Invest in proper sunnies this summer - Y Not?

These are Y Not, a wonderful example of what can be achieved at Oliver Goldsmith. Part of the Rainbow Collection, get some colour on your cheeks this summer. Limited edition though so be quick! Stockists worldwide here.

Bellinger glasses in cotton candy colours

It's a bold eyewear house that breaks the mould by baking its own acetate, but the designers at Bellinger do just that.

Bellinger acetate creates a beautiful play of colors with unique patterns. A dough of cotton, acetone and alcohol is mixed, filtered, kneaded, heated and finally pushed into large blocks. And that's when the creative work begins resulting in some amazing effects. It's a bit like old-fashioned candy say the Danish company as demonstrated by these great images which I picked up at the recent 100% Optical show in London.

RVS yes yes by V: The male Point of View

One today, one tomorrow. We'll begin with the chaps. This is the Point of View collection from RVS by V, and I am going to sit back and enjoy it. Top is Amnesia, in the middle is Bullet and finally, above, is Leon.

Theo glasses in Rye - incomparably good

Met this delightful woman in Rye, East Sussex, last weekend and simply had to ask if her specs were by Theo. Indeed they are. I'm not sure which model. She also told me where she purchased them in Brussels, so I'll be adding that to my list of places to buy cool glasses... more soon (honest!)

Factory900 does the slits

Colour and creativity: two things Factory900 always brings to Eye Wear Glasses (as well as a smile!). This is FA-086 Slit II, handmade in Japan.

Studio Swine SS2012 Eyewear and Hair Glasses

Studio Swine is a London-based design art and fashion house run by Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves. EWG likes - particularly the clips! Above are some creations made for London Fashion Week reflecting the Icarus theme of Jane Bowler's womenswear collection. And below are Hair Glasses, which comprise human hair with bioresin as a binding agent. The frames are 100% biodegradable and no harmful substances are released during production...

Sunglasses go bi for Mykita and Bernhard Willhelm

Mykita and Bernhard Willhelm continue to deliver the goods, this time in the shape of Rosi, available in bi-color (top). Also available in straight orange, white, matt black, blue, gold or silver, with mirrored lenses in the same colour.

Sons + Daughters Eyewear: so slick you'll wish they were bigger

Kids' eyewear is rarely top-quality. It's kind of assumed children's sunglasses will get sat on or lost, so why invest? 

But EWG thinks more frames probably fall apart because they're cheap and poorly made.

So we're interested to hear about Canadian brand Sons + Daughters that says its glasses are "so slick that parents will be wishing they came in big head sizes".

Certainly looks good: we particularly like Lenny in orange... a bit bigger please!

Wooden frames get colourful, but only on FEB31st

FEB31st is a new brand from Italy which is providing a new take on wooden frames by creating a collection in natural wooden finishes but in bright colours inside and/or outside.

Designer Valerio Cometti presented the new collection earlier this month in Paris. FEB21st says its frames weigh only 21 grams, they have a reinforced nosepads and a clever method for getting the lenses in.

From the top: Crux (x3), Ara and Auriga. The FEB31st collection includes nine models: four for men, three for women and two unisex; four of these frames are available also for sunglasses. Below, three more Crux and Cygnus Sun.

Hard to fault Kilsgaard: 2011/12 glasses campaign

Haven't featured Kilsgaard for a while. As demonstrated above, massively stylish; and below, clever too!
No nonsense website too: "No bullshit – just passion and aluminum".

Ewe year glasses - Fendi 2011 sunglasses. Don't follow sheep

Ewe year glasses! Can't believe I've only just spotted that play on words.

Don't just follow sheep next year by buying some non-descript conservative shite. Try something different. Things appear to be getting exciting!

Fendi joins Prada (my last post), in the big-label, bigger-and-bolder-is-better approach with these great "W" shades. Would you wear them?

Prada 2011 glasses and sunglasses - the bolder the better

2011 could be an exciting year for eyewear if these Prada spring-summer 2011 ads are anything to go by...

Whether these elaborate sunglasses make it into production remains to be seen. Recent Prada show pieces have been released, so fingers crossed (see Prada Swing and the PR19MS)!

Theo scores a hat-trick with Trilby, Panama, Gatsby and more...

Often when I hear about themed eyewear collections my eyes roll upward and a semi-audible "tut" may be detected.

And that is of course because they're so often a sign a desperation, a lack of good ideas. Not with my little Belgian friends at Theo though, oh no.

Every collection from Theo is different, and Theo's HatStyles is elegantly so.

My recent Scandinavian tour (Iceland, and Denmark particularly) highlighted a large, minimalist, aviator-inspired, old-school granddad spectacle style that may become the retro-look of choice in 2011. And Theo joins in here a little, but only with a clever tip of the hat.

Here we feature Gatsby (top-to-bottom), Panama and Trilby. Designed by Patrick Hoet, they feature a single outline frame that holds the lenses, and each design relates directly to the hat of the same name. There's Stetson and Borsalino too - visit the Theo website for more...

Amy Sacks Masa Tangerine glasses

Great combination of colour from the wooden temples and the tangerine fronts of these Amy Sacks glasses...

Christian Dior vintage 1970s shades - now these are designer sunglasses!

The 1970s were a special age in eyewear design. These are Christian Dior 2026, available from the newly revamped Cheaters of London website as new-old stock.

Kirk Originals 2010 Vector sunglasses - Nicole

Kirk Originals combines lens and frame colours perfectly here with Nicole from the 2010 Vector sunglass collection...

And some actual Louis Vuitton sunglasses for 2010: Impulsion

These are no concept, like my other post today; they are real and you can order some today should you wish.

Louis Vuitton's Impulsion sunglasses for 2010 come in this orange, black, blue or yellow.

Kirk Originals glasses walk on water - the 2010 Sculpture collection

...Well perhaps walk is an exagerration, but these glasses from Kirk Originals' Sculpture range, to be released in Milan in two weeks, are pretty miraculous. This one is Otis, in grey and scarlet but there are six new shapes in nine new colourways. The fronts are acetate while the temples, which appear to be textured yet smooth, are acrylic. Take yourself off to Kirk Originals' site (always fun) to find out more.

Derome Brenner - more handmade glasses, this time from France

Realised it all got a little black and white since the Thierry Lasry post so here is a little more black, but then some colour from Derome Brenner. Above are Folk spectacles and these are Clyde sunglasses...

Fait main en France, bien sûr!