Vogue brings the 70s look back. 

Yes, with sunglasses also. And specially colored rim shades. Ofcourse Style appears with the name of Bollywood and they wear it better than none. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Kangna Ranaut are proud with their heads high with the new trendy sunglasses, while the Mumbai’s swish set of society ladies like Avanti Birla, Anju Taraporewala, Ramona Narang take the trend to the racecourse and brunches with equal elan. 

This season eyewear brands are bringing new oversized glasses fashion with a signature rim. Coloured rims, some encrusted with Swarowski crystals, some with pointy edges, shades with butterfly or cupid motif on the arms, are instant hits. 

“It’s exciting to see people experimenting with sunglasses. No one’s playing safe by going the regular cliched way. Sunglasses are a reflection of one’s attitude and so the shape, size and colour are completely out-of-the-box, yet very wearable”, says the Salil Chaturvedi from Provogue eyewear. And we agree to the Saif Ali, style icon, whose sunglasses are often made-to-order, now sports his pair with a coloured thin red rim. 

Admiring the Aishwarya’s white rimmed bumblebee shades, Yogesh Shah of Mojo eyewear emphasizes, “White rims are really in. In fact, coloured rims like red and amber are fast catching up. The best news is that fashionable eyewear is no longer too expensive. Even collegians can flaunt the new-age look quite comfortably.” 

Soha Ali Khan, the Bollywood actress and a big fan of the laminates, is gung-ho about yellow coloured lenses in oversized frames. To be precise laminate is another trend of the season. Laminates goes well with men too with the fascinating Dev D look of actor Abhay Deol. Soha says, “Tommy Hilfiger has a limited edition of teardrop shaped laminates which capture the summer feel fairly well”. 

“Go the Zeenat Aman, Sharmila Tagore and Parveen Babi way by grabbing your pair of white rimmed sunglasses. It’s the coolest way to beat the glare”, says the Deepak Agarwal of Kazo eyewear, celebrating the return of the 70s look.

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Posted by Naresh Koshti on 18 July, 2009 12:04:10 PM IST #