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EASY ON THE EYES SUNGLASSES WITH EXTRA STYLE.


Byline: - Jaime Spangrude

A few years ago it was rimless - now it's all about the big, colorful plastics. If you're thinking pink or ordering oversize o·ver·size  
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.

2. An oversize article or object.

adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized
Larger in size than usual or necessary.

Adj. 1.
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. Sporting sunglasses are in and have become better known as a fashion accessory than a safety device. Having trouble scoring the hottest shades? Here are the latest trends in eyewear for 2004

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(1 -- color) REM EYEWEAR'S COLLECTION OF JONES NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
: The following sunglasses can be purchased at Glendale Optometric Center, 308 E. Broadway, Glendale. (818) 243-1300; Dr. Fred Dubick's office, 3808 Riverside Drive, Suite 100, Burbank. (818) 843-2214; Toluca Lake Optometry optometry (ŏptŏm`ətrē), eye-care specialty concerned with eye examination, determination of visual abilities, diagnosis of eye diseases and conditions, and the prescription of lenses and other corrective measures. , 4100 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank. (818) 841-1212:

TOO COOL: This Italian zyl frame (top), is available in brown and black horn. The large plastic frame has been beveled bev·el  
n.
1. The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90°.

2. Two rules joined together as adjustable arms used to measure or draw angles of any size or to fix a surface at an angle.
 to reveal many layers and colors. The brown shows a piping effect that runs down the temple ($109.95). Style J900.

MOD STYLE: With the same beveling technique as the J900, the J901 (middle) is all about dimensionality. Available in burgundy and dark brown horn. When worn in the sun, the Burgundy reveals two different tones in the laminate ($109.95). Style J901.

COMBO PACK: This combination frame (bottom) has a metal front and zyl temples. It has a subtle curved profile to the frame front's flat metal, which adds dimension to the overall appearance. The frame is available in forest green ($119.95). Style J903.

(2 -- color) SAFILO USA SUNGLASSES: The following sunglasses can be purchased at Solstice solstice (sŏl`stĭs) [Lat.,=sun stands still], in astronomy, either of the two points on the ecliptic that lie midway between the equinoxes (separated from them by an angular distance of 90°).  at the Beverly Center, 8522 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 659-8611:

BEJEWELED be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled  
adj.
Decorated with or as if with jewels.
: Boucheron sunglasses, accented with Swarovski crystals, come in two styles, Moviestar and Rockstar. Moviestar (right) is a plastic, rectangular sunglass with Swarovski crystal details on the temple ($530). Rockstar (left) has a rectangular wrapped-shape frame with bigger crystals on the temple ($530).

(3 -- color) THINK PINK: Kate Spade's Tickled Pink Janey sunglasses are an oversize, rectangular wrap shape in pastel pink ($148).

(4 -- color) TAKE FLIGHT: Diesel's Cobretti (left) is a modern metal aviator with a more oversized o·ver·size  
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.

2. An oversize article or object.

adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized
Larger in size than usual or necessary.
 look ($120). Ralph by Ralph Lauren (right) is also a modern metal aviator, though smaller than the Cobretti ($78). The style number for Ralph is RA75285.

(5 -- color) SUPER SIZE ME: Gucci (top) makes a modern Jackie O frame that is oversize, with the side swept up like a cat's eye. The style number is GG1488, and the frame is available in black (shown), Havana and red ($210). Stella McCartney (bottom) has a frame with an oversize shield in the front and thicker temples on the side. The style number is STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. 12S. It comes in beige (shown), brown and black ($220).

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