May 11, 2007

Last Days of Disco

Linda Farrow Vintage Sunglasses

You knew your future would be so bright you’d have to wear shades.

You just didn’t know you’d be living in a city where doing so would make you look ridiculous nine months of the year.

But your secret to success? Taking advantage of every golden opportunity — such as grabbing a pair of Linda Farrow Vintage sunglasses and wearing the bejeezus out of them ’til fall.

Popular in the ’70s, the British brand was resurrected when the designer’s son stumbled across a stash of his mom’s shades in storage. Well on the way to a Travolta-worthy comeback, the company now reproduces its original styles and recruits a revolving array of designers (like Luella and Eley Kishimoto) to create new ones from scratch.

So slip on a pair of leather-trimmed aviators or hide behind oversize retro tortoiseshell frames. Either way, they’re just the thing to carry you through summer.

Which, come September, you’ll fondly remember as your shady past.

Available at Lambs Ear, 3516 Fremont Place North (206-632-2626 or lambsearshoes.com).