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How To Look Confident In Eyeglasses- Try These Style Hacks [Video]

Eyeglass Hacks
Talking reading glasses and how to not look like a fuddy-duddy with these eyeglass hacks... Upfront, wearing farty glasses is a personal pet peeve of mine. Those skinny readers from the early 2000's... drugstore cheesy frames that aren't exactly right for your prescription so you squish your face up every time you to try to read. STOP.  From a style standpoint dated glasses just ruin your look. From a business standpoint, dated reading glasses make you look out of touch... Let me help you see with some eyeglass style hacks in this live video... Please keep in mind, if you're eyeglasses aren't relevant it's too easy to think that it's a red flag that signals your relevance is just as

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Eyeglass Dont’s: What eyeglasses to wear if you want to not look old [Quick Tips Video]

Eyeglass Don'ts
When it comes to wearing glasses, I'm sure you want to wear eyeglasses that make you look younger or at least glasses that don't make you look old. So, what's with the rimless glasses and farty, dated frames? Here's the thing, the financial expense of a good pair of prescription eyeglasses is actually in the prescription itself and not the frame. So by not modernizing your frame and skimping on style, you are creating an impression of not being particularly up-to-date or relevant in your abilities. By ignoring what your glasses say about you, you are actually making a bolder statement that you really don't care much about detail... not exactly the impression you want to make in your business.

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Can We Talk Prescription Designer Sunglasses a la Joan Rivers and LensCrafters

Sharon Haver and Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers has made me laugh since I was old enough to turn on a TV.   A true original who told it like it was. This week's 15th Anniversary of FocusOnStyle post look back honors the late, great icon who was still in her prime at 81. --S.H. Seeing is believing when it comes to glammed up prescription sunnies... Things happen when you are old enough to have grown up laughing along with comedic genius Joan Rivers on TV. One day, you start to need glasses, if only to read Heidi Abromowitz's little black book (purportedly the size of an encyclopedia). Secret: These are actually prescription sunglasses! LensCrafters had a sunnies soiree last month-- with special guest Joan Rivers,

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Spex Appeal- How to Find the Right Sunglasses and Eyewear Shape for Your Face

PRADA SUNGLASSES
This week’s look back at one of FocusOnStyle’s 15th Anniversary shopping advice posts takes in how to find the right sunglasses and eyewear for your face shape just as the blinding rays of summer begin to hit us. Learning how to find the right pair of sunglasses for your face shape not only helps you go incognito in style, but also helps instantly add glamour to any look while protecting your eyes and skin from the suns harmful rays. Keep on trend this season and the next with these timeless tips culled with you in mind.  After all they're sunnies, have fun with them. Whether you go for bold or go for classic, either way you're certain to add a dose of

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Cheap Chic Alert: Over the Top Fashionistas Anna Dello Russo and Iris Apfel have lines coming to a mall near you

Honestly, I applaud anyone who takes a risk in fashion and pulls it off with unfettered style and grace, Particularly, when their everyday outfits border flamboyant costumes, AND the wearers are no spring chickens as they say back in Brooklyn.  >> SHOP: Accessories Guides In what will probably be a heart-pounding, fanatical fashion frenzy for the young personal style blogger set and, perhaps, a nod to pull the best of the lots for everyone else, YOU can get a cheap chic bite of  over the top fashionista style from Anna Dello Russo (who looks stylishly tame in this photo) and Iris Apfel very soon. The Anna Dello Russo for H&M collection Anna Dello Russo in collaboration with H&M has a line of accessories which

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Must-Have – Roberto Cavalli “Wild Diva” Special Edition Wacky Sunglasses

With slightly kooky, eccentric, even wacky sunglasses all the rage, Roberto Cavalli's limited edition Spring 2012 sunglasses bring a whole new meaning to the term 'oversized.' While placing a heavy emphasis on the browline with a retro minded shape tricked out with juxtaposing skins in ultra rich, deluxe hues, these designer glasses certainly are statement-making. >> SHOP: Sunglasses Shopping Guide 'An earthly paradise populated by creatures of fantasy...the Eden of femininity...my creativity is expressed through clothes which make the Cavalli woman a sensual and mysterious being.'  -  Roberto Cavalli, on his latest over-the-top frames. >> MORE: Sunglass Tips and Trends >> VIDEO: How to Select Sunglasses to Suit Your Face Shape In their words: 'Roberto Cavalli and Marcolin present a Special Edition Sunglasses Collection for

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Persol Magnificent Obsessions- The Intersection of Film, Eyewear, and Iconic Elegance

Obsessive craftsmanship as star PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film Obsession: Costume Design-- Oscar-winning costume designer Milena Canonero, designed hundreds of elaborate costumes for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, taking the entire color palette from a box of macarons. Film still above. I attended the fascinating exhibition on Thursday night that celebrated the painstaking and thought-provoking process to dedication that becomes obsession in pursuit of the craft, or in this case, frame by frame. PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film took a unique turn to parallel the "harmonious partnership between human and machine" by way of its iconic frames and iconic moments in great cinema. >> MORE: Eyewear Persol Eyewear made its first screen appearance

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Buzzzz, Eyefly is the Eyeglass Site Launch of Bluefly

Fast & Easy Way to Order Eyeglasses Online Oh yeah, stylish too... Gotta love Bluefly for deals on all things stylish, right down to Tom Ford Sunglasses. But what if you need a little help in seeing the steals and deals? Natch, they've got you covered in their newest collab with designer eyewear manufacturer A + D Labs. Goofing around in the Eyefly photo booth at the launch party with Naveed & Linda. Just launched is Eyefly.com, a new way to shop for prescription eyeglasses online, starting at $99. Adding a style vibe to the site, Eyefly enlisted Street Style Photoblogger Tommy Ton to capture some notable hipsters for the launch party and continued the street style vibe by casting

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Anne Hathaway Knows How To Wear Eyeglasses Right and Hair Tips Too

I'll Have What She's Having: Face flattering eyeglass shapes & hairstyle tips from Frederic Fekkai It constantly amazes me how some women never bother to update their eyeglasses. It's one one of the easiest style fixes you can do to take years off your apearance to look modern and up-to-date. Anne Hathaway, wearing Gucci, on the blue carpet for the premier of "Rio" Case in point: Anne Hathaway sporting super chic eyeglasses on the red carpet, or in this case, blue carpet! Forget about those dated sliver glasses, or dowdy "frameless" eyeglasses, or even super geek four-eye frames... none do anything for your style! But what does do something positive for your personal style are a pair of contemporary shaped

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Jason Wu Eyewear so pretty, so chic

JASON WU SUNGLASS AND OPTICAL COLLECTION WITH MODO Watch Sharon's How to Select Sunglasses for Your Face Shape Video “The pieces combine sleek, modern finishes, which I love, with unusual materials and details. I wanted to put my stamp on an item which would be accessible to a broader market and with an inherently chic connotation— sunglasses,” says Wu. Each style of sunglasses has a subtle logo treatment in one of four different accent colors, which correspond to the interior treatments on Jason’s garments. But all subtlety will be lost if the Michelle Obama is photographed wearing a pair! >> Designer Sunglasses Shopping Guide Seberg: An updated cat-eye, slightly rounded with metal brow detail. Jason Wu Eyewear Jason Wu Eyewear

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I’ll Have What She’s Having: Sienna Miller in Clear, Round Sunglasses

80’s rewind, totally updated eyewear that’s crystal clear… It’s a tough choice. Do I love the round 80’s eyeglass shape. Or do I love the the clear frame? I’d say it’s a double-whammy on cool sunglasses. Sienna Miller was spotted the the NYC premiere of “The September Issue” sporting clear sunglasses with a slightly tinted lens. We all think that you short sport some transparent frames too. Round if it flatter you, more Wayfarer-inspired, if not. >>Don’t forget to watch my video on tips to select Sunglasses That Flatter Your Face. Round, transparent, or a little of both, SHOP our designer sunglasses guide, now! Flip through these round sunglass styles for inspiration... More Asos... –August 24, 2009 Photo Credit: Janet Mayer

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Eyeglasses: Bolder is Better

 ... (Sarah) Palin on Style Doggone it, I really hate to give Sarah Palin ink. No matter how much you try to tszuj her up in designer clothes, that beauty pageant up-do and trying to be elegant but dated scholarly look just ain’t rocking it for me.  Yes, I did see the old school photos of her with the pitbull porn star brown lipliner too… wink, wink. Face it, I don’t think there is that much fashion in a darn sportsman (that’s pc for hunting, my friends) mall. You can try to style her up, but, there ‘ya go… Politics and Stuart Smalley catchphrases aside, Mrs. Palin is a bit pale in the innovative style department. Therefore, when her folksy

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Magnesium Ups the Techno Factor In Eyewear…

the ultra-lightweight Oakley Switch glasses made from magnesium-- the metal alloy of jets and space vehicles
The Super-Lightweight in Performance Glasses Magnesium, the metal alloy of jets and space vehicles is the next big thing when it comes to techno performance eyewear.Oakley Switch frames use this incredibly strong, yet super lightweight alloy thats great on the ski slopes or in the city. We told you about glasses sooo miniscule that they fit inside of a pen. We told you how to look totally gorgeous in eyewear. We didn't whine to you about our $300+ designer sunglasses that broke after a day. We didn't tell you that their customer service person told us that they cracked because one must pay special care in the art of eyeglass removal…quack! But, don't say we didn't tell you about this

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