WHEN CONSIDERING 2012 SUNGLASSES TRENDS, WE CAN BEGIN BY LOOKING TO 2011 SUNGLASSES TRENDS FOR INSPIRATION. MANY OF THE TRENDS WHICH STARTED LAST YEAR WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS YEAR; GENERALLY SUNGLASSES TRENDS RUN THE SPAN OF A DECADE OR MORE - SO WHAT’S IN STYLE LAST YEAR CAN GIVE US A HINT OF THINGS TO COME THIS YEAR. WE’LL LOOK AT POSSIBLE SEASON SUNGLASSES TRENDS FOR SPRING 2012 AND SUMMER 2012 FOR MEN AND WOMEN’S SHADES BASED ON WHAT WAS COMING IN STYLE AT THE END OF 2011.  ALSO CONSIDER WHAT CELEBRITIES HAVE BEEN WEARING RECENTLY AND THROUGHOUT THE PAST HALF CENTURY AND HOW TRENDS HAVE COME AND GONE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES.

VINTAGE SUNGLASSES
These days, it isn’t just the new and modern which is fashionable, but also the retro fashions of yesteryear!  Trendy people are shopping for rare vintage sunglasses and vintage inspired sunglasses.  You don’t have to look for a vintage sunglasses shop just to buy vintage sunglasses, though, since this style is so popular that many mainstream sunglasses stores also sell vintage inspired sunglasses. 

Aviator sunglasses, Ray-Ban wayfarer sunglasses, oversized bug-eye sunglasses and horn rim cat eye sunglasses are all examples of vintage styles which have made a comeback during the Aughts.  These styles were fashionable in 2011 and will be even more so in 2012.  We’ve been seeing a lot of celebrities wearing cat eye sunglasses recently including Zoe Saldana, Ke$ha, and January Jones.  In particular, oversized sunglasses have become a top-selling sunglasses trend.  Any of these looks for men or women can really give you a unique, old-school style which will set you apart from the crowd.  Since vintage fashion trends made a comeback in the Aughts as well, vintage style sunglasses inspired by sunglasses from the 60s, 70s and 80s can really stand out as accessories paired with vintage clothing.