Chanel embraces retro tortoiseshell print with these 5026 women's sunglasses. This mottled pattern is a little bit different than the tortoiseshell your grandma favored. It's rendered with a tinge of cranberry red, rather than the basic brown we're used to. That makes it feel a little bit more modern, despite the retro shape of the frames. Chanel stamps its designer heritage on t…

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Unleash your inner Lolita with these fun heart shaped sunglasses from Elope. These retro red sun shades are just like the ones that Sue Lyon wore as the fetching young temptress in Stanley Kubrick's classic film. That flick was made in the early 1960s, but the coquettish charms of these cute sunglasses haven't diminished over the decades. These shades look the business, so I was thr…

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I've never really understood folks who spend hundreds on sunglasses. Compared to those typical girly vices of handbags and shoes, sun shades just seem so ordinary. However, when I spotted this pair of Chanel sunglasses it all made perfect sense. I don't mind admitting that my heart skipped a few beats when I spotted this particular pair of shades. The glossy red frames had me, with t…

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Channel your inner 80s diva with these fun Frogskins shades from Oakley. Once upon a time, the Frogskins were the coolest sunglasses that money could buy. With the world celebrating everything 1980s, the surf label has re-issued the Frogskins as a limited edition range. This collection gives us all the looks we loved back then, with the modern perks we expect today. My favorite col…

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There's certainly a place for classic looks that stand the test of time, but these traditional fashions rarely stand out. If you'd prefer to make a statement, look no further than these white Chanel sunglasses. White frames really pop in a sea of blacks and browns, so it's no wonder they're the color of choice for some of the world's flashiest stars including Paris Hilton and Lily All…

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Originally championed by Audrey Hepburn and most recently by every celebrity from The Jonas Brothers to Ashley Olsen, Wayfarer-style sunglasses fit pretty easily into most types of wardrobes. They're immediately identifiable and never lost their cool despite enjoying such a trendy resurgence of late. The style fits best into both a hipstery cool aesthetic as well as one tha…

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