Round Frames: The Next Big Thing

The ubiquitous Ray-Ban Wayfarers have had their day in the sun. The latest trend in eyewear goes to the other geometric extreme.

Over the past decade or so, myopic hipsters have favored rectangular frames. More recently, amusingly oversized sunglasses - a la Jackie O - have become a celebrity mainstay. Now design houses like Paul Smith, Balenciaga, Lunor Eyewear, Theo, and Anne et Valentin are pushing a return to classic round and semi-round frames for spring...."There's definitely a move to more conservative eyewear and vintage shapes," said Filipa Fino, senior accessories editor at Vogue. "For a while, everything has been oversized. In the sunglass market especially, it was all about overpowering the face. Now, the trend in fashion is to go back to the classics."

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Comments

[Anciano]

12:16 AM on 02/28/2008

That's right suckers, rush right out and buy yet more crap for your closet just because it's in, whether you look good in it or not. If there is any indication that women are not as intelligent as men, the propensity to buy what's in fashion nails it.

[AtTheMoon]

05:51 PM on 02/28/2008

when men are interested in women who don't give a shit what they look like is they day that might happen....

men are the shit heads who pick spouses according to looks

[OPINIONATOR]

05:43 PM on 02/27/2008

Great - everyone will look like "Where's Waldo" - ugly isn't a strong enought term - yet undoubtedly too many fashion floozies will be sporting the OWL look this summer.

[rini]

05:14 PM on 02/27/2008

Nineties

redux

[Maplebird]

04:49 PM on 02/27/2008

Noooooooooooo! Those things looked hideous on me the first time around! Not again! I will not do that look again!

[DavyDial]

06:28 PM on 02/27/2008

NO, NO, NO!
Very unflattering.

[4Hope]

07:50 PM on 02/27/2008

But they are good for beach walking, just enough coverage. I saved mine, knew they would come back. Isn't it cute that those twin sister what's their names think they invented them?!

[rini]

08:30 AM on 02/28/2008

I wish I could remember to save things. I break sunglasses after a few weeks, that's if I haven't lost them.