TOM FORD Sunglasses

Paparazzi-worthy glamour? Yes, it is achievable and you don’t have to sell your soul shell out for a top stylist to get it. Instead, look to Tom Ford sunglasses (for him as well as her).

A luxurious updating of classic designs, these directional shades from the King of Sexiness have been made to exceptional standards with a sleek feel and pin-sharp finish. An essential for confident, modern cool on bright days in the city.

Korean super stars Kang Ji-Hwan and Jang Hyuk rocking their Tom Ford aviators.

Tom Ford’s iconic criss-cross design frame gets an update in a sleeker silhouette.

THEO Eyewear, Belgium (Unisex)

Stylish, edgy and fun with highly creative shapes and palette, Theo eyewear from Belgium is unlike anything you've ever seen, or anything you've ever worn.Theo is an anagram for Hoet. Wim Somers and Patrick Hoet, both opticians with their own stores, decided to bring something different to the eyewear table and introduced the first Theo eyewear collection at the Paris tradeshow Silmo in 1989. Offering avant-garde designs, Theo’s popularity quickly went beyond a select group of sophisticates. Today, sold in over 1,400 stores across 50 countries, Theo provides a unique expression of individualism for a global fanbase of self-confident eyewear-users.

Contemporary yet with a big wink to vintage goodness, these fresh, exciting Theo frames outlined in thick plastic are not for the faint-of-heart, but will absolutely brighten your day! They frame broader faces really well, too. Wear these stand-out looks, and you’ll never have to worry about fading into the background :-)

Theo fans are as diverse as they come.

MOSCOT "LEMTOSH" (Unisex)

Girls love him and most men want to be him, Johnny Depp is often photographed wearing a pair of retro-themed tortoise glasses: the Lemtosh by Moscot.

New York eyewear institution Moscot has been around since 1915 when founder Hyman Moscot sold hand-made spectacles from a pushcart (vintage before vintage was cool!).

Since then, Moscot has grown into one of the most venerable brands in the game.
Depp aside, Moscot specs have been preferred by artists, intellectuals, just about every cool guy through the generations -- including Buddy Holly, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Moby (they’re cool, right, hehe?).
Moscot’s designs have a definite retro charm and appeal to them -- some of the classic frames haven’t changed much since the 1930s.
While they may have that nerdy look, these time-tested frames really up your geek-chic quotient by about a hundred as soon as you put them on :-)
The Moscot Lemtosh is unisex and if it is your kind of style, then snap up the limited pairs available instore now!
(RRP US$229)

Famous faces in a variety of Moscots:-

(L to R) Dr. Henry Kissinger, Andy Warhol, John Lennon

Woody Allen

Benjamin Button aka Brad Pitt
Kanye West
(L to R) Nikki Reed (Twilight), January Jones (Mad Men)
(L to R) Korean stars MC Mong, Kim Ju-Hyeok, Lee Jeong-Jae
Japanese actor and trendsetter Odagiri Joe
Japanese fashionistas

Moscot eyewear Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign. Nice!

KAREN WALKER Eyewear (Unisex)

From Twilight & New Moon to True Blood, Vampire Dairies, & now Vlad & Dark Shadows, perhaps you've heard that vampires are all the rage these days.
The nocturnal creatures with a hunger for hemoglobin have conquered all forms of pop culture & can currently be found holding court everywhere from bookstores to TV, multiplex screens, even fashion.
As the vampire obsession continues, the cold ones have inspired yet another designer: Karen Walker.
Hugely talented, the Kiwi designer has already blessed the public with her sartorial panache & effortless wit. Now she's presented her 5th season of eyewear collection -- cheerfully & perfectly themed "Celebrate the Sun" -- with a Derek Kettela-shot ad campaign that’s so fun & ingenious, it’s probably left many a designer cursing "Now why didn't I think of that?". (OK, we may be a little biased considering our ongoing obsession with the bloodsuckers hehe, but seriously, don't you think the concept's so bloody cute you can't help but wanna grow fangs just to match up to the campaign?)
Vamp teeth aside, Walker's sunglasses are anything but eerie. Quirky & stylish, with innovative nods to the past, this collection of UV protective gear definitely has something for everyone, from the traditionalist to the trend setter, even the most sun-phobic vampire ;-)

Karen Walker
Although she may not be on a first-name basis with us yet (like Calvin, Marc & Ralph), Karen Walker is one of New Zealand's shiniest exports. Walker started her clothing line with NZ$100 -- material for a T-shirt. Today, the designer (who cites the quirky heroines of The Breakfast Club & Annie Hall as muses) has earned a dedicated worldwide following with her whimsical clothing, eyewear & jewellery line -- oh, & paint colours & other lifestyle products, too.

Karen Walker eyewear enjoys a cult following with artists & personalities such as Alexa Chung, Craig Nicholls, Beth Ditto & Cory Kennedy.


Karen Walker's previous eyewear collection, dubbed "Masters of Disguise", was also wonderfully goofy, with photos of people wearing her shades, along with cheap-looking fright wigs (for the ladies) & ridiculously fake beards/mustaches (for the guys) in order to disguise their identity &, one presumes, avoid the paparazzi. Hi-larious!
This 'undercover detective disguises' take actually inspired the editor of hip New York-based publication Paper Magazine to base an entire issue (themed 'Pretend') around the collection.


This past March, Barbie Millicent Roberts -- yes, the Barbie, who over the past five decades has played muse to more than 70 legends of the international fashion community including Gucci, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Hermès & Patricia Field -- is the latest in a long line of famous women to be dressed by Karen Walker.
Walker was exclusively commissioned by toy-maker Mattel, in honour of the doll's 50th anniversary this year.

Well, if you're still reading, thanks for reading this super-long post!