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Hot New Sunglasses Are the Next Big Thing

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I actually tried on a pair of these when I was interviewing the masterminds behind Wild Blue. They had picked up this pair of Inuit snow goggles in their travels. Designed to reduce the amount of light that reaches the optic Hooksexup and eliminate glare, a quick test drive proved that they worked better than any overpriced sunglasses I had ever purchased at DSW.

Though the look is markedly different, I couldn't help but do a double take when I saw these similarly conceived glasses being sold by a street vendor in SoHo:

 

[$10, Fred Flare] 

Apparently, they've been made hip lately by Kanye West. Am I completely unhip by having that completely different association?

Nevertheless, I'm excited they're becoming popular. These babies work!


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Steph Auteri is a freelance just-about-everything, with a special fondness for home goods she can't afford. She has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press and Hooksexup. She runs the blog selfhelpme.net, and her work can be found at stephiswrite.com.

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Wendy Atterberry is a recent transplant to New York City via Chicago. You can often find her at some karaoke dive bar singing her repertoire, which includes "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Daniel," and most recently, "Sweet Dreams." Don't expect her to always hit the right notes. She lives in Manhattan with her boyfriend and two cats, and has a blog like everyone else.

Alex Zalben is a writer living in New York City. He's written for McSweeney's, Modern Humorist and PulpSecret.com. As one-fifth of the sketch comedy group Elephant Larry, he has been written up in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and pretty much every other major publication. Their blog was named one of PC Magazine's Top Blogs for 2007, and they recently won an ECNY Award for their viral short, "Minesweeper: The Movie." Alex did not know love until he bought his first Mac.

Steph Auteri is a freelance just-about-everything, with a special fondness for home goods she can't afford. She has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press and Hooksexup. She runs the blog selfhelpme.net, and her work can be found at stephiswrite.com.

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