European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Furniture for the face by Woody Hochswender new York times sunglasses have their fashions like anything else. What looked dowdy or ridiculous a Lew years alter it was in style begins to seem amusing and smart again 10 or 20 years later. For example a modified John Lennon look is the newest old thing. Alain Mikuli. The French designer Eye Wear store in Manhattan Sells big 60s versions with thick round rims almost like pop Art. Smaller models resemble goggles and make you look Asil you re about to swim the English Channel. Once upon a time Many women especially those working in offices had an imperious cat look. Thai 50s Leline shape is Back with or without rhinestones As worn by Daryl Hannah and Marlee Matlin impersonating eve Arden at the Academy awards. Lunettes a line of fashion glasses sold at Macy s in new York has a very attractive version in Blue plastic with Metal trim that makes you feel like chewing gum and snapping. Can i get you a cuppa code or something Shade has a serious Side. Last summer Lor instance you really needed sunglasses in new York. It was like walking around in a greenhouse. Who knows How thick sunglasses will be in the future the destruction of the Ozone layer does bring in More ultraviolet Light said or. William Mccarty Trie president of the new York state society of ophthalmologists. Theoretically it can cause damage to the eyes making in More important to Wear  to determine the shapes of shades in the future Mccarty said they will have to do a lot More  futuristic designs tend to subvert the Basic purpose of sunglasses which is to provide something to hide behind and add useless appurtenances a pair of strange metallic folding glasses from mar Tho Francois Giraud something Rob Ocop might Wear lit Inlo a Little zippered suede Pouch with a Bell Hook. Others Are so Odd you cannot Wear them most places except around the House when you want to scare your parents. Sunglasses Are More like furniture Lor the face. Function is More closely related to form than in other kinds of fashion. Sporty athletic sunglasses remain popular although Lor most people Sun safety is less important than making a statement. Revo and Serengeti Are two sunglass brands in the United slates that emphasize both anti Glare lenses and fashion shapes. Revos with their colourful reflecting surfaces have made a splash on the cover of Elle Magazine. Body Glove the surfer Supply company turned fashion House makes a neoprene sunglass in Neon colors that you can sit on without breaking Lor $24. Many clothing designers from Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan to Giorgio Armani and Jean Paul Gaultier have licensed Eye Wear collections with designs that reflect their image. Gullier s sunglasses like his clothes use Odd Industrial design elements to bind the parts Lor example a Copper Coil to Bridge the nose in his modified Granny glasses $195. For people who can t handle Daylight Karan s glasses Are big and dark enough to blot out the world. They make you look like a Star even if you Aren t. Unfortunately they weigh a Ion another Burden of stardom some people seem so Brilliant other people need sunglasses just to be around them. Anna Wintour the editor in Chick of Vogue wears sunglasses indoors at fashion shows perhaps As Protection irom photographers lashes she is usually surrounded by a coterie of Vogue editors also in sunglasses. Some people Wear sunglasses to survive. See behind sunglasses have become a very popular item among Young people in new York. These have lenses mirrored on the inside Corners so one can see what s happening in Back including who s following you. They sell Lor $8 at newsstand vendors in times Square an area where they can come in Handy. I m a real Pushover when it comes to saving things. I m involved in saving the Gray whale saving the children saving the Utah Prairie dog and preserving wild Rivers. I once sent $10 to save the Ponytail Chub and i Don t even know what it is. I be saved old Heaters irom the demolition Ball historic landmarks from bulldozers and Lor the checks i be written to gel pandas to mate i could have bought them a room in a Sleazy Motel. Having established How wonderful and caring i am i now pose the following questions How Long do i have to save the junk my kids leave behind when they move out How Long can this planet continue to support rooms and shelves of Small boxes containing old report cards Blu books. And pictures of Little classmates who Are now losing their hair at what minute does an old car go irom a wreck to a classic when kids leave Home who gets custody of the aquarium my guest room has six chairs in it. Are you the least bit curious Why my guest bedroom looks like a bus station waiting room because our of the chairs Are being stored or my kids who Don t have room or them until they get bigger apartments. When that happens the Grill and the Lawn furniture will leave the Utility room the skis will vacate the storage shed and the yearbooks and Small Coffee table will leave the bathroom so i can once again shut the door. I never cease to be amazed Al the value some of these items take on when i threaten to throw them away. For 12 years i have had a blowfish on a pantry Shell that is treated with All the importance of a Faberge egg. It is wrapped in plastic bubbles because there is nowhere you can touch it without drawing blood. Somehow i Don t see it becoming an heirloom but my son tells me it will be Worth a Fortune someday. Clothes that no longer lit anyone somehow seem Loo ludicrous to save but not to my children. They see them As a halloween costume Down the Road or something thai went out of style but is destined to come Back. Mostly they re clothes that made a statement. They re usually the ones the kids threw a Tantrum to get and i said Over my dead body you la Wear  my Mother s a Winner. She is in the process of getting rid of everything in her House she has to dust or move from week to week. She has chosen to award these gems to her grandchildren to remember her  How can they remember her when All the stuff she gives them is stored at my House i m beginning to feel like i m the Hub for the biggest ongoing garage Sale in the world. Something s got to give in my life. The hooded Crane and the bactrian Camel need me. But i can either save All my kids junk or i can save the world. I can t do both. C 1909 Eimi Bomick saturday May 27, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17