with breast cancer and research to find a cure.
The Dream sunglasses are dramatically oversized, with a metal BCBGMaxAzria icon at the temples.
Inside is a silk-screened pattern of pink ribbons and inspirational words designed to raise awareness of breast cancer.
They are available in wine or black and have lenses that provide 100 percent UV protection. You'll find them in select BCBGMaxAzria boutiques and at bcbg.com.
For independent optical retailers interested in ordering these limited edition sunglasses, please contact the ClearVision Customer Care Department at 1-800-645-3733.
Please click here for a closeup photo.
Summer Photo Contest from AllAboutVision.com
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 2010 — According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, July is UV Safety Month. AllAboutVision.com wants to see how you are enjoying your summer while keeping your eyes safe from harmful UV rays.
All you have to do to enter the contest is send us a picture of you, or your family and friends, enjoying your favorite summer activity and protecting yourself from the sun. Include a brief description of what you are doing in the picture and how you are protected from the sun's harmful rays.
The deadline to submit your pictures is August 31, and each week a new photo will be featured on our All About Vision Facebook page.
At the end of the contest, we will select three finalists, whose photos will be published on AllAboutVision.com and voted on to determine the winner. All rights to images will remain with the original submitter.
The winner will receive a $30 online gift card to Amazon.com and have their photo featured on AllAboutVision.com. The second and third place participants will each receive a free AllAboutVision.com mousepad.
Submit your photos and descriptions via email to aav.contests@gmail.com.
Angling for New Sunglasses? Consider the Wiley X Rout,
Designed Especially for Fishing
LIVERMORE, Calif., July 2010 — If you love to fish, then you know the challenges of finding the perfect sunglasses for all conditions.
Wiley X has designed the lenses in the Rout sunglass especially for both fresh- and saltwater anglers, with an emerald green mirror finish and underlying amber tint that provides 13 percent light transmission.
The company says that this makes the lenses light enough for early morning and dark enough for bright sunlight later in the day. The polarized lenses provide what the company calls a "high-definition effect," which makes underwater objects (bottom, vegetation and fish) more distinguishable from each other and reduces or eliminates glare from the water's surface.
The frame fits medium to large heads and comes in gloss black. It includes Wiley X's patented Facial Cavity Seal, made of soft, removable foam that provides a climate-controlled zone to protect from eye dryness, glare and debris such as dust and insects.
Like all sunglasses in the Wiley X Climate Control series, the Rout sunglass also can accept prescription lenses. Please click here for a closeup photo.
Glam Up With BCBG Idol Sunglasses
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., June 2010 — New BCBG Idol sunglasses are a sleek and sexy addition to your summer wardrobe.
The acetate frames have a metal trim and feature the BCBG butterfly logo at the temple tips.
The lenses offer UVA and UVB protection.
Shown here are BCBG Idol sunglasses in caramel horn.
They also are available in gray horn. Please click here for closeup photos of both colors.
Influenced by European trends and the American spirit, BCBG is French for "Bon Chic, Bon Genre," which means "Good Style, Good Attitude."
Meet the New Boss: The Boss Black Sunglass Collection
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 2010 — Boss has released a new sunglass collection for men to be sold exclusively in the United States. With contemporary and sophisticated styles, the Boss Black collection exudes a bold attitude for the modern man.
The sunglass collection has six styles: two with plastic frames and four with metal/plastic combination frames. Two styles are aviator shapes and four are rectangular with a double bridge.
The temples feature the Boss logo on a metal logo plate.
Colors include black, havana vintage, light gold dark havana and more. The sunglasses feature solid or gradient polarized lenses and can fit prescription lenses as well.
Shown here is style 0321S in black. Click here for closeup photos of more styles.
New Aviator Sunglasses by Alexander McQueen
NEW YORK, N.Y., May 2010 — Alexander McQueen Eyewear Collection has introduced new aviator sunglasses featuring the brand's iconic skull, which first appeared as a scarf print in the 2003 television show Irene.
The sunglass frame is lightweight and features the three-dimensional skull on the temple.
The eye sockets of the skull are filled with crystals. The eyewear case has a skull clasp also.
The sunglass is available in four color combinations: gold frame with gray lenses, brown frame with brown lenses, matte-black frame with gray lenses and ruthenium frame with gray lenses.
The Alexander McQueen brand also has apparel, accessories and shoes for men and women.
The sunglasses collection is produced and distributed by the Safilo Group.
Please click here for a closeup photo.
Serengeti Releases the Fasano Sunglass With Polar PhD Technology
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 2010 — The Fasano by Serengeti is designed for men who want high-performance lens features in a sporty, wraparound frame.
The shatter-resistant lenses are photochromic and polarized, with a seven-layer backside anti-glare coating. According to Serengeti, the lenses' Polar PhD technology blocks blue light and enhances contrast.
The Fasano comes in red or shiny black with Polar PhD CPG (Cool Photo Gray) lenses; and in dark tortoise or shiny black with brown Polar PhD Drivers lenses. Please click here for more information and a closeup photo.
Limited Edition Dior Glossy Gold Sunglasses
NEW YORK CITY, April 2010 — Dior launched its Glossy collection of designer sunglasses in 2005, and celebrities such as Charlize Theron and Sharon Stone as well as fashionistas everywhere have made them famous.
Now, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of that best-selling collection, Dior is releasing the limited edition Glossy Gold model, of which only 500 will appear worldwide.
The oversized, shiny amber-colored sunglass, made of a trademarked shape-retaining resin called Optyl, features a black interior and dark brown lenses.
The Dior logo in 18 carat solid gold lettering appears on each temple.
The Dior Glossy Gold will be available in late April in select stores such as Dior Boutiques, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Solstice Sunglass Boutique and certain optical retailers.
Please click here for a closeup photo.
Lucky Brand Sunglasses Embody '70s Music Culture
LOS ANGELES, March 2010 — Lucky Brand Spectacles might have channeled Woodstock when creating these new sunglass designs for free-spirited men and women.
Shown here is Sync, a classic unisex shape updated with gradient coloring in the acetate plastic frames and UV-protective lenses.
Other styles include Demo for women, with an oversized rounded cat-eye shape and four-leaf clover etchings in the plastic temples.
Please click here for a closeup photo of the Demo sunglass.
Playback is a bolder design, with a brushed metal cutout frame. Mezzo has a two-tone frame in black gradient, caramel or red tortoise, while Audio looks like classic skiwear.
The sunglasses each have a "Lucky You" plaque on the inside of the temple and come in three colors. You'll find sunglasses by Lucky Brand Spectacles in Lucky Brand stores, higher end department stores and optical stores.
Backstage Sunglasses for a Rock 'n Roll Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES, February 2010 — Converse has released a contemporary, music-inspired sunwear collection called Backstage. Designed for fashion and music lovers, the zesty sunglasses are both youthful and affordable, says the company.
The sunglass lenses offer total UV protection. The frames come in an array of bold colors such as purple, pearl, red, orange and matte white. Each frame showcases the Converse star logo on the temple.
Shown here is The Showstopper. Six other styles in the collection are named The Close Talker, The Sure Thing, The Entertainer, The Tall Tale Teller, The Traveler and The Wallflower.
The Converse Backstage Collection is available at sunglass specialty stores, select department stores and optical retailers.
Please click here for closeup photos of The Close Talker and The Showstopper.
News From Cupid: Valentine Sunglasses for Her
LOS ANGELES, February 2010 — Released this month, "The Lolita" heart-shaped sunglasses by Juicy Couture are perfect for Valentine's Day.
These fun and flirty frames are named after the 1962 movie "Lolita," in which Sue Lyon wore iconic heart-shaped sunglasses.
Made for women, the metal frames feature the Juicy Couture heart cut-out logo and the saying "Eat Cake Wear Juicy" on the temples.
The sunglasses are offered at optical stores and select department stores nationwide in light gold, pink and white.
Hot pink and red frames are available exclusively at Juicy Couture and Solstice Sunglass boutiques. Shown here is The Lolita in red.
Please click here for a closeup photo of all the color options.
Support Breast Cancer Research With Your Purchase
of Wiley X Lacey Sunglasses
LIVERMORE, Calif., January 2010 — Wiley X is starting the new year on the right foot.
Why? Because all 2010 sales of the company's Lacey sunglasses will generate a donation of $2.50 (for non-polarized pairs) and $3.50 (for polarized pairs) to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
The Lacey style features coral pink lenses in a pink cotton candy colored frame, to highlight the connection with breast cancer research and awareness programs.
Lacey has a fashion-forward Italian design and lenses that exceed ANSI standards for high-velocity impact resistance. The frame can accept prescription lenses, too.
Lacey comes with a leash cord and a black zippered case and is available in optical, sunglass and sporting goods stores nationwide.
Please click here for a closeup photo. 
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