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:
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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.
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.
Embellished frames as seen at (L-R) Maison Martin Margiela, Oscar De La Renta and Jeremy Scott
Where to buy:
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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!
Where to buy:
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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.
Cat-eye frames as seen at (L-R) Fendi, Michael Kors and Thomas Tait
Where to buy:
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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