London 2012 Olympics #1: smiles and shades

EWG was lucky enough to go to the penultimate night of the Olympics and got there early to take advantage of sunny skies and sunglasses. So here are couple of the lovely smiley London 2012 volunteers on the walk from West Ham into the Olympic Park. Top, some flowery Ray-Bans, then some strong mirrored aviators...

Liam Gallagher's sunglasses: Slip inside the mind of Pretty Green Eyewear

Pretty Green Eyewear, as worn by Liam Gallagher. Top is PG383, above PG2576 and below PG2653. Thanks to Brillor.

Dsquared2 sunglasses FW 2012: design with decor

Dsquared2 sunglasses for Fall/Winter 2012. Am loving the influence of a-morir and Mercura NYC on the big brands.

Is everyone getting a little braver?

Buy contrast, buy colour: L.G.R 2012 sunglasses

L.G.R's creations for 2012 once again demonstrate that the Italian handmade frame designers are the cleverclogs of colour and contrast. Few top-end brands tick all the boxes quite like L.G.R – top to bottom: Nairobi with mirrored lenses, Tsavo in matt brown and green, Alexandria in black and dark grey, Carthago in havana and green, and Nairobi in honey and green. Yum!

RockOptika 2012: limited edition Antibes in black and gold

We start 2012 with limited edition sunglasses from Rock Optika, one of the most exciting new eyewear brands of 2011. The model is Antibes and it comes with Christian Dalloz 24ct gold lenses... class.

Chanel 2011: mirrored sunglasses with a difference

Reflect for a moment...

Qu'est ce que c'est? Well, Chanel has reached new levels of luxury with the Chanel 5202Q where we're guessing that Q must refer to the quilted lambskin temples pictured below...

But look carefully at the aforementioned temples and the better sighted among you will spot a hinge. Oh yes, it can mean only one thing...

Available at Chanel boutiques and at some good opticians in black, white, tortoise and purple.

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...

Elizabeth and James launches debut sunglass collection

Elizabeth and James has launched its debut collection of sunglasses: a stylish cat's eye, the Fairfax (top), and a good-looking aviator, called Hudson. The fashion brand, owned by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, will launch a full collection for Spring 2011.

The shades pictured here are limited editions (to celebrate the launch) with gold-mirrored lenses, available at select retailers in the US, Canada, London and Hong Kong.