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When not to Wear Sunglasses

As with virtually anything else in life, there is a time an place for sunglasses.  Most would agree that the benefits of protective eyewear are tried and true.  Still, there are times and places that your sunglasses are not appropriate.  Additionally, there are also times and places that they’re just not going to do you any good.

The etiquette of eyewear is not a topic that is often discussed.  We would all like to think that everyone would make the right decision in deciding when to take and when to leave behind the sunglasses.  Still, there are obviously those that could use a little help on the subject.  For those people, and as a reference for the rest of us, compiled here are just a few of the occasions in which sunglasses should be left in the car.

Wearing sunglasses indoors anywhere is almost always not appropriate.  If you have a medical condition causing sensitivitety to artificial lights, you may be excused from this rule.  To everyone else that insists on wearing shades indoors, you should know something crucial.  The rest of us are watching you, waiting for you to walk into a wall or trip over a chair.

Socially, wearing your sunglasses indoors is often just plain rude.  When you are trying to carry on a conversation with a person that is wearing sunglasses for no apparent reason, it can be rather distracting.  While you may think that you are putting out the mystery-man vibe, you’re actually just telling people you are not interested in what they have to say.  If you plan to make it a habit of giving off this attitude, expect to receive the same in return.

Unless you are Corey Hart and need to “keep track of all the visions” in your eyes, sunglasses at night seem a little silly.  For the same reason you should not wear sunglasses indoors, wearing them at night should be avoided as well.  Again, you may think you look cool, but just about everyone else will think you’re drunk or trying to cover up a black eye.  Whether or…

Weird Science of Sunglasses

Everyone loves a good pair of sunglasses.  With all the benefits of sunglasses, it’s hard to have an excuse not to wear them.  You may even want to tell your friends about all the great things a pair of shades can do for you.  You probably own one or two pair of standard issue Jackie-O’s or Aviators, but wait until you find out about the strange oddities that are available in a pair of sunglasses.

Some people may take pet ownership to extreme levels.  For those people, sunglasses for your dogs are just a drop in the bucket.  It’s difficult to picture your little ball of fur in a pair of Aviators.  However, the truth is that dogs have just as many eye problems as humans do, and their eyes should be protected.  Having said that, if you can get your canine to wear sunglasses-and keep them on-more power to you.  You’re probably the same one that buys seasonal outfits for them too.

Regis and Kelly, National Geographic and Animal Planet have all taken notice of sunglasses for dogs.  They actually serve more than one purpose.  Doggie sunglasses help protect your hound’s eyes from the same harmful rays our sunglasses so.  However, since we very rarely hang our heads out a car window, dog sunglasses have an added feature for even more protection.

Resembling goggles, these sunglasses will keep dirt, dust and other debris from flying into your little friend’s eyes while flying down the highway.  It seems like an insane design, but when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense.  These shades for dogs help to protect your best friend the way he would protect you if he could.

Child sized sunglasses are one thing, but baby sized are quite another.  These miniature sunglasses are sure to inspire a collective “Awwwww” from anyone passing by, but are they really necessary?  This idea seems silly at first, but is another that becomes more reasonable when you consider all of the factors.

Babies are the most sensitive creatures of all of us.  This goes double for their eyes. …

All About Sunglasses

All About Sunglasses

Any time of year, sunglasses should be a part of your daily heath-consciousness routine.  Sunglasses are not just for summers on the beach anymore or just for looking cool and mysterious.  Designer sunglasses are no longer just for wealthy movie stars.  Sunglasses are crucial in protecting your eyes from the permanent damaging effects of Ultra Violet radiation.

Sunglasses in some form have been around for a very long time.  Roman Emperor Nero made sunglasses by watching gladiator competitions through polished light emerald green gems held up to his eyes.  The true invention of sunglasses was somewhere between 1268 and 1289.

Before 1430, smoky quartz, flat-paned sunglasses were worn by Judges in the Courts of China to conceal any expression in their eyes.  Prescription sunglasses were developed in Italy in 1430 and were later used by the Chinese Judges.  In the mid 18th Century, James Ayscough developed blue and green corrective lenses, beginning the use of sunglasses for correcting optical impairments.

Until 1730 when Edward Scarlett invented hardened sidepieces, there were problems in keeping eyeglasses propped on the nose.  Glasses frames had been made from leather, bones and metal and sidepieces began as silk strips of ribbon that looped around the ears.  Instead of loops, the Chinese added ceramic weights to the ends of the ribbons.  Benjamen Franklin’s invention of bifocal lenses followed in 1780.

By the 20th Century, sunglasses were used to protect the eyes from the sun.  In 1929 Sam Foster’s “Foster Grants” were the first mass-produced sunglasses and they began the trend of sunglasses for fashion.

In the 1930’s the Army Air Corps asked Bausch & Lomb to develop sunglasses that would efficiently reduce high-altitude sun glare for pilots and they came up with dark green tinted sunglasses that absorbed light through the yellow spectrum.

Edward H. Land had invented the Polaroid filter and by 1936 he used it in making sunglasses and soon, sunglasses became “cool.”  Movies stars began wearing sunglasses to hide behind and for fashion.  Aviator glasses became popular with the movie stars and the general public in 1937 after Ray Ban…

Retro Sunglasses, the Way to Go

When it comes to sunglasses, is retro the way to go?  You are probably seeing a lot of different designs of shades these days, are they new?  Truthfully, there are really no new designs, just redesigns of a formerly popular style.  In the fashion world, retro designs are everywhere–and sunglasses are no exception.

One design that has poked its head back into the fashion world is well known all over.  Onassis Glasses, or the Jackie-O design sunglasses were popularized by the former First Lady Kennedy.  After becoming Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, she flaunted this oversized style of sunglasses all over the globe.  The style was so closely associated with her, that it has shared her name since the late seventies.

After fading from the public eye, the Onassis Glasses lay dormant for about thirty years.  However, poised for a comeback, these sunglasses have begun making waves on red carpets and runways all over.  The women credited for bringing back the infamous sunglasses are Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.  Since then, Jackie-O’s have been seen on the faces of famous women and trendy-but-average Janes everywhere.

Another retro design of sunglasses that has made big waves recently is the cleverly named Aviators.  Originally designed in the 1930’s for military pilots, Aviators were hot on fashionable faces in the 1960’s and 1980’s.  True to their every-twenty-year trend, Aviators are back with avengance and have been favorites for men, and women, with style.  It is particularly true that this style of sunglasses has caught on with the younger “MTV Crowd” more than with adults.  Johnny Knoxville has adapted Aviators as his signature style.

Some styles of sunglasses have briefly shown themselves in fashion, only to never be heard from again.  This is not necessarily a bad thing.  There are those sunglasses the human race still feels a little silly about.  However, let’s not speak too soon.  These sunglasses could be waiting in the wings for their triumphant return.

OVER-Oversized sunglasses are one fashion faux-pa most of us would rather not make.  The design is a retro tribute to the late Lady O when they are…

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