Marimekko makes its mark on eyewear

Anyone who knows their Scandinavian textiles will know and no doubt love Marrimekko, the Finnish designers known for the perfect prints.

Good news if you're after the eyewear as it's just been launched. As you'd expect there are subtle, tasteful shapes (above) and some great colours (left).

And some even feature Marimekko prints incorporated into the design (below)... 

Feb31st Isaac 48000 wooden sunglasses

These are Isaac 48000 sunglasses  from Italian wood experts Feb31st - I love the slightly frowning profile on the bridge!

50 Shades

If you thought I was going to do a post with 50 sunglasses in it, you're wrong – that'd take forever! Or if you thinking I'm in any way interested that book, you're mistaken.This is a book review, a short one, for 50 Shadesby Lauren Goldstein Crowe.

A super tome it is too; said number of sunglasses on the likes of (top-to-bottom) Jack Nicholson, Audrey Hepburn, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Robert Redford, John Lennon and other massive stars. Each great photograph is accompanied by a quote, sometimes glasses related, from the shades-wearer. It's a book led by its amazing photography, capturing the stars perfectly, but the selection of sunglasses features prominently, even if the frames are mainly unidentified. Those that are attributed to their designers are Ray-Ban, Oliver Goldsmith and Persol. A few others I believe I know include Neostyle on Elvis Presley, Francois Pinton on Jackie Kennedy Onassis, but I can't be entirely sure.

My favourite sunglasses featured in the book are worn by Carole Lombard, not sure who they're by; and perhaps the best quote is, "With my sunglasses on I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them I'm fat and 60."

Hover over images for photo credits, or see below. 50 Shades is available direct from Reel Art Press. More good glasses books here.

Photo credits – Audrey Hepburn: Keystone/Getty Images / Bob Dylan: Jan Persson/Redferns / Diana Ross: Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images / Jack Nicholson: Giribaldi/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images / John Lennon: Robert Whitaker/Getty Images.

Forget make-up, just wear a pair of glasses: Mykita & Bernhard Willhelm's Violetta

Bernhard Willhelm and Mykita have created the Violetta using lens colouring to great effect. The frame at the front above features fine gold rims and teardrop-oval lenses, which have a subtle green glow in the upper half that turn to a rosé colour above the cheekbones.

In the second version, made of light stainless steel, the blue-to-cognac colour scheme is complemented by a matt-silver frame.

It's not the first time Mykita has had a brush with cosmetics - remember last year's nail varnish colab?

Mykita says 
the upper colour acts like a green or blue eye shadow, while the lower section emphasises the cheeks as rouge would.

Looks good to me!

B wears vintage Carrera aviator glasses in Soho

Thanks to B for being happy to let me snap him in his vintage Carrera glasses in Soho, London at the weekend. He bought them on eBay. He purchased wisely! I'm not sure how old these are - any ideas?

Chanel sunglasses for 2011: chunky aviator meets lace metal temples

This is the A40891 from Chanel, part of its 2011 sunglasses collection. Note the discreet double C logo in the lace-effect metal temples. Only available in Chanel shops...

Corviglia Ski Club sunglasses from L.G.R - prestigious winter eyewear

L.G.R Sunglasses has once again collaborated with St Moritz's prestigious Corviglia Ski Club in this release of two styles. Massawa and Naivasha have been fitted with semi-mirrored lenses, on brown and black cellulose acetate. The Corviglia Ski Club is a private affair with an 80-year heritage, with Coco Chanel and Jacques Cartier among its founders - a little more on high society in St Moritz here...

Alexandra wearing John Richmond sunglasses

This is Alexandra, a Spanish student from Vigo, and this is the first of two great pictures showing her penchant for a good pair of shades. The sunglasses are by John Richmond. I love the simple double bridge. Another pic tomorrow...

Alexandra's blog: Lovely Pepa Blog

Four fabulous frames from Beausoleil

French frame designer Frédéric Beausoleil of Lunettes Beausoleil never fails to provide something of note in one of his collections. I love this top avaitor spectacle frame - note the graduated shade in the frame moving out either side of the centre.