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Summer is in full swing and just about everyone is sporting sunscreen out under the hot sun. It’s good to take care of your skin and to protect it from the sun’s harmful rays. But what about taking care of your eyes? While sunscreen seems to be at the top of people’s minds, protecting their eyes from the sun seems to slip between the cracks.

The most damaging part of the sun’s rays come from high-energy photons. These photons can damage the uppermost part of your eyes (the cornea, conjunctiva and crystalline lens). UVA rays are also harmful to the retina. Forgetting to protect your eyes can cause long-term damage and lead to serious eye disorders.

So what can you do to adequately protect yourself from eye damage?

• It’s important to wear quality sunglasses that are certified and safe to wear under the sun’s harmful rays. A good way to ensure that you are buying safe sunglasses is to buy your sunglasses from official optical stores. Brands that specialize in optical lenses are up on the most current safety standards and tend to produce quality lenses that will protect your eyes from the sun.
• Avoid purchasing sunglasses at supermarkets and street stalls. These sunglasses are not made with safety in mind and will not protect you from harmful UVA rays. These sunglasses tend to be designed with fashion only in mind. Find sunglasses for yourself that are fashionable AND safe. You can have both!
• When buying a pair of sunglasses, focus on the quality of the lenses, then on price, aesthetics and brand. Many people forget to focus on the quality. Keep your eyes safe and make quality and certification a priority!

If you’re making an honest effort to protect your skin, then why aren’t you making the same effort to protect your eyes as well? Protecting your eyes from the sun’s rays with a pair of quality sunglasses must become as much of a habit as using sun block on your skin. Paying close attention to the quality of the lenses on a pair of sunglasses is important in making sure that the sunglasses are protecting you.

We are super excited to announce that Velvet Eyewear is now being featured on Looklet.com! Check it out!

Ever wonder if a particular cardigan would go well with a certain dress? Or if you can layer that one shirt properly underneath your favorite vest? Or how about if a pair of sunglasses will match your entire look the way you want? Did you know you can answer all of these questions and more using Looklet.com?

Looklet.com is a virtual website where the user gets the opportunity to style a model with a variety of clothing, shoes and accessories. The site lets you layer clothing, pile on accessories and to see if what you have dreamt up in your head actually executes well on a model. Watch out! It’s addictive!

This virtual application is a wonderful way to dream up a world out outfits to try on. And Looklet will be adding a new pair of Velvet Eyewear shades to its database on a daily basis. So keep an eye out for more Velvet Eyewear on Looklet.com!

Sunglasses are an important accessory when creating fun outfits to wear on a warm summer vacation, at a neighborhood barbeque, or at the beach. Right now, we love the mixture we are seeing lately of all-white summer outfits paired with some classic aviator frames. The overall look produced ends up being clean and simple with a classic edge.
 

When choosing a pair of aviator sunglasses, make sure you choose a good pair with a gold frame and either gold or brown fade lenses – like our Preacher lenses that feature our signature twisted bridge. These sunglasses have an overall light and comfortable feeling paired with an extremely fresh look.

When choosing your outfit, go for a simple, white look with clean lines – preferably in a white dress or a white shorts/white blouse combination. Avoid frills, complicated fabrics or anything that is ill-fitted and too tight. Because this outfit relies on unique, eye-catching accessories, you’ll definitely want to make sure that your white dress, or white outfit combination, is simple and uncomplicated. The cleaner your outfit looks; the better your accessories will pop.

Sarah Jessica Parker brought this classic look back about a year ago when she was on the Sex and the City 2 film set in 2010. This outfit made such a smash that it ended up being used on many of the film’s promotional posters. Notice that Parker has paired her all-white outfit with gold, sparkly heels; gold aviator sunglasses; a gold clutch; and a chunky, metallic necklace. This outfit is clearly all about the accessories.

Like Parker, make sure you stick to gold and brown tones when choosing the accessories for your outfit. These colors will compliment your white outfit quite well and will even compliment your sun-kissed, summer tan!