Rihanna flashes her retro specs

Does pop diva Rihanna rock or what!

She took the audience by storm last night as she opened the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and give two amazing performances with rapper TI.

Decked out in a stunning black figure hugging number including a cropped black leather jacket, black jeans with black leather boots and some very cool sunglasses, she sang Umbrella and followed it with a fabulous rendition of her hit Disturbia.

While my singing would be the equivalent to scratching a mirror with a 10 inch nail I'm quite happy to take a tip from the young diva on fashion style. So today, i've decided mainly going to be wearing black and hiding my weekend hangover behind some star-like Diesel Metal retro aviator sunglasses.

80s Microsoft sunglasses break the bank

Some people will go to any lengths to get what they want. But when the WANT in question is a pair of distinctly 80s "Frankie Goes To Hollywoodesque" luminous green glasses with the Microsoft branding plastered all over - and the price tag on it is a jaw dropping $173,000 it's a long way to go and a very expensive want.

Yup, that's what someone in America paid on ebay for these um, cough designer sunglasses.

Or could this be a clever ploy by Microsoft to get some publicity? It would make sense, they're about the only people who wouldn't miss that sort of money, and the publicity they'll get for this pair of retro sunglasses could be priceless.

Whatever it is if it's all the same with them i'll stick with my £114 bargain Paul Smith sunglasses. They don't glow in the dark, they won't break the bank and they don't require me to get a bobble perm.

Katie Holmes - Oliver People fan

A quick look on the unofficial (we think) www.katieholmes.com website reveals Katie's a big fan of Oliver Peoples sunglasses.

Oakleys - rugged sunglasses for outdoor perfectionists

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The stylish framed selection at sendoptics.com offer unisex appearance and appeal with the adoption of key features (tortoise-shell effect or industrial form) to enhance a contemporary touch and add a specific edge to the wearer’s look.