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The $15,000 Platinum Bentley Sunglasses

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Men's Style

At the Geneva Motor Show Bentley just unveiled a new line of limited edition sunglasses created in collaboration with Austrian eyewear manufacturer Estede. Working with the famed British marque's design teams in Crewe, England, the Estede for Bentley collection features precious metals - silver palladium, 18 carat gold and, most exclusive of all, platinum, which Estede claims has never before been used in eyewear - and innovative surface treatments mirroring Bentley's quilted leather upholstery. Available in two different sizes, the aviator-style shades will be offered in a presentation box containing interchangeable lenses for varying activities. Each pair will be individually numbered and can also be engraved with owner's name and / or Bentley model number. Prices will range from about $1,900 for the silver palladium version and $5,500 for the 18 carat gold all the way up to $15,000 for the platinum model.

Tags: Austria, Bentley, Estede, eyewear, Geneva Motor Show, GenevaMotorShow, platinum, precious metal, PreciousMetal, sunglasses, UK

Brad Pitt Spotted in Dolce & Gabbana Gold Edition Sunglasses

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Shopping, Men's Style

Brad Pitt was just spotted sporting a pair of the exclusive new Dolce & Gabbana Gold Edition sunglasses we wrote about in December while strolling the streets of Venice with Angelina Jolie. The couple and their six children are moving to the storied Italian city for three months while Jolie films her new movie The Tourist. Adding the perfect dash of movie star chic, the Gold Edition aviator-style shades are plated in pure 18-carat gold. Priced at $580 per pair and made in Italy, the sunglasses feature polarized glass and each pair is presented in its own jewelry case featuring a plaque with the words "Dolce &Gabbana Gold Edition" and two tiny side drawers to hold a cleaning cloth and certificate of authenticity. Inside there is a semi-rigid glasses case in black leather, decorated with a tiny plaque and logo. The Gold Edition models are available at ILORI Luxury Sunglass boutiques.

Tags: Angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Brad Pitt, BradPitt, celebrity, Dolce Gabbana, DolceGabbana, gold, Italy, sunglasses, venice

Louis Vuitton Ella Sunglasses

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Ready to go a little contemporary, retro, and femme fatale all at once? Louis Vuitton's new Spring/Summer Ella sunglasses are a unique blend of style and color, featuring a laser-cut aluminum frame with visor in your choice of bright pink or green color hues. ILVOELV says they look like a new age superhero mask and I have to say I kind of agree -- I can't decide if I love them or hate them! Louis Vuitton certainly gets points for fun, though. $600, look for them in a boutique near you.

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Tags: glasses, louis vuitton, LouisVuitton, sunglasses

Must-Have Accessory: Modo for Jennifer Creel Classic Sunglasses

by Carrie Coolidge (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

It may not come as too much of a surprise that Jennifer Creel can now add "sunglasses designer" to her long resume and list of talents. After all, sunglasses are a staple for her everyday wardrobe.

"People always knew me for wearing sunglasses," recalls the actress and model, who has appeared on a variety of television shows, including "The Bold and the Beautiful", Plum TV and Ovation TV. "Sunglasses have always been a passion of mine. They stage your mood for the day and complete an outfit."

The idea of designing her own line came after a friend who was familiar with Creel's love of the must-have accessory item, made the suggestion.

In the fall of 2008, Creel got in touch with Alessandro Lanaro, the chief executive of Modo Eyewear, a boutique designer eye wear company that owns such sunglass lines as Derek Lam, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Jason Wu and 7 for All Mankind, in addition to its Modo eyewear collection. A partnership was soon formed in which Creel would design an environmentally conscious eyewear collection.

Gallery: Modo Eyewear by Jennifer Creel

Creel, who has a background in design (she spent a decade at Polo Ralph Lauren where she was a designer in the women's active wear division), has created eight styles for Modo. "I come up with the concepts and ideas about what women and men are looking for," says Creel. "I don't design for one particular person."

Her well-designed collection includes navigator styles, retro shapes, and a color palette with unique shades and hues of green, bark, purple, blue, red, and orange, in addition to classic options like tortoise and black. The sunglasses are hand crafted in Japan and made of all natural materials, including bamboo and leather. "There is so much workmanship involved with the creation of every piece," says Creel.

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Paris Hilton Sells Sunglasses

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Design

Sunglasses are as much a part of Paris Hilton's look as her blonde hair and tan so it's no surprise that the socialite has come out with the Paris Hilton Sunglasses Collection. The line is done through Gripping Eyewear Inc. and features designs in 12 styles with three to four color variations coordinated with fashionable lens wraps and magnetic visor clips. Paris Hilton was involved in the collection's development and worked with the designers. The sunglasses have magnets on the temples that allow the glasses to be secured to almost any metal surface and to Paris Hilton visor clips, eyewear stands and retail displays. The magnetic clips will attach to a car visor. Selected styles of the sunglasses are on sale at Kitson for $150 each.

Tags: kitson, paris hilton, ParisHilton, sunglasses

Ray-Ban Craft Genuine Leather Collection

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Men's Style

Ray-Ban has given its ultra-classic aviator shades a luxe new twist for 2010 with its new Craft Genuine Leather collection. The Craft Outdoorsman sunglasses are luxuriously detailed with hand stitched genuine deer leather accents and boast premium craftsmanship. Made in Italy they feature Ray-Ban's trademark Crystal lenses for optimum optical clarity. The leather is designed to improve and beautify with age and use. The Outdoorsman is priced at $216 and a slimmer, more contemporary model, the Caravan, is priced at $171. Both are now available in either gold with brown leather or silver with black leather combos and matching cases from haute online eyewear boutique Eyegoodies.

[via JustLuxe]

Tags: Eyegoodies, Italy, leather, Ray-Ban, sunglasses

Cloisonne-Tipped Sunglasses from Scheyden

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Scheyden, a sunglasses brand well-known in the aviation and auto industries, has a fabulous new eyewear model: The Scheyden Hybrid. The Hybrids come in three styles (two are pictured; the Revelstoke above and Jet-A below) and in tortoise-shell (shown) or black colors.

Scheyden Jet-A

Scheyden Hybrids are composed of cedar rolled composite frames with hypoallergenic NiHg temples to prevent irritation and cloisonne tips (how luxe).

The advanced technology of Scheyden Precision Eyewear is the "preferred choice" of the US Air Force Thunderbirds and Redbull Air Racing pilot Pete McLeod. The reason? To start with, the lenses have hydrophobic coating to repel water (including perspiration), the silver dioxide reduces light refraction, they offer 100 percent UVA and UVB protection, optional polarization, and, most importantly, magnesium hexaflouride coating reduces glare and reflection, keeping your vision clear and you on your game. The titanium in the frames is lightweight and won't corrode or warp.

In other words, if your dad/husband/friend is into flying, fishing, boating or anything that requires him to be in the sun, you've just found his holiday or birthday present. Scheydens retail for $249 to $445.

Tags: Air Force, AirForce, men, pete McLeod, PeteMcleod, scheyden, sunglasses

Tiffany Releases Audrey Hepburn-Inspired Sunglasses

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

The new Tiffany Charms sunglasses are classic and chic with an oversized design that calls Audrey Hepburn to mind, and they come with a little something extra charming: actual charms.

True purists can get them in black and Tiffany blue, but we love the double laminated violet and candy pink combo above (rich brown with red is also available). Lenses are available in gray or brown and violet gradient. The charms include a heart, the letter "T" and the Tiffany & Co. logo. First bracelets, then necklaces (in the 80s), and now you'll find charms on everything from your cell phone to your handbag. To purchase a pair of these fanciful, chichi shades, visit ILORI ($320).

Tags: audrey hepburn, ilori, shades, sunglasses, tiffany

Dolce & Gabbana Gold Edition Sunglasses

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Men's Style

Italian fashion stars Dolce & Gabbana have come out with an exclusive new collection of Gold Edition sunglasses and eyeglasses plated in pure 18-carat gold. Priced at $580 per pair, the limited edition aviator-style shades and specs feature a mix of different materials for the temples, enhanced by the Dolce & Gabbana logo engraved in the same color. Made in Italy, the sunglasses feature polarized glass, and a certificate of authenticity comes with each pair of glasses attesting to the originality, design and quality and the use of 18-carat gold. Each pair is presented in its own jewelry case featuring a plaque with the words "Dolce &Gabbana Gold Edition" and containing two tiny side drawers to hold a cleaning cloth and certificate of authenticity. Inside there is a semi-rigid glasses case in black leather, decorated with a tiny plaque and logo. The Gold Edition models are available at ILORI Luxury Sunglass boutiques.

Tags: Dolce and Gabbana, Dolce Gabbana, DolceAndGabbana, DolceGabbana, gold, Ilori, Italy, sunglasses

Custom Eyes Makes the Eyeglasses You've Always Dreamed Of

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Men's Style

We bet you didn't even know you dreamed of eyeglasses, but this will help you catch up. Lorgnettes were all the rage in the 19th century, Roosevelt made pince-nez Presidential, and that guy in Los Feliz with the monocle is a sight to behold. Nevertheless, over-the-ear eyeglass still haven't had their golden age centuries after they were invented. Nader Zadi's Custom Eyes, in New York's Upper East Side, could put a change to that.

If Saville Row is where you get your suits, Custom Eyes is where you go for vintage and bespoke glasses. For the classicist Custom Eyes has rimless and semi-rimless antique frames and components in white and yellow gold, some of them 200 years old, and full frames from the early 19th century. Should you insist on the unique, after selecting your frame and bridge preferences Zadi will take your measurements and handcraft a set of eyewear -- even the lenses are ground and shaped by hand -- that would make both Ben Franklin and Jackie O. jealous.

Before it comes to all that, you need to make an appointment -- you know how the highest fashion rolls, darling. However, he will come to your office, hotel, or West Wing if that's how you roll. And if you really want to play the period game, Zadi will be happy to design a lorgnette or a set of opera glasses. We can't say they will make Strindberg's The Stronger any more comprehensible, but you'll look dashing and timeless while you try to figure it out.

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Tags: custom eyes, CustomEyes, eyeglasses, eyewear, sunglasses

Brad Pitt's New Tom Ford Shades

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Shopping

Those new aviator shades Brad Pitt's been sporting lately are by his favorite designer Tom Ford, naturally. The decadent designer's Pablo model is actually two pairs of sunglasses in one. One set of lenses fits right into the metal frame and the other set sits in plastic inserts. The Pablo is an evolution of an earlier Ford design as worn by Daniel Craig; these are much better proportioned and actually a fine fit for both men and women. The sunglass history buffs at Eyegoodies, where the Pablo can be purchased for $450 a pair, note the influence of an old (1970's) Ted Lapidus aviator with the plastic inserts in, and the Porsche Design Aviators from the 1980's with the plastic inserts out. The Pablo comes in three colors: gold / light havana (pictured above), gunmetal / dark havana, and gold /black.

[via JustLuxe]

Tags: Brad Pitt, BradPitt, Daniel Craig, DanielCraig, Eyegoodies, sunglasses, Tom Ford, TomFord

James Bond Items on Offer in Pop Culture Auction

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Auctions, Men's Style

Daniel Craig's aviator sunglasses designed by Tom Ford for last year's Quantum of Solace (above) are among a collection of James Bond items in Christie's London's Vintage Film Posters and Entertainment Memorabilia auction on Nov. 24. The shades, estimated at £1,000 - £1,500, are among the more modern 007 mementos in the sale, along with a poker table chair and barstool graced by Mr. Craig's derriere in 2006's Casino Royale, estimated at £1,000 - £1,500. On the vintage front there are some key items from 1974's The Man With the Golden Gun, such as a two-piece black silk evening suit made for Roger Moore for the film, offered at £3,000 - £5,000. Also from that film are the arch villain Scaramanga's custom triggers for the golden gun itself, made in the form of cufflinks which he used to assemble the lethal weapon, estimated at £2,000 - £3,000. On offer as well are a pair of black leather of Salvatore Ferragamo dress shoes worn by Moore in 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, signed on the inside in gold ink along with a jocular note from the actor, for £800 - £1,200.

[via Duncan Quinn]

Tags: 007, Casino Royale, CasinoRoyale, Christies, cufflinks, Daniel Craig, DanielCraig, David Niven, DavidNiven, James Bond, JamesBond, Quantum of Solace, QuantumOfSolace, Roger Moore, RogerMoore, Salvatore Ferragamo, SalvatoreFerragamo, sunglasses, Tom Ford, TomFord

Custom "Thomas Crown" Steve McQueen Persols

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Men's Style

High end online optical boutique Eyegoodies has come out with limited edition customized Persol sunglasses modeled on the ones Steve McQueen wore in 1968's classic The Thomas Crown Affair. The super stylish shades are made using Persol's 714 folding model, the one favored by McQueen recently re-introduced by the famed Italian eyewear firm and shown in our Essential Summer Style feature. To make the Thomas Crown edition (above), Eyegoodies' Frank Scious removes the lenses and replaces them with top quality French optical lenses manufactured by Essilor, custom tinted to the perfect shade of blue like the ones made specially for McQueen to wear in the movie. Scious also offers the bespoke blue lenses for another classic Persol style worn by the King of Cool, No. 649. The Thomas Crown edition shades cost $389 - not bad considering a similar pair from Mcqueen's personal collection was auctioned off in 2006 for $70,000.

Tags: Eyegoodies, Persol, Steve McQueen, SteveMcqueen, sunglasses

Hollywood's Leading Ladies Spotted in Persol

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping

Persol Eyewear has long been associated with Hollywood's leading men. A pair of Steve McQueen's Persol sunglasses, which he wore in "The Thomas Crown Affair," were sold for $60,000 in 2006. They've also been spotted on Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, George Clooney, Adrien Brody and Brad Pitt, but lately, women are getting in on the Persol action, too.

Julia Roberts (pictured), Angelina Jolie, Hilary Swank, Beyonce, Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson have all recently donned Persol shades, and we can tell you exactly which ones. Julia is wearing #2873, and so can you -- the ladies' styles are in the $300 - $400 range.

Check out the gallery for the models spotted on our favorite celebs -- maybe you'll see the perfect pair for yourself. The sunglasses are available from ILORI, just tell them the style number (included).

Gallery: Who Wore Those Persol Sunglasses?

Tags: Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Elle MacPherson, expire-images:2010-10-20, Heidi Klum, HeidiKlum, Hilary Swank, Julia Roberts, JuliaRoberts, Persol, Shades, Sunglasses

Sports OPTYX by Gruen Launched at U.S. Open

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events, Sports

Sports OPTYX by gruen, a stylish new high-tech, high-performance eyewear line born from a collaborative effort between PrescripSun™ by Carl Zeiss and Nike Vision Lens Technology, was just launched at the U.S. Open. The new line will be vailable exclusively at OPTYX by gruen, the high-end eyewear boutique founded by industry legend John Gruen with branches in New York City, the Hamptons and Greenwich, CT, whose celeb clientele includes Martin Scorsese, Kate Moss, Lauren Hutton, Dustin Hoffman, Madonna, Alec Baldwin, Steven Spielberg and Elton John.

Nike Max Optics delivers precise vision at all angles regardless of the curvature of the lens, while Nike Max Tints enhance critical visual details, providing the ideal amount of light and the optimal range of color for all sports. In order to guarantee maximum performance, athletes must have a clear view in all directions; the Nike Max Optics' patented performance designs have been crafted to allow the clearest view over the widest angle, granting precise peripheral vision, customized for major types of sporting activities, including golf, cycling, running, skiing and rowing.

Tags: golf, John Gruen, JohnGruen, Nike, OPTYX by gruen, OptyxByGruen, sunglasses, tennis, U.S. Open, U.s.Open

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