BANGALORE: This is one fashion statement that can either set you apart or mess up the effort that you put in to look good. The shades you sport can, as they say, make or break you.
If chosen the right way, the sunglasses will protect your eyes from the glaring sun, and help you look cool (yes, pun intended). Here are some of the options that have recently hit store shelves which you may try out.
◆ You can s c o r e with the o p - posite sex with Fas- t r a c k ’ s Sport collection of sunglasses, which promises to be your wingman. They are available in a splash of colours and styles. The collection is a mix of aviator style frames along with inhouse designed styles that flirt with radical colours and gradient lenses.
So you have lenses with gradients going from yellow to brown and green to blue. There are sunglass temples inspired by a football net and another lens cut inspired by water ripples. They start from Rs 695 and go up to Rs 2,395 and are available at Fastrack stores and Titan Eye Plus outlets, World of Titan showrooms across the country, and also at chains like Shoppers Stop, Central, Lifestyle, Blue Sky, Westside, Piramyd.
◆ You can also try the Tommy Hilfiger’s ‘Limited Edition Sunglasses Inspired by Soha Ali Khan’. They are casual, chic sunglasses in the retro classic style. The edition is priced at Rs 8,000 and features urbane elements in two designs. Both styles offer gradient lenses, providing 100 per cent UV protection.
Handmade, the limited Italian double and triple laminates and stainless steel constitutes the basis of the collection, along with an oblique teardrop shape i n Ye l - low - c a p - turing the summer feel.
The edition is available at Tommy Hilfiger stores in the city.
◆ Add a touch of the 70s to your wardrobe with Idee E y e - w e a r ’ s Summer 2009 collection.
I d e e c l a i m s that these sunglasses will ‘make you want to sizzle this time of the year’. The new model S1324 with bronzed lenses, a golden rim and the metallic cutaways on the sides are quite glamorous and have an attitude. They are a tribute to the disco era. Available in three shades bronze, brown and grey, this stunning pair is certain to make you stand out. This model is priced at Rs 1,380 and is available at stores like Pantaloons, Central, Lifestyle and Shoppers Stop.
◆ There are many other frames that Idee has to suit your face. If you have an oval face, almost anything will do.
But you can try this square-shaped frame with the gently rounded edges a n d higher temples. Wider frames with angular or rectangular styles work well for round faces while someone with a square-shaped face should go for oval, round or cat eyes. Frames with straight top line or cat eyes suit a triangular face.