Fashion Sunglasses 2008

Sunglasses have long ceased to be just a protection against bright rays. This is an indispensable style-building accessory for fashionists, a profitable part of designer collections, a reflection of the latest podium trends and an integral part of the world of luxury.

The long-term work of ophthalmologists and optical companies still gives its fruits: people get used to the idea that protecting the eyes with sunglasses is as natural as maintaining the teeth in order. And the person in sunglasses is not a dude or a mafia, but a modern successful person who cares about his health. But it is this ideal of youth and health that has been dominant in the whole civilized world in recent decades. The trend is obvious, and this can not but rejoice.

Course - in the sun!

Annually in Paris there is an exhibition Silmo where leading manufacturers of glasses gather on own Fashion Week. Here you can see the most notable achievements of the industry and future trends. At the last Silmo exhibition it became clear that the clothes and accessories paths differed slightly. If the "big fashion" says goodbye with bright colors and brilliant details, changing them to strictness and restraint, and the main colors of the season promise to become gray, white and black, accessories are meant to become just that bright spot that the neoclassical image should revitalize. Therefore, the color spectrum of sunglasses will be more restrained and traditional, and compensate for it will be an abundance of matte and brilliant contrasts, rich exquisite finish and metallic luster. This year, everything can be called fashionable: refinement, romanticism in the spirit of the 50's and 60's, and calm lines, and aggressive futuristic models.

O-form
Sunglasses have increased and now cover the larger half of the face. In fashion, rounded forms of the 60's and increased glasses in the style of neo-hippies. Particularly should be highlighted the most popular form of the season - glasses in the style of "aviator." In the form of sunglasses 2008 we can state an undoubted and complete victory of the retro: if in the collections of medical excellence the leading positions were unexpectedly taken by small round horn-rimmed glasses in the spirit of the beginning of the last century (however, they are still worn by metrosexuals and others are only admired), then among sunglasses leaders are undoubtedly exaggerated large, streamlined forms in the spirit of the 50s - 60s of last century. In many collections there are direct repetitions of models that were hits half a century ago. In many collections there were glasses-masks, as much as lightened, and quite massive. As for sports style glasses, they for a time left fashion-collections, remaining only in their youth versions. But we can not say that the forms of the new season are a simple repetition of the passed: new technologies allow a sophisticated game of volumes, in which there are openings between the rim and the lens, the lens can be protected from the rim or held at two three points. Also today, designers widely use contrast reception between a thin frame and massive temples and vice versa.

Of what, from what ...

The main requirements for materials for sunglasses are hypoallergenic, light and ductile. And the materials that meet these requirements are the most popular. These are cellulose acetate, nickel-free alloys, titanium, aluminum, stainless steel, materials based on hypoxide resins. The frame of the finest plastic with the perforation of the initials of the brand is the trend of the season. For sports glasses such plastics as grillamide or Kevlar are used. New technologies allow wider use of natural materials: skin and wood. So Grand at the Paris optical exhibition Silmo not so long ago won a completely wooden frame - a masterpiece of combined efforts of design and technology. Combinations of different materials are widely used. Perhaps, the trend of the season can be called a triumph of the skin. The models in which it was used in one way or another have appeared in almost all collections.

Colour

According to the general fashion trend, sunglasses in the new season have virtually abandoned the chemical colors, preferring the classical color scheme: black, brown, gray. But at the same time women of fashion are allowed to wear glasses with lenses, tinted in pink and purple colors, this is very important in this season. To compensate for the relative monochromism in color, designers widely use contrast and alternating matte and shiny colors, give a metallic gleam to the skin, or vice versa, "soften" the radiance of the metal making its surface rough: a subtle play on the verge of perception by different senses, from vision to tactile sensations. Widely used stains, simulating animal skins or snake skin. This often reproduces not only the picture, but also the texture. Still in print, prints resembling drawings on fabric, but they have become more restrained and less multicolored.

Details decide everything!

Designers especially paid attention to decorative details. To decorate the rim of the glasses, they used inserts made of precious metals, rhinestones and curly braces. In addition, in new collections, manufacturers did not hesitate to use bright, almost unexpected color combinations. Very fashionable in this season was a noble combination of golden and brown colors. If you decide to get sunglasses in a gold or gold-rimmed frame, note: the most stylish look models with large panes, brown fading and small arms. Tanned skin and a little pink blush - you will be irresistible! Despite the general desire for restraint, the finish of glasses remains rich and varied, still not limited to the surface of the temples and grasping the frame or even lenses. Lay out drawings of rhinestones, used mother of pearl and pearls. One of the leading trends, as well as for collections of medical frames, are openwork temples, which at times resemble baroque grilles or forged patterns in the spirit of Art Nouveau. In many collections the idea of ​​openwork led to the appearance of medallions inserted in the middle of the temples: as a rule, inside these medallions is the logo - still the main decoration of sunglasses. Laser engraving technologies are widely used for the application of logos or exquisite patterns. Do not go out of fashion metal applications, which look particularly impressive on dark plastic black and brown. Points of fashion collections are more like jewelry, which, of course, emphasizes their exclusivity.

It's not a secret for anyone that the details are decided by everyone, but because many people attach great importance to accessories in creating their own style. Today we can safely say that glasses have become one of the main accessories of the season. The fashion of the twenty-first century is so democratic that it allows both amateurs of glamor, sports fans, and minimalists to express their individuality.