Sun glasses – Do’s and Don’ts (i.e. How to rock your shades day n’ night without looking sketchy…)

Club Creature Comforts 101 – House of House Fashion Trends

I know many of you are thinking you know everything about glasses out there but hear me out – glasses are always a MUST for house music lovers and what you wear should reflect more than the reflection of the person across from you.  Glasses transform clothes into an outfits, they protect our eyes from strobe lights, shield our eyes (and faces) from the sun when we leave venues at 6 a.m. in the morning and they act like guard against an underworld of creeps, jerks and ex’s that you can run into you, literally and figuratively, while partying at a club.

BUT!  What are the do’s and don’ts of glasses.

First, following a trend is lame.  If you ACTUALLY like what is ‘trendy’ rock it, and rock it hard.  If it just doesn’t quite work for you, and you’ll know when this happens because hopefully your friends will be nice enough to 411 you on your general douche vibe, then drop them like its hot…and never rock them again!…or at least until you figure out how to make them decently work with you or your new hair cut, nose job or tummy tuck?…so maybe NOT the last one, but you get the idea.

Second, go with glasses that work for you and your personal style.  Like other accessories, when it works, it works well.  Guys will look extra cool and mysterious.  Girls generally look classier, sassier or like a white-hot vixen.  I have rocked many a frame in my day, from gold-rimmed aviators to my current loves-of-life, black on black Fendi’s with a cute cork logo/impression on their sides.  However, I have also done some fashion no-no’s (faux no’s?) in my day.  There was a time, long ago, in a far away galaxy where I through blue cat-eye glasses with purple glass inserts were the sh*t.  Looking back, they were just plain sh*t.  It didn’t matter that they were Betsy Johnson’s (who usually makes awesomely fun, hip sun glasses).  Rather they just didn’t suit my face or my general vibe.  Glasses should ADD, if not they just distract or retract.  The glass mantra should be “if they don’t fit your face, then they are just a big waste!”  (now, say it, love it, live it).

Third, glasses that look like reading glasses but are NOT reading glasses because a) they consist of only a frame b) the made of clear plastic or glass or c) they are some odd hybrid of useless colored lenses in some odd-shaped frame are crazy and tricky.   Luckily this trend is slowly dying out, but every once in awhile I see one of these club-induced creature comforts out on the dance floor.  My advice to you is that my advice should be taken and applied on a case-by-case basis.  It’s hard to pull this look off without looking like a poser or some rock star  / DJ wanna-be, BUT when it does work, it’s pretty amazingly cool.  However, I would rather see peoplewho ACTUALLY NEED reading glasses find and rock interesting frames and shades of glass.  But, if you are going to venture down this path, please ask for a second opinion.  You do NOT want to have to explain to EVERY single person that comments on your glasses while you are vibe-ing at that club/show/festival that they are NOT reading glasses and that you DO know that your glass inserts are missing.

The take home message: glasses are always a HOT, great for the summer, great for clubbing in general thing to rock.  BUT:  finding good ones that work for you can be tricky.  When you do, rock them hard, wear them with pride,don’t just put them on your head like a head-band.

Stores/Brands that have awesome glasses – My friends and I grab shades from these places all the time:

In U.S. – Nordstrom’s, Macy’s, Neimen Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue.

In Canada – Winner’s, The Bay, Le Chateau.

International / online – Ray Bans, Prada, Fendi, Bebe, Guess, Armani, Betsey Johnson, Gucci, Coach, Chanel.

Note:  Try other designers and department stores, find your eye-spiration somewhere random!  Also, random street vendors often carry really cool shades, but please skip the knock-offs and just go for simple, non-branded fun shades in different colors / styles.