Reviews of the New 2003 Spring Sunglasses
New Sunglasses from Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan Eyewear collection now includes six new sunglasses in an eclectic mix of styles, shapes and colors for bold, independent women.
Jessica McClintock Sunglass Collection
omance and glamor are the hallmarks of this new line of sunglasses from wedding/prom dress designer Jessica McClintock. JMC 515 is a soft, understated rimless design with a filigreed logo at the temples. JMC 516 is more dramatic, with a fuller, square eye shape and crystal inlays on the lenses. And JMC 513 is an oval plastic with polished metal end pieces. All come in a variety of colors and include a soft taffeta eyewear case with purchase.
Fashion Week 2002 with Retro Donna Karan Sunglasses
Donna Karan's spring 2003 runway show featured 1940s-inspired business suits and coats, soft dresses and knee-length skirts. An example is the bright, pretty frock model Natalia Vodianova wears.
Karan's new sunglasses showed retro touches, too, with rounded lenses in traditional colors and gold accents. The designer herself wore a pair with a strong brow bar, shown here.
New City Looks from Kenneth Cole
Specs in the City, a feminine wrap sunglass with an oval eye shape in a polished laminate frame. Colors include honey, burgundy and black; the matching lenses are gradient style.
Head Hunter, a unisex rectangular style with bold temples that feature the Kenneth Cole logo. Choose from amber or black amber.
SOLA brand sun lenses with full UV protection and a soft, black nylon case with hook-and-loop close top.
OP: How to Look Cool in the Noonday Sun
Ocean Pacific is synonymous with fun in the sun, three new sunglasses from OP Sunwear are good examples. Viper, Zero Degrees and Aloha Girl.
Viper is a unisex style with a high-tech look. The metal frame has an elongated oval eye shape and comes in black or silver. Zero Degrees is a unisex rimless design with metal temples. Adjustable silicon nose pads offer a custom fit. Frame colors are bronze, gunmetal and navy blue. Aloha Girl is a glamorous, feminine style with an almond eye shape in all plastic. It comes in blue, brown or rose.
Explore Your World
with Jeep Adventure
With ToughEyes scratch-resistant polycarbonate lenses by SOLA, Jeep Adventure eyewear is designed for active people who love to be outdoors. These sunglasses have 100% UV protection and non-slip temple tips. Shown is style 211, a unisex sheet-cut metal sunglass with a rectangular wraparound profile. It comes in tobacco, satin black or ruthenium, which is a dark silver polished to an almost mirrored finish.
Jeep eyewear lines include Jeep Jamboree (stainless steel eyeglass frames), Jeep Driving Equipment (high-performance sunglasses) and Jeep Adventure (wraparound sunglasses with SOLA lenses).
Sexy, Bold Sunglasses from Calvin Klein
Want to make a provocative statement? Then these two modern, sculpted looks are perfect for you.
Style 181S is a rimless, unisex shield with oversized proportions. The slim metal temple has an engraved logo and comes in several colors. The unilens is available in tan flash, silver gradient mirror, light blue flash, and other dramatic colors.
Style 178S is a rimless aviator with a sculpted top mount bar and comfort bridge. Lenses have a two-tone color wave treatment, in several choices of hues.
Donna Karan Keeps on Shinin'
It's impossible to review all the amazing new sunglasses from Donna Karan's various collections, so this is just a sampling.
DKNY's floating rimless modified rectangle in lightweight plastic. It is a shiny milky crystal frame with gradient crystal flash clear lens, but it is also available in other frame colors and gradient lens tints.
Next is a DKNY rimless shield with plastic temple in satin brushed palladium with gradient crystal flash clear lens; a hook-mount metal frame shown with a clear lens; and a front-mount plastic frame with wrap lenses. All come in a variety of frame and lens colors to suit any activity or fashion look.
Nautica Offers High-Tech Features in New Sunwear
The men's and unisex styles in Nautica's 2002 sunglass collection are packed with technical innovation: tough, safe polycarbonate lenses; sophisticated drill mountings; aerodynamic shapes; and lightweight aluminum temples.
N6520S, features polarized lenses drill-mounted on a lightweight injected nylon frame. The lenses "float" in front of the frame for an airy, modern look. N6518S, is a masculine design with raw-looking aluminum on the temples featuring the Nautica logo and stylish rivets.
Both styles come in a variety of classic frame and lens colors suitable for boating, biking, and other outdoor activities.
Make a Statement with the Latest Designer Styles
For a cool as ice look, you can't beat the cK 2030 in Matte Silver with Blue lenses. This metal style is also available in Gun with Green lenses, Bronze with Brown lenses and Matte Black with Grey lenses.
For over-the-top dramatics, the cK 3021 is an excellent choice. Though the style is large-sized, it's made of lightweight nylon. It is in Total Eclipse with Smoke Flash lenses, Typhoon with Blue Flash Fade lenses and Wild Fire with Rose Flash Fade lenses.
Fendi's FS252 in black works well for those who like the oversized look, and want a dark style to complement their coloring. You can also buy the FS252 in blue, violet and purple.
Show off your sparkle with the FS247: this modified-rectangle sunglass features rhinestone logo treatments at each temple. Pictured here in black, the FS247 is also available in crystal beige, blue and burgundy.
The FS252 and FS247 are among the 18 new styles in Fendi's Spring 2002 line.
If color is your trademark, look to Reaction Kenneth Cole. Delited Reaction is a stainless steel cat's-eye in Blue Metallic, Brown Metallic and Rose Metallic, with solid and double-gradient color lenses. The Amazing Reaction shield comes in Blue, Burgundy and Gunmetal with fashion color lenses. Single Reaction is a rimless style in beryllium and plastic with fashion color lenses. It comes in Bronze and Gunmetal.
Each style features polycarbonate lenses with 100% UV protection. Delighted Reaction and Single Reaction are available with or without prescription and come with a metal flip-top hard case. Amazing Reaction is nonprescription only and comes with a zippered hard case.
World's First Magnesium Sunglass Frames
For sports enthusiasts seeking sunglasses that are both durable and very lightweight, Oakley presents Switch, which the company believes to be the first eyewear to be made out of magnesium. Switch's nose and ear pieces are designed to increase their grip when they become moist. It features spring hinges and lenses that block 100% of ultraviolet and blue light.
Mojo's Workin' to Protect Your Eyes
Nike's new Mojo style has a tighter-than-average curve design to better protect your eyes from both the sun and the elements. Meanwhile, Max Lens Technology keeps distortion to a minimum and provides good peripheral vision. Mojo has a ventilated bridge. Shown here in Chrome with Orange lenses, it's also available in Black with Gray lenses, Silver Ice with Gray lenses, Graphite with Gray lenses and Liquid Carbon with Gray lenses/Silver Flash.
It's Cool, Daddy-O
The new Ray-Ban 2015 Daddy-O is a unisex oval wrap in matte black plastic. The mirror lenses come in smoke/rose, blue fade, smoke fade and gold double gradient.