From The Straits Times    |

Singapore is basically summer all year round and nothing quite completes a summer look like a great pair of sunglasses. Here are the 5 hottest styles on the horizon for sunglasses in 2015! Which one are YOU getting?

1.ROUND FRAMES … Bring back the 60s & 70s

Retro and vintage influenced styles dominated the Milan runway for Spring 2015. Think a-go-go times! The style of this glamorous party era is translated into an array of bubbly curvy frames.

Circular frames as seen at (L-R) Bibhu Mohapatra, Emilio Pucci and Derek Lam

Where to buy:

[Left to right]

Metal Round Sunglasses, $26.24 from ASOS
Super Duper Strength Sunglasses, $380 form karen Walker
Musarra Sunglasses, $26 from Aldo  

2. MIRRORED LENSES … Too cool for school

Nothing says cool summer like a pair of mirrored sunglasses. Rainbow mirrored sunnies were all the rage in 2014! Mirrored sunglasses will continue trend this season with a cooler colour palette.

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Mirrored lenses as seen at (L-R) Acne Studios and Dior

Where to buy:

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Flight 004 Sunglasses, $605 from Dita
Mars Wayfarer Sunglasses,  $54.66 from Cheap Monday
Southport Sunglasses,  $305 from Elizabeth and James 

3. EMBELLISHED FRAMES … Bling it up

Why wear plain sunglasses when you can have bling on them? Taking a page from the rockstars, these embellishments are at the forefront of the sunnies realm.

3embellishedmain.jpgEmbellished frames as seen at (L-R) Maison Martin Margiela, Oscar De La Renta and Jeremy Scott

Where to buy:

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[Left to right]

Rimless Shield Sunglasses, $789.73 from Bvlgari
Idris Sunglasses, $26 from Aldo
Palm Tree Round Sunglasses, $39.90 from Topshop  

4. IRREGULAR SHAPED FRAMES … Stand out from the crowd

Ditch your same old tinted spectacles and make an entire outfit come to life with these quirky bold shapes. Don’t be shy!

4irregularmain.jpgIrregular shaped frames as seen at  (L-R) Just Cavalli, Moschino and Nude Alberto Zambelli

Where to buy:

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[Left to right]

Statement Sunglasses, $572.90 from Moschino
Lolita Sunglasses, $257 from Wildfox
Valley XVI Sunglasses, $272.80 from Shopbop  

5. BUTTERFLY CAT-EYE FRAMES … Retro classic

They say some things never go out of style, and in the sunglasses situation, it’s the cat-eye frames. This time, the designers put a fresh spin on the cateye frames, with sharper and cleaner silhouettes.

5cateyemain.jpgCat-eye frames as seen at  (L-R) Fendi, Michael Kors and Thomas Tait 

Where to buy:

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[Left to right]

Zig-Zag 52mm Cat’s-Eye Sunglasses, $658.11 from Fendi
Simone Cateye Sunglasses, $36.90 from Topshop
Handmade Cateye Sunglasses, $76.52 from ASOS

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