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To some, it’s super metro Aviators a la Top Gun.Others might mean Ray Bans as in the Blues Brothers or the Big Lebowski.  Everyone reckons that “His Dudeness” is wearing Ray-Ban’s, however they are not the traditional ones we know and love.Maybe they are a discontinued model, since the wardrobe for the Dude was Bridges’ own gear!   Not many are thinking Dr Strangelove when it comes to designer sunglasses!   For others it might just be the brand name of their designer sunglasses that’s vital:  Animal, Burberry, D&G, Diesel, Emporio Armani, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Ray-Ban, Prada, Tommy Hilfiger or YSL.
Why is “Cool” such a big deal?After all, the basic task of sunglasses, even if they are designer sunglasses, is to provide protection from dangerous UV rays.Protecting your eyes from harmful UV rays is what sunglasses are meant to do.  At the very least they should guard against glare, especially when you are driving.
“Cool” is just the commercialisation of peer group pressure.Cool is just the extension of what we all did as infants: a smile, an attitude or an approach that got us a positive response from those we want to impress most.It’s usually your friends and peers you most want to impress if you’re a teenager.  As an adult, those people are more often the opposite sex (or any other gender of potential lover).
Choose designer sunglasses that look good on you, no matter what brand name they are. Different people have faces of different shapes, so the sunglasses that look good on your friends or your idol may not look good on you.  Buy sunglasses that suit your facial shape, hair colour and skin tone. When making your choice, remember to consider frame shape and colour. Buy sunglasses in a frame colour that looks good with your complexion and skin tone.The fashion conscious among us may want to buy several pairs of designer sunglasses to go with their entire wardrobe! Get as many pairs as you like to match your complete collection of outfits.
“Cool” also feeds into Self Esteem.We all need to gain respect and acceptance to feel good about ourselves. More important (because it’s the one area we do control) is what we do with our own talents.That is the essence of self-esteem.   And if thinking you look cool or good in a pair of designer sunglasses reinforces that perception and self esteem and encourages you to be confident and assertive, then where’s the harm in that?

Celebrity Sunglasses on Youtube

Have you ever wondered why you hardly ever see some celebrities without their sunglasses. Yes, that includes being indoors, out in the middle of the night, or even at their favourite night club. Much like flies on dung they can't be separated. In fact, given the Spears / Hilton incidents of late, celebrities are now more likely to leave home with a pair of shades than with underwear.

Want to understand why? By delving into the complex and bewildering psyche of the celebrity mind, we try to answer this age-old riddle:

1. So they don’t get recognised. Celebrities can't risk getting mobbed by crazed fans on every street corner now can they? Eggheads and quacks alike agree that our brains are programmed to recognise other human faces mainly via their eyes. Clearly celebrities have researched this fact, and stay incognito by covering up their eyes. These guys are smarther than you might think!
2. So they do get recognised. There are certain species of celebrity that actually desire attention of passers-by on the street, and use their designer sunglasses to achieve this. Some resort to wearing the most ridiculous attention seeking bug-eyed goggles. Others have actually based their image around their glasses. This latter syndrome is known as the Bono factor, named after the mens glasses icon and aging U2 frontman for his trademark luminous wrap-arounds.
3. As a defence against camera flashes. The number one predator of the simple celebrity is the vicious and merciless paparazzi - its natural for celebrities to think about defending themselves. These natural enemies are drawn in swarms to the bigger celebrities in particular. One of their chief weapons is their enormous flashing bulbs, used to temporarily blind their prey and gradually weaken their already damaged eyeballs (see point 5). In fact over millions of years celebrities who wear sunglasses have been more suited to survival (much lower suicide rates) than those without, and they have therefore evolved to be more likely to shade their eyes.
4. To hide their wrinkly bags/bloodshot eyes/drunken makeup. Contrary to popular belief, this is actually to protect us, the public. Seriously, if we had to actually see the horrifying state of affairs behind celebrity sunglasses it would cause severe societal problems and our rose-tinted view of our hollywood-dwelling superiors would soome come crashing down around us. Yes, ladies’ glasses of the rich and famous are there for our sake. Just trust me on this one.
5. Drugs make your eyes hurt. Now these guys have a tremendous weight on their shoulders, being role models for the rest of us, and this understandibly takes its toll and results in massive levels of drug abuse. Chemicals like tetra-hydro-canabinol (found in marijuana) and the opiate compounds in heroin, create significant dilation of your pupils. The humble and seemingly harmless street light are in fact a painful health hazard for the celebrity eye. Think about that next time you tut-tut at celebrity sunglass wearing in ridiculously low light areas.

I hope now I’ve made you think twice before tutting under your breath next time you see a hollywood star sporting ridiculously unneccesary shades in pitch black conditions.