Sunglasses are big business nowadays. Almost every corner drugstore has a rack of sunglasses on display. Sunglasses not only protect your eyes from strong sunlight, they are a great fashion accessory. Every time you open a newspaper or a magazine someone is wearing sunglasses. Sunglasses have become a vital part of almost everyone’s wardrobe now and they are certainly an item for the image conscious celebrities. Some people are so taken with their sunglasses that it’s not unusual to hear someone say I wear my sunglasses at night. Yes people use their sunglasses at all different times of the day and in different places. No wonder sunglasses are becoming so popular we see them everywhere. There was a time when you only saw sunglasses on a hot sunny day at the beach but those days are gone. Now people wear sunglasses wherever they go and no matter the weather.

The craze has also hit the retail industry, instead of a shop it’s not unusual now to see a sunglass hut. Many young people will wear sunglasses at night just to look cool –sun or no sun, it’s become fashionable to wear glasses. Seeing your favourite rap artist out in his shades is the first step to falling for the craze wholesale. Nowadays sunglasses are worn wherever you go and whatever the weather you can always spot the hip youngsters on the subway listening to their mp3, sunglasses covering their eyes. They wear them not to protect their eyesight, nor to hide their identity, but as part of a fashion statement – sunglasses are cool.

Many female stars have taken to wearing big sunglasses and teens copy this with their cheap sunglasses. Stars of course are always looking out for designer names if you’re shopping in Cartier, sunglasses have to be diamond studded. Everybody wants the latest sunglasses, hut dwellers in far off countries like their sunglasses. Even if you have really bad eyesight your taste can be catered for with glasses that react to the light or in bifocal sunglasses – that way you can wear them all the time if you choose.

The strangest styles are coming back into fashion, angel sunglasses with their high fancy tops are back in favour with some women. When modern day wiccans celebrate the solstice, sunglasses are sometimes worn. In nature parks where people go native sunglasses may be the only apparel in sight. Clearly sunglasses are the latest fashion accessory.