Believe it or not, in the 13th Century China, a primitive form of sunglasses were used by judges in court! Judges wore sunglasses made of Smoky Quartz while interrogating witnesses and defendants. The idea was to hide the judges facial expressions so the final verdict wouldn’t be hinted until the very end. Other stories claim that the dark lenses were meant to protect the judges from the evil eye of the accused. Sounds a lot […]

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I guess it takes a special kind of person to make these look good. How about, Rick James? Maybe

The Inuit people of the Arctic Circle know the importance of protecting your eyes.  Not only is the sun up there extremely bright, but the reflection on the snow creates a blinding light that makes it almost impossible to see.  They have been using this innovation for hundreds of years…The slits limit the eye’s exposure to harmful sun rays from above and below…I wonder when we’re gonna see Lady Gaga sport a pair of these […]

10. They’re usually ugly. 9. You will see hundreds of people with the same ones. 8. You don’t take as good care of them so they scratch and break. 7. They aren’t fashionable. 6. Designer sunglasses aren’t always as expensive as you think. 5. They melt easier in the sun. 4. They scratch and break easier. 3. They don’t ever fit right. 2. They are rarely polarized. 1. You are better than that!

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