What Should I Look For When Buying Expensive Sunglasses?

July 10, 2010

When it comes to choosing sunglasses, you may feel tempted to buy cheap rip-offs of more expensive designer brands. But there are some excellent reasons why you shouldn’t, and they may have nothing to do with style alone: it’s also about protection and value.
We’ve all seen them: vendors who set up shop on street corners [...]

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The Lens Color Of Sunglasses Goes Far Beyond Just Fashion

July 7, 2010

Did you know that the color of sunglass lenses really does matter? These colors exist for a reason beyond just the aesthetic appeal of sunglasses. Though it does seem ironic that if a music or movie star chooses to don a pair of green shades for their style appeal, green shades start popping up all [...]

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If You Participate In Any Outdoor Activities You Should Consider Polarized Sunglasses

July 3, 2010

When sunglasses were first invented they were not to help protect your eyes or even for their good looks. They were actually invented so a roman emperor could watch gladiators. Another early use of sunglasses was for interrogations in China over 500 years ago. Also, judges in China wanted to hide their facial expressions so [...]

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How You Can Decide Whether You Should You Really Spend That Much on Sunglasses

June 30, 2010

Do you ever reach for your sunglasses before you move from your darkened house to the bright, clear day outside? Only on the day you have to purchase a new pair of shades do you think about exactly what you want perched atop your nose. You think about the technical and aesthetic differences. And then [...]

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Wearing The Sunglasses During Your Golf

June 26, 2010

If you’re going to be hitting the golf course and enjoying yourself out in nature, you will probably be loaded up with quite a few pieces of golf equipment and accessories. Having useful golf accessories will always be a very helpful part of the sport, as long as you don’t overlook any of the necessary [...]

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The Evolution of Sunglasses: Function and Style

June 23, 2010

Sunglasses have been around for longer than you’d think, but for reasons other than shielding the wearer from sun or snow glare. With lenses made of quartz, the first darkened spectacles we know about appeared in China, some time in the 12th century. Then (as in Italy some 300 years later), court officials wore them [...]

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