More Cutler & Gross eyeglasses - latest 2010 styles

I started the month with a pair of Cutler and Gross glasses, and here are two to finish off. Brilliant. A few more on the Cutler & Gross website...

Rihanna's sunglasses? Christian Roth vintage 14246

Rihanna's been wearing these great Christian Roth 14246 Power Chic vintage sunglasses of late.

So can a quick look around some of the best vintage sunglass websites unveil a secret supply?

No, sorry, I think Rihanna must have got the last pair... Who knows? Someone will comment with a pair available - one day.

A cup of coffee in your Carreras and behind-scenes Carrera sunglass ad

Found this great pic on nothing to hide's stream which got me looking at the Carrera site - so here's an exclusive (well, no not really) look behind the scenes of the latest Carrera sunglass ad campaign...

Retro Super Future Flat Top sunglasses at Paris Fashion Week

I love this Flat Top design by RetroSuperFuture. It's a couple of years old but these sunglasses perfectly combine the classic styles of the 50s with the modern lines of the 80s - through that flat, straight brow. Almost as good as the Luciano, which I raved about a few weeks ago.

With thanks again to Trendycrew for the great picture of Christine Centenera, fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar Australia, at Paris Fashion Week - visit Trendycrew.com for more.

Dior Zeli 1950s style sunglasses

Dior Zeli sunglasses - I like the retro 1950s style on the temples.

Erlik sunglasses with ridiculously clever hinges

Another highlight fromlast month's Silmo show was Erlik, a Canadian brand started by Alex Masse.

These patented rubber hinges are amazing - a bit like the bendy bit of a bendy bus.

The hinge makes Erlik shades extremely robust and ideal for sport, but clearly the styling pretty switch on too.

More clever hinges here...

Tipton Eyeworks' Cinematique - the glasses industry's sex obsession goes all the way

Nice pair!

I refer not to the classic, well-made specs you see below you but to, in a Confessions of a Glasses Blogger kinda way, the many teeny pairs of bosoms featured on the temples. (Yes folks, read that again, the family glasses blog gets dirty)

Yes, I'm fast realising that the glasses industry is sex obsessed and here I have proof. Not that I disapprove of course. What better way to grab the attention of everyone?

Okay, look a little closer. Not content with using a few sexy models in the marketing, Tipton Eyeworks, based in Budapest and established by Zach Tipton, goes all the way.

The designs are excellent, and they use some great acetates with metal sides that encase transparent 16mm and 35mm film, some of which feature boxing, skiing, soviet space missions, communist news, black and white cartoons and much more. Oh, and various erotica, burlesque, and other descriptions for which I fear Google might remove my family blog status.

It's certainly pretty risqué, but the most important thing, the glasses are amazing. I'd definitely wear them, but perhaps not on Christmas day at my mum and dad's.

Alain Mikli - yours truly in luxury Devo sunglasses

People occasionally comment on my bold eyewear...

These astonishing Alain Mikli A0109-04 sunglasses during our fun at last week's Orgreen do at the Eye Company - they're limited edition Miklis but reminded of those Devo glasses from the 80s, only a tad more glam.

Orange Orgreen? Glasses and sunglasses from the Eye Company in London's Soho

Last week I nipped down to The Eye Company on Wardour Street where Danish designers Orgreen had come to exhibit their full collection, and what a collection it is. Here are a few highlights...

First Henrik Orgreen explains Orgreen's Electric Colours; is it orange or green..?

Above, clockwise from top left: Orgreen Panther 221, Hexley 109, York 118 and Ella 214. Below, Rory and in the first pic, Sarah, wear Orgreen sunglasses (sorry no model numbers).

Get me with m'jaunty angles!

Orgreen really are bloody good. All the metal is beta-titanium (really strong and really light), it's all handmade in Japan.

And the designs have balls. One sunglass has the skyline of Copenhagan cut into the temple.

Finally below, Henrik makes me think about photoshopping his right arm to line up with those giant frames he stuck through the Eye Company's window.

Thanks to Steenie at the Eye Company for a great evening. And I tip my specs to his huge vintage collection, more on that one day soon...

Ugly Betty's Becki Newton on Ray-Ban Wayfarers, aviators, Versace and Tiffany sunglasses

I'm saying nothing... Remember, they have to be functional AND fabulous

Moschino sunglasses 2009 - big red cat's eyes

Mykita's Debbie glasses - is there anything that's not perfect about these specs?

If you think these Mykita spectacles look brilliant, go to your local high-class optical outlet and open and close that hinge.

Open, close; open, close; open, close; open, close; open, close; open, close; open, close.

Okay, now you understand.

Sightsavers launch campaign with Rankin

Sightsavers International has teamed up with Rankin in its latest campaign... more great images here

Robert Marc - classy hinge, classy acetate, classy sunglasses

If you've never invested in a really good pair of shades then you can't make a much better start than Robert Marc sunglasses. Take a look at these, the RM623 and the RM626 aviators...

Remember my hinge obsession? The Robert Marc hinge offers a signature mark so you know these are RMs, but also just by looking at it you can tell they're not going to break. Ever. Not that you would ever sit on these; you would be too proud and careful.

Top notch Italian acetate with different coloured insides.

Even the initials are quality... ;)

Cool Ray-Ban Wayfarer 5121 glasses

Ray-Ban Wayfarer 5121 glasses. Thanks to Paolo Màrgari for the photo - a terrific look!

(I think they're 5121)

Cassius Eyewear's Lautner sunglasses - architecturally sound

This is one of the best images I've seen of late. The sunglasses are by Cassius Eyewear and are called Lautner after the US architect John Lautner. The second pair are called Aalto.

Five pleasing frames from Francois Pinton

Francois Pinton is another of my favourite Parisian brands. I love this final pair of sunglasses from their latest collection - a great finish.

Bruuns Bazaar eyewear: 82 styles in two minutes...

11null sunglasses as worn in La Roux's latest video: too good to be true?

Okay - you get the gist. They're a one-piece grip-on visor and no they're not held on by little threads tied to your eyelashes.

These sunglasses were featured in La Roux's "I'm not your toy" video. As stated previously, Elly Jackson is a bit of an eyewear freak.

They cost €30, are from Berlin, and are made by 11 null. Until I get my hands on a pair, I'm not sure just how good they are. I think they're really good, but need to touch/wear them.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks to Jessica TK for her comment alerting me to them.

More from Paris: Orgreen, Funk Royal Optics and Hamburg Eyewear

Another video from the Silmo show in Paris last month; this time featuring Orgreen (more of them soon as Henrik Ørgreen is coming for a little shindig at The Eye Company in Soho in a week or two), Funk Royal Optics and Hamburg Eyewear.

Marc Jacobs Fall 09 sunglasses MJ312/S

As photographed by the streetstyle chroniclers at Trendycrew, Bryan Boy wears Marc Jacobs' MJ312/S at this week's Paris fashion week - Lady Gaga's been at these also...

A bit Batman and Robin?

Cutler and Gross frames - classic, black specs

This is Mark wearing his Cutler & Gross specs, perhaps the coolest bins I've seen in a long time. I want!

I'm in two minds whether to go for a pair like these where the black at the top suddenly turns crystal as you go down, or a pair where the transition is gradual. Ummm, decisions, decisions.

Mark bought his from David Clulow Opticians, a few branches of which stock C&G.

Cutler and Gross is a English brand, with stores in London and Hong Kong. Started by Graham Cutler and Tony Gross in the 1960s, their reputation is huge, and I tip my specs to anyone who wears their stuff. I'll have some pics from their 2010 collection soon....

Thanks to Katherine Alano for the photo.