I Collect: Sunglasses Part 1

So, I thought I would start to do some posts on my "collections", a life time of accumulation, really. When I say I was born into this, I wasn't joking! I am posted up in L.A. right now, still sick...in bed but while at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, I picked up a large part of my sunglasses collection from my friend Andre, he is the sunglasses man at the Rose Bowl. Located in the N row in the orange area, close to the restrooms and the bridges to the white section. I wish I could remember the booth number! He has a wonderful offering of vintage frames, from 50's to designer (Dior, YSL, etc), if in need of shades visit Andre!! So, I was saying, I picked up about 26 pairs of my sunglasses that I had brought to him the month before to re-lense, a service he provides to friends. He works magic!! I handed him my frames and told him "Go Crazy!"

70's Diane Von Furstenberg

70's/80's Ted Lapidus

80's Gucci and YSL

80's mix...Emanuel Kahn, Laura Biagiotti, Liz Claiborne and a couple of no names

70's and 80's Christian Dior

70's big frame mix

80's mix...Jones, Cacharel, and Nina Ricci

60's Cateye Frames, I have had these since I was about 7 years old. I was huge into the 50's and 60's as a kid. The original lenses were glass but I broke them many years ago, makes me happy to have them back in action!