Although sunglasses were designed to be a protection for the eyes, many of us buy them in order to accessorise with our clothing. It is quite possible to buy cheap sunglasses but these days many people are opting for designer sunglasses when they step outside in the sun. There are so many different designers selling sunglasses such as Ray-Ban, Gucci or Oakley sunglasses.

You will more than likely see almost every celebrity out and about in designer shades and many of us are obsessed with copying celebrities. And while most of us know that sunglasses are primarily for providing protection to the eyes, we also know that they also provide us with a fabulous look! Designer shades are available for men, women and even children so we can all look as good as our favourite celebrity.

As well as there being designer shades available to fit everyone, there are also many different designs to suit a huge variety of tastes. And the prices of designer shades have dropped in recent years which means they are now affordable by almost everyone. As there are new styles of designer sunglasses available each year, you might be wondering what 2010 has in store. One of the major styles to be introduced this year are coloured tints. We can now choose to have lenses in colourful tints such as mauve instead of blacks or tans which we have been used to.

Many designers have decided to follow in the Ray-Ban footsteps by bringing out a range of colourful frames this year. You can also choose to buy your frames in fun patterned prints. You can then co-ordinate these frames with other items of clothes or accessories

Designer sunglasses are set to be even more popular this year and with another trend of wrap around frames hitting the shops, there will be many of us rushing out to buy them. There is expected to be a huge rush on these frames which highlight bone structure and slim the face.