Sunglasses: trend or protection?

A woman walked into the mall wearing a white tight dress, a brown belt around her waist and walked in dark brown ankle boots. She carried a black hobo bag on her right arm, the way a celebrity carry a bag. She flaunts her long silky locks with a pair of sunglasses resting on top of her head enough to attract a lot of envy looks. That pair of sunglasses just add to her stylish looks.

There are many reasons for a person wearing sunglasses. It could be for the purpose of protecting the eyes from harmful rays, to look stylish, to shield puffy eyes from a late night hangover.

The harmful rays from the sun could bring damage to the eyes which could develop into cataracts and if not treated it could lead to blindness.

For obvious reasons, sunglasses are essential items if you are a Hollywood star, to shield yourself from the recognition of paparazzi. Shielding under the sunglasses could offer some privacy.

In choosing suitable sunglasses, not only we look for the feature of sunglasses (whether it blocks UV 100%) but the styles that suit our face shape. As to the style of it, we look at celebrities trends. They are the person who leads the fashion trend.

Recently, Celine Dion has launched her own sunglasses line after Victoria Adams and Mary J. Blige.

Sadly to say although we have a hot climate here, there aren’t many people wearing sunglasses walking around. Probably it’s a Malaysian culture to drive more than walk and even if we walk, it doesn’t occur to us to use sunglasses.