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7 Reasons Sunglasses Are a Perfect Holiday Gift (And Fit Great in Stockings)

Written By Kara Keigan

Sunglasses might not instinctively be at the top of your mind when you are checking everyone off your holiday shopping list, but they make one of the best gifts. Whether you are shopping for your husband, sister, niece, or mom, there’s a pair of shades for everyone on your nice list.

Gift the man who loves to spend time in the outdoors a great pair of Maui Jim frames. The fashionista in your life will fawn over the Hailey Bieber x Vogue collection. And for the hardworking mom, a splurge on her favorite designer sunglasses will earn you a well-deserved thank you.

Here are 7 reasons why sunglasses could be your go-to holiday gift this year.

Holiday Sparkle! Rhinestone Eyeglasses and Other Shining Stars

Written By Kara Keigan

‘Tis the season to add some sparkle to your look. Eyeglasses are the most important accessory you put on every day and they can shine just as bright as your favorite diamond earrings. Rhinestone glasses are the perfect touch of glamor – whether you go bold and oversized or opt for just a spot of sparkle — a bedazzled pair of frames can transform your look.

Jewelry megabrands Tiffany & Co. and Chopard are just a few of the designers to shop to try out this sparkly trend. Let’s look at some of our customers’ favorites.

4 Eyewear Trends from Fashion Week to Try Out This Winter

Written By Kara Keigan

If there was one underlying notion from Autumn/Winter ‘24 shows, it would be that fashion is back. After a huge resurgence of loungewear and comfy clothes over the past few years, designers are embracing glamour wholeheartedly. Glitzy disco-inspired looks, luxe fabrics, bold metallics, daytime opera gloves, and bold eyewear have officially entered the chat.

From glimmering metallics to retro-inspired frames, there were a few dominating trends on this season’s runways. For bold and statement-making, metallic lenses and vivid red frames offer the perfect pop of drama to your outfit this fall and winter. On the other end of the spectrum, soft pastels and feminine shapes lend a romantic and subtle elegance to your wardrobe. Shop our favorites below.

Sunglass Lens Colors: How Color Affects Your Vision and Eye Health

Written By Michael Healy

Did you know that the color of your sunglass lenses goes far beyond aesthetics? Sunglass lens colors play a crucial role in not only safeguarding your eye health but also enhancing your performance during specific activities.

This article takes a deeper look into how different sunglass lens colors can affect your well-being and why certain shades are better suited for particular activities.

Viva Magenta: The Best Glasses in Pantone’s Color of the Year

Written By Kara Keigan

Every December, Pantone announces a color for the upcoming year. Not only is the color meant to be a prediction for trending palettes, but the hue also reflects what is happening in the world around us. And this year, it’s bold Viva Magenta.

Pantone went on a journey to get to this color. After a year of chaos and upheaval in 2020, Pantone started the next year by announcing Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, a marriage of gray and sunshine yellow to convey the message of strength and hopefulness that feels enduring and uplifting.

Jump to 2023, and we get what Pantone called “An unconventional shade for an unconventional time.”

Pantone’s Color of the Year, Viva Magenta, vibrates with vim and vigor. It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength. Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative. (Source)

In a year where conversations around artificial intelligence are omnipresent, it’s no surprise that this is also 2023’s Pantone Color of the Year. The shade itself was selected by human trend prognosticators who survey fashion, then interpreted by the A.I. tool to create a new ecosystem to be explored, aptly named “the Magentaverse.” Pantone also released various images of this make-believe world, of course dripping in the vivid magenta hue.