Oversized Sunglasses

The fashion popularity for oversized sunglasses started in the 1960's when everyone seemed to want to emulate the First Lady, Jackie Kennedy. She seemed to always be sporting a pair of giant sized sunshades and, with the celebrity status she and her husband President John F. Kennedy portrayed, a fashion trend was born. While the fashion for the oversized sunglasses waned in the 1970's and 80's, by the turn of the new century, young girls were again fascinated with the concept of the oversized designer look sunglasses and they have become more popular than ever. With her much publicized marriage to Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis, her oversized sunglasses became known as the "Jackie O" style.

Such designers as D&G and Gucci made sure to fuel this new desire for celebrity incognito with expanding lines of oversized sunglass styles. From heavy metal frames to lightweight plastic the designer houses began producing oversized sunglasses in every conceivable color and shade. Since the fad was being developed more with the younger girls, Candie's became the number one fashion provider for the pre adult set with many oversized glam sunglasses styles. With a playful attitude they began to modify existing sunglass styles and soon were presenting oversized aviator sunglasses and oversized oval wrap sunglasses.

Of course, with the advent of the oversized sunglasses, designers were quick to accessorize the new style with oversized sunglass cases to hold their product when not in use. The materials, colors and designs of these oversized sunglasses cases were a fashion statement unto them selves and were made with coordination of outfit in mind.

One of the drawbacks to oversized sunglasses is that with the huge lenses, they do not always translate out well into prescription sunglasses. If you need corrective lenses you might want to wear contacts under your designer oversized sunglasses. But to their advantage, a self-adjusting transitional lens oversized pair of sunglasses will fit into almost any environment.

Jackie O. might have started the trend, but many of today's hottest celebrities are making sure it is here to stay. Popular with many new stars as a way to avoid recognition by overzealous paparazzi the oversized sunglasses continue to have movie star appeal. With the likes of Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and Mary-Kate Olsen sporting these big fashion designed oversized sunglasses, there is going to be an increasing effort by the designer houses to keep coming up with new ways to enlarge your sunglasses options.