- Shutter Shades
Shutter Shades are a design of
fashion sunglasses created and first made available in the summer of 2007 by Shutter Shades, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Instead of having lenses, the design is characterized by its "shutter" motif, which is part of the frame, and are marketed as suitable for both men and women.cite web | title = Welcome to Shutter Shades | work = Shutter Shades Online | publisher = Shutter Shades | url = http://www.shuttershadesonline.com/ | accessdate =2008-04-06] During the 1980's, a similar style of the shades were available, nicknamed "Venitian Blinders." The current Shutter Shades design was directly inspired by anAlain Mikli custom design forKanye West [cite web | title = Shutter Shades | work = Opulent Optics | date =2007 -11-01 | url = http://opulentoptics.blogspot.com/2007/11/shutter-shades.html | accessdate =2008-04-06] and also influenced by the fashion of the 1980s. West popularized the glasses in themusic video for "Stronger". [cite news | last = Reid | first = Shaheem | title = Kanye Added Perfectionist Touch — And Venetian-Blind Glasses — To 'Stronger' Video: VMA Lens Recap | publisher = MTV | date =2007 -09-06 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568968/20070905/west_kanye.jhtml | accessdate = 2008-04-06] In 2008, several celebrities publicly embraced the style of the shades, quickly establishing Shutter Shades as a pop culture staple.The shades are available in an assortment of styles and colors. Shutter Shades, Inc. initially launched white, black, red, blue, green, pink, yellow, orange, purple and sky blue models. In early 2008, they released clear and glow-in-the-dark designs. Gold and silver sets will be released by the company in limited quantities in the fall of 2008. Since its launch, Shutter Shades, Inc has expanded into apparel and other accessories.
References
External links
* [http://www.shuttershadesonline.com/ Official Website]
* [http://shuttershades.wordpress.com/ Shutter Shades Blog]
* [http://theshuttershadescrew.com/ The Shutter Shades Crew Blog]
* [http://www.sfilate.com/fashion/news.cfm?id=10921 "Original Shutter Shades Sunglasses Make The Scene"] - The Look (31 March 2008)
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