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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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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

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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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4 eyewear styles on trend to help you focus on style this spring

4 eyewear styles on trend, and worth giving a shot this season... Just like shoes and bags, a great pair of sunglasses can uplift your look and keep all eyes on you with little to no effort. And last week we were lucky enough to hit up NYC's VisionExpo and take in all of the latest & greatest to help you discover new styles to get set for spring. Overall, one of the biggest trends we were floored by was the abundance of all out color available. Have a favorite color? We bet you'll have no problem sourcing a great pair of frames in that lucky hue for you. And when it comes to shapes, almost anything goes as long

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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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Guys, you can add edge to your men’s style with some printed glasses like Zac Efron

Men's Style Note:  Zac Efron Shows You How to Make Printed Sunglasses Work Ah, ha... he does look good. With bold, unexpected prints quite the rage as of late it was only a matter of time til we saw the trend work its way into the eyewear arena and surprisingly enough we look to Zac Efron on how to make it work for you. Prism London "Paris" Unisex Sunglasses at Shopbop As is the case with options full of personality, Efron's Prism unisex sunglasses' wild zebra print that gives off a gorgeous marble effect are made wearable by adding them to the simplest of classical looks. His white tee works as the perfect starting point to such a distinguishable pairs of shades

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Robert Verdi, the fab style guy with sunnies on top of his head, launches a sunglass collection on HSN

ROBERT VERDI SUNGLASSES | HSN | HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
If there ever was kismet for a launch, it's Robert Verdi and his own line of sunnies. The always funny and bright lifestyle guy is barely ever seen without a pair of sunglasses on top of  his head. MORE: Sunglasses Starting tonight and tomorrow, you can get your own pair of Robert Verdi Sunglasses on HSN... all for under $40! Who needs hair when you can wear Robert Verdi Sunglasses? Sharon with Robert wearing a pair of sunglasses that he selected for her Details: On February 22 and 23, celebrity stylist and television personality, Robert Verdi, is launching an exclusive collection of sunglasses with multi-channel retailer, HSN. Famous for his celebrity clientele including A-listers like Eva Longoria, Bethenny Frankel, Kathy Griffin,

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Specs Appeal- The New Book Eyewear from Moss Lipow

Eyewear designer Moss Lipow discovers the history of eyewear from their humble, practical minded beginnings to their meteoric rise as an impression making fashion accessory in his new book Eyewear. As a designer, collector & enthusiast Lipow combines his first-hand knowledge and curated collection of eyewear with an insightful look at the evolution of eyewear for this just released tome that should serve as an end-all reference for all things optical. Featuring 1,000 optical images that span 500 years, Lipow has culled information from a variety of sources including ancient texts, old catalogues, vintage magazines, and out-of-print publications of every kind. Eyewear by Moss Lipow is available now at Taschen.com

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EMPORIO ARMANI EYEWEAR Celebrates 30 COLORFUL YEARS

To celebrate its 30th anniversary Emporio Armani has launched a limited edition sunglass range featuring two iconic styles in a myriad of unexpected monochrome shades for men and women that have an effortlessly cool, modern vibe to them. For her comes an oversized flat-faced round silhouette while the men's offering boasts an ultra-flat tear drop shielded front with both featuring a '30th Emporio Armani' logo on the front of the frames and classic signature eagles on the temple. Use them to enhance fall's omnipresent greys & blacks as the range offers an array of effervescent colors in pink, red, purple and green as well as softer versions in shades of brown, grey and smoke.  Kudos to Armani for celebrating its

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Burberry Brights- Bold Neon Sunnies for Fall

Burberry sunglasses brim with brilliant color, and YES, for fall... Continuing on the energizing note of Christopher Bailey's hyper neon accessories for Burberry's Spring/Summer collection comes a new range of collapsible sunnies for Fall/Winter appropriately dubbed Burberry Brights. MORE: Burberry Taking a cue from the intrinsic convenience of the company's foldable, packable product wizardry and boasting a classic wayfarer shape, consider these sunglasses as an instant pick-me-up for the season's gray days and moody color ways. RELATED: How To Wear the Neon Trend More on Designer Sunglasses SHOP THE BURBERRY BRAND: More Burberry...  

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Rihanna Rocks Some Very Cool Sunglasses- That is if you can get past the rest of her prom queen Muppet look

I'll Have What She's Having: If you look beneath the overworked mess Yes, Rihanna, when it comes to your celebrity style, sometimes, well, most of the time, you work the living daylights out of it. Exhausting. But, the rest of you can find a golden needle in this mishmash of too many style things... Despite Rihanna's questionable 80's era Miss Tennessee inspired up-do and the fact that her feathery ensemble looks akin to a Jim Hensen Muppet creation, what does work and what one could take note of is her exotic cream snakeskin covered Linda Farrow Luxe shades. MORE: Sunglasses While they instantly illuminate the face, they also happen to hit upon fall's full on reptile print trend in a

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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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