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Best on-trend shades for your face

With Fashion Expert Shawna Hassett

Updated: Monday, 30 Jul 2012, 12:05 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 30 Jul 2012, 9:53 AM EDT

Accessorizing is always key when it comes to fashion. And in the summer, it's all about those stunning "sunnies."

Fashion Expert Shawna Hasset joined The Rhode Show with a look at the latest trends in sunglasses.

When choosing sunglasses you don't have to spend a fortune on a pair you love, but do purchase them from a reputable retailer.

Local drugstores and grocery stores offer good options. Sunglasses can be found there for under $30, like a piar of Foster Grants. Foster Grant sunglasses are actually based in Smithfield, RI and are the largest and oldest sunglasses brand in America.

Some of the latest trends in sunglasses:

  • The vintage trend is hot right now in eyewear.
  • Also, larger frames are becoming more and more popular.
  • Cat’s eye shapes are also starting to happen. Corinne McCormack (under $100) offers a great style, the Annette, and it looks great on oval faces.  
  • Another favorite trend is color, and everyone is looking for more color for their face.
  • Aviators are always a classic, go-to-style style as well and Foster Grant offers great options for men and women.

There are certain styles that look best on different face shapes. The general rule is to look for a pair of glasses that are opposite of what your face shape is.

  • For round faces: Square, rectangular
  • For square faces: Round, oval
  • For heart faces: Almond, butterfly, cat-eye
  • For oval faces: you’re lucky! Wear whatever you want

There are also affordable sunglass options out there for people who have to wear prescription eyeglasses.

Solar Shield Polarized Fits Overs and HAVENS are two brand names of fits-over styles that have truly revolutionized the way consumers look at sunglasses.

In these difficult times, most people who require prescription glasses can’t afford to spend an additional $250 on prescription sunglasses. Solar Shields and Havens are designed to be worn over prescription glasses at a fraction of the cost- less $20!

You can afford multiple pairs and when your prescription changes, you can keep wearing the same Solar Shield sunglasses.

Solar Shield offers a wide array of chic styles that certainly don’t look like the fits-overs of the past. Their patented advanced UV protection offers up to 48% more coverage than ordinary sunglasses.

Opinions expressed by guests on this program are solely those of the guest(s) and are not endorsed by this television station.
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