If you love the colored acetate sunglasses, you are probably wondering how to pick which color is right for you.  Styles like the Ray Ban Wayfarers and Carrera plastic aviators are so adorable and come in every color that you can imagine.  I would suggest picking a color that works well with your skin tone instead of worrying about pairing with colors in your wardrobe.  The color of your sunglasses doesn’t need to match your clothes, they just have to look good on you!
Here are some tips for picking sunglasses in the right color for you:

Dark hair and dark eyes.  …read more

After a trip to Italy in the spring I have been obsessed with Carrera sunglasses.  I wrote when I got back about how Carrera sunglasses are the absolute hot item in Italy. Every stylish young person in Italy was wearing a pair!
I just discovered a pair of vintage Carrera sunglasses!  I am loving all of the vintage styles that are being re-released this summer, so I was really excited to find that Retrosun has a pair of vintage Carrera aviator sunglasses available.
Retrosun Vintage Carrera Sunglasses $365
These sunglasses have a vintage aviator style with gold frames and gray lenses.  The gold …read more

I just returned from a beautiful trip to the Amalfi Coast in Italy and while I was there I spent lots of time soaking in the popular Italian fashions (and the Mediterranean sun!).  It seems that if you want to be fashionable in Italy, you must be sporting a pair of Carrera sunglasses!
About a month ago I discovered the sporty and affordable Italian brand Carrera for chic plastic aviator sunglasses, but I didn’t realize until I went to Italy how popular these racing style sunglasses are!  Not only were designer sunglass boutiques filling their display windows with them, but also …read more

I was shopping for sunglasses at a Nordstrom today, and I discovered sports eyewear brand Carrera.  If, like me, you are familiar with famous runway designers but not so familiar with sports eyewear or snow ski racing equipment, then it’s quite possible that you’ve never encountered this great brand before.  I was excited to see a quality sports eyewear company break into the fashion market.  Carrera was established in 1965 and is known for creating technologically advanced sports eyewear, ski helmets, and ski goggles for men and women.  If you are interested in high quality sunglasses that are also stylish …read more