Jimmy Choo Sunglasses

Have we got some news for you. Should we tell you?... we really shouldn't.

If we whisper it it might be alright.

Jimmy Choo, the man behind the most fabulous shoes has bought out his latest range of sunglasses and they will be found on Send Optics.

They're oozing glitz and glamour straight from the Audrey Hepburn school of class.

Bling, chintz, and leopard prints. Delicious.

We've heard that they'll be on sale in the next week, so keep coming back, as soon as we've got the release date for the Jimmy Choo sunglasses we'll give you a bit shout out.

Brad and An

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were spotted by Reuters photographers as they arrived at Narita airport, near Tokyo, with their children.

And look at Brad. Even behind those sunglasses he can't hid the shame of sporting a tash. Come on Brad, even as a Hollywood celebrity surely you wouldn't. Would you?

Is this is a sign that the tash is going to be making a 80s comeback? And if so, the big question is, will perms be back too?

Looking back (a bit)

I guess we should have done this a few weeks ago, but here's a run down of some interesting sunglasses articles we found last year.

NY Times back in July, 'Love Your Sunglasses (Should I know You?)', wrote

'According to NPD, total sales in the $3 billion sunglass industry rose 10 percent in the first five months of this year compared with the same period last year, even while the number of individual glasses has slackened -- an indication there has been significant growth at the upper end of the market, Mr. Cohen said.

Why are designer sunglasses bucking the downturn of other luxury goods? Retailers and other fashion authorities cite It-bag fatigue (women have bought more bags in recent years than they can store in their closets), whereas sunglasses are still a novel way to acquire the cachet of a designer brand'

Around the same time, there was also an interesting article in the Seattle Times on the utilitarian -fashion cross over that sunglasses represent '

To prove this theory, we sent testers out with several makes and models of sunglasses. We hiked in the Cascades, bicycled through Palouse wheat fields, flew paragliders on Whidbey Island and Tiger Mountain, climbed Mount Baker, kayaked on Hood Canal and ran along the Burke-Gilman Trail. In the end, our team of testers found a few standouts.'

T.F.I...Tom Ford!

With the S/S09 season upon us, it's not difficult to be excited about fashion's latest offerings - but our opinion is that, Tom Ford is ticking all the right boxes with his oh-so-snazzy range of sunnies. Kudos to you, Mr Ford.

Really, it's hard to know where to start; but our absolute favourites are these seven starlets...

Alexandra: evocative of the early 70s, these rose gold frames with olive green gradient lenses itch to be paired with flares.
Send Optics provide an extended range of this product, offering shades in gold/burgundy and brown frames. All available online for a snippy £224.00.

Alissa: these fantastic dark tortoiseshell havanas with soft brown lenses are subtly reminiscent of those worn in Breakfast at Tiffanys with a modern twist.
Channel some classic cool for £215.00 at sendoptics.com; also available in black, honeyed green and light havana.

Anais: be a shade more daring in these Thelma and Louise-esque glasses; think big hair, svelte swimwear and these sunglasses for a look to die for - literally, in their case!
With wide sweeping frames in violet, tipped with shiny ruthenium endpieces and a grey gradient lense, pick up a pair for £188.00. Also available in nude, olive, olive green, brown and grey.

Camillo: choose these to channel a real Charlie's Angel look in rose gold frames with a light tortoiseshell havana top bar, white horn templetips sassily cast against graduated nut brown lenses.
Camillo or Cameron (Diaz!) eat your heart out, sizzling rosy specs for £211.00; or pick the rose gold and black lensed version for a sexed up look.

Carlo: it's easy to see the vintage influence in this high fashion frame; think late sixties, big bushy curly do, checked shirt and jeans, and these high glamour, low key shades in an opalised amber frame with a shiny rose-gold bridge and green lenses with an outer gold coating.
Grab some easy style for £215.oo at Send Optics.

Dahlia: the original temptress - golden hair, sleek copper coloured swimwear and these poolside bathers.
Bask in their barely-there sultrily subtle light brown opal frames with a gradiented brown lense for £220.00. Also available in tortoiseshell and green.

Katrine: Marilyn Monroe herself would be proud to pose in these vintage styled Tom Ford's.
Sleek and shiny black frames with roviex lenses, peek out of these peepers and watch the boys weep. £197.00 at sendoptics.com in black, vintage and blonde havana.

Shades of Spring

It might still be chilly, but we're itching for spring to arrive.

Will it to come all the sooner by donning a pair of spanky new summery designer specs, handily reduced to chase the credit-crunch blues away, thanks to online sunglasses specialists Send Optics.

In a swathe of light, springtime shades, there's three particular pairs we've got our beady eyes on:

Dior's pink couture opalescent plastic frames with graduated lenses have 30% off currently - to just £109.20 at sendoptics.com, our flexible friends are curling up in delight!


Or whip yourself into a frenzy over these supremely sleek seventies-styled Marc Jacobs' violet-blue frames with graduated grey lenses for only £127.50 - thanks to an impressive 25% off sale price.


Finally, we can't take our eyes off these heavenly dusky pink classic plastic Missoni frames which have a blissful 30% off - taking them down to £87.50.

We just can't make up our minds which pair we're coveting most...