With summer coming to a close and back to school upon us, many might think it will soon be time to stuff those flip flops back in the closet and tuck away the sunglasses until the sun returns next spring. But don't be so hasty. There are benefits to wearing those stylish shades all year round.

In some climates, it can be obvious that girls eyewear are needed all year round, especially in southern regions of the United States where it stays warm most of the year, but what about the northern half of the country? Do we need to buy sun glasses too? The answer is yes, we do. Our earth is tilted on an axis as it makes its way around our sun and the resulting oblong orbit is what give us seasons. While during the cooler seasons, it seems there is less sun and less UVB rays there really are plenty. During the fall, winter and spring months, even when there is cloud cover, plenty of UVB rays still make it through. They can even be concentrated or reflected by the clouds intensifying the effect. Winter can be especially hazardous to our delicate eyes when there is snow on the ground. Snow makes the perfect reflector for UVB rays and at higher elevations we are even closer to the sun and bombarded with even more of its rays.

The cooler seasons of the year may call for a change in sunglass style. Something a little harder wearing, perhaps, to repel the wind and rain. When you buy sun glasses, ones with a lighter tint, but with all the UVB protection is also a good choice to make seeing in lower light easier. Girls eyewear

Eyewear finds plenty of pop this season with influences from the 1950s to the '80s. Blend in a little modern edge and chic, and you're going to like what you see.

We're talking bold square frames, round shapes, creamy neutrals and pearly finishes, cat-eye styles, metal frames, rimless and semi-rimless looks and rebellious blacks.

If you watched the Golden Globe Awards, you saw Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jr. and Tim Allen in bold black glasses.

The selection has never been so varied, said Dave Trent, owner of an eyewear boutique. According to Trent, one trend that's getting plenty of attention is a more vertical style. It's deeper, not so rectangular. From the eyebrows to the cheeks, it has a little more depth. It's not as long and thin across the eyes, he said.

Round shapes, both small and bigger styles, rolled into the picture recently, and now they're center stage. "I've probably sold more round stuff in the last eight months than the last eight years," Trent said. "It's very, very popular now."

And let's not forget retro cat-eyes in extreme or relaxed teardrop styles.

While daring pattern is being talked up this year, Trent said his customers tend to opt for neutrals, tortoise, shades of brown, black and maybe a subtle pattern.

"When they want something to last three or four years, they're not afraid to do something out there fashion-wise, but they want to keep it fairly neutral."

Terry Furrh of Eyes Ltd. said response has been good as people reach for frames with a nod to the past. With such a presence at the Golden Globe Awards, those larger, bold frames may get snapped up even faster.

"It's ironic because most of those styles were medium to large," he said. "People come in and say 'I don't want to wear those big ones; I want to stay with small.'" But then those same customers leave with larger glasses, he said.

Those big, black plastic frames that made the rounds at the Globes are retro yet edgy, Furrh said. So are modified cat-eyes with a sprinkling of crystals. They're poised to make even more of a statement this year. One detail that smacks of yesteryear is the shield or tiny accent on the front of many plastic frames.

One more thing about celebrities' glasses. If you ever wondered what you would look like in Johnny Depp or Tina Fey specs, you can recreate their look -- or design your own -- with DesignYourOwnEyewear.com.

While certain styles do look better on some facial shapes, those in the eyewear business say as long as there's symmetry to the face, you can wear almost any style as long as it fits properly.

And for most people, eyewear must be comfortable. Titanium or lightweight plastic frames and thinner lenses make that happen.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --Burglars stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sunglasses from Daytona Beach company Costa Del Mar, police said. The haul included many girls eyewear and available to buy sun glasses from this seasons hottest frames.

Police think two or three burglars spent several hours in the company's factory on Mason Avenue on Sunday night. They said the burglars disabled alarms, door key pads, telephones and security cameras.

The president of the local sunglass company, which is the nation's fourth largest sport sunglass manufacturer, spoke off-camera with WESH 2's Claire Metz about the theft.

The company president said his staff of 125 kept business as usual Tuesday, producing the company's big-selling shades. Costa Del Mar sunglasses range in price from $130 to $300.

The burglars may have used a semi tractor-trailer to move the valuable merchandise, police said. The burglars took off with 12 pallets worth of sunglasses.

The stolen merchandise is estimated to cost between $500,000 and $1 million, according to investigators.

The folks at Costa Del Mar are still trying to tally the total loss, but say the stolen sunglasses were specifically for Cabela's Sporting Goods. Police can only speculate where the shady suspects will unload the merchandise.

Police told WESH 2 that another high-end sunglass manufacturer, a competitor of Costa Del Mar in New York, had a similar burglary two weeks ago and lost much of its inventory. It is unclear if the two thefts are related.

"Ready for the ultimate set of Frogskins?  This is the only complete set in the world and I am sad to see it go, but it must go nevertheless.  A complete set of Frogskins you ask?  YES, YES, YES.  It has every pair made since 2007. This listing is a work in progress as I believe there are about 15 pair missing from the pictures which actually belong in the set, but I assure you I do have them.”

Isn’t 2007 when Luxottica bought Oakley?  Frogskin re-makes... So wouldn’t this mean that I’d be buying the worst of the Oakleys ever made?  YES!

Jeremy Scott designed this cool pair of sunglasses....

Mirrored sunglasses, also known as mirror shades, are simple sunglasses with mirrors on them, are the perfect cover for your eyes. With these on, you can see everything clearly but no one is privy to what is going on in your mind because your eyes are well hidden. That’s why mirrored lens sunglasses were ever very popular as girls eyewear or with police officers in the US. This earned them the popular nickname ‘cop shades’. The cherry on the cake is the way these shades make you look – cool, mysterious and totally in control! Mirrored lens sun glasses have been going in and out of fashion, do you own sun glasses like these?.

Well, how such kind of sun glasses a mirrored effect? There are several types of thickening elements: gold, silver or even copper metallic mirror glaze applied coatings on the surface of a fully smoke tinted lens. When finished, these lenses can offer you greater UV protection compared to ordinary lens with ordinary tint. This is the process by which manufacturers produce mirrored lens sunglasses. International pilots in their mirrored lens aviator sunglasses were featured in many international fashion magazines that resulted in the aviator mirrored lens sun glasses becoming the earliest style of eye wear in fashion.Morever,mirrors have been making their presence felt on sunglasses for quite some time now. Although mirrored lens sunglasses are rather expensive when compared to ordinary sunglasses, they can be depended upon to greatly reduce the glare from sun at higher elevation. Pilots flying at higher altitudes would usually use mirrored lens sun glasses as protection from the intense glare of the sun. In fact, this is one of the ways in which these sunshades became so popular. Mirrored sunglasses have a remarkable glare reduction capacity of 10 to 60 per cent when compared to ordinary sun glasses. These sun glasses also come in a variety of colors. The yellow and blue tints enhance visibility. They can be very beneficial to your eyes.

Who wouldn’t look cool wearing mirrored shades? Athough the style can sometimes fade away in favor of some other forms of eye wear but they always pop up somehow to reclaim their seat in the fashion industry. There is no doubt, aviator and mirrored lens sunglasses are both icons in the eye wear fashion.

Silver Lining Opticians, known for the finest in vintage sunglasses and independent contemporary eyeglass brands recently spent some time with Kerin Rose of A-Morir, one of the few people I think doing anything notable in the new sunglasses game.  My favorite is still the Barracuda, but by the looks of it, some of the yet to be released looks pretty amazing.

More than any other celebrity today, Lady Gaga sure knows how to make a statement. She is a veritable fashion chameleon. You simply never know what this singer will show up in next. Whether it is a bubble wrap dress or an outfit made of feathers, the world is always waiting on pins and needles to see what sort of creation Lady will be wearing each time she steps out in public. One of the ways that the singer shows her unique sense of style is through her innovative accessorizing. In particular, Lady Gaga sunglasses become pieces of art when paired with her creatively put together outfits. Seeing the potential for her chosen pairs of eyewear, many people are now interested in buying styles from her favorite brands in order to get the same look that so many go gaga over! Rarely seen without a pair of eyewear, Gaga has also been spotted in a number of styles from the fashion power-house Bvlgari. Of course, the eyewear she chooses from this popular company always comes in a unique shape to complement her quirky style. However, what is probably her most notable pair to date are the white-rimmed Carrera sunglasses she wore for her “Bad Romance” video. This highly-recognized pair is a classic aviator style, but with a twist. Summing up the style of Lady Gaga sunglasses is virtually impossible, as her looks are always as unique as the rock star herself.

Have you ever wondered where those cool big lenses and signature frame originated from? Maybe you are a little curious as to how aviation shades have gotten so big in recent years?

The shades we know today were first created way back in 1936 by none other than Ray Ban. The reason they are known as “aviator sunglasses” is because they were developed specifically for pilots back in 1936. Pilots needed a good pair of anti glare sunglasses, and Ray Ban’s design satisfied this requirement perfectly.

The design that Ray Ban came up with was actually modeled directly from the goggles being worn by the U.S. military at the time. Since the aviator’s debut, they have remained largely unchanged in design and are still standard issue for military pilots the world over.

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