Eye Protection for the Ski Slopes

Eye protection while on the ski slopes is crucial. Your eyes can be damaged by the snow, wind, cold, sun and glare. Unexpected circumstances, such as whipping tree branches, falling ice and thrown snowballs can also injure eyes. Because your eyes require a high level of protection, what are some of the things you should consider when looking for the proper protective eye gear?

Protection in a Variety of Lights

Your eyes are not safe from ultraviolet (UV) rays on an overcast or cloudy day. Because of...

Daniel Craig to wear Tom Ford Sunglasses in James Bond: Skyfall

Well well well, it's been officially confirmed that Daniel Craig will be wearing Tom Ford Sunglasses in the next installment of the James Bond franchise, Skyfall, to be released on the 26th October 2012 in UK cinemas.

When the Skyfall announcment was made on the 3rd November 2011 we did ponder whether Daniel Craig would be wearing Persol's or Tom Ford's, or something completely different (I think he would look marvellous in a pair of sparkly Chopards myself!). It looks like our ponderings were proved to be correct!...

Ryan Gosling Sunglasses in ‘Drive’

One film I'm particularly looking forward to seeing at our local Vue cinema when I get a chance has to be 'Drive' staring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman and Christina Hendricks,  an action packed car chase heist thriller guaranteed to be a box office smash and up for gaining a SelectSpecs film of the year award!

Synopsis from Apple:

"Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though...

Johnny Depp and his Sunglasses from Rum Diary

Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp stars alongside Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard in the new film "Rum Diary".

Brief synopsis from IMDB.

Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels as he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction.

As we can see in the trailer,...

Too Cool for Pre-School – Babies & Children in Glasses

Thanks to everyone who submitted a photo of their baby or child wearing glasses or sunglasses for our latest competition to win a pair of Cébé Kanga Sunglasses.  There were some brilliant competition entries submitted and our cute-ness gauge topped out at 2,500 quebits of cute-ness before it broke and could no longer produce accurate measurements of cute-ness… needless to say, it was un-measurable.

Here is a selection of entries in no particular order.  It was incredibly difficult to pick a winner from...

Nicole Scherzinger wears Carrera Sunglasses in “Wet”

Unbeknown to us folks here at SelectSpecs, Nicole Scherzinger also happens to be a singer and not just former Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton's current girlfriend, apparently before going solo she also used to be in a girl group known as the Pussycat Dolls….

Anyway, the interesting thing for us here is that Nicole Scherzinger is wearing a cool pair of Carrera Champions in her new music video "Wet".  This is the same style also worn by Lady Gaga in her music video "Bad Romance", Usher in...

Jenson Button wears Persol PO2931S @ The British GP – Silverstone.

Jenson Button's wheels may have fallen off his Championship hopes this weekend at the British Grand Prix from Silverstone but that doesn't stop Jenson looking cool in his Persol PO2931S sunglasses during the post race interviews.

You can buy the Persol PO2931S sunglasses from us from £150.