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Are you dressing up for a costume soiree and need the perfect novelty sunglasses for your Elton John get-up? Perhaps you want to ring in the new year with those perfect 2009 shutter-shades? In either case, novelty sunglasses are the perfect accessory to start the party. You can go to any various online store and choose from their great selection of novelty sunglasses. They can have everything from the iconic Elvis Pressley sunglasses--which sold on Ebay for a whopping $250,000!--to beer mug sunglasses. Although they are technically considered "cheap" by many, it can be beneficial when you are only going to wear them a few times a year, if not only once. There is no reason to spend over a hundred dollars on something that is used for a costume or event. Although it would be nice to have top-notch quality in anything you wear, novelty sunglasses are supposed to be cheap, like the kitsch they represent. Now, here is some novel trivia about novelty sunglasses:
-Elton John is rumored to have had a sunglasses collection of 1,000.
-All the characters in "The Matrix" wore sunglasses--protagonists wore rounded lenses while antagonists chose rectangular ones.
-Roman emperor Nero is said to have watched gladiator fights through polished gems (world's first novelty sunglasses?) to create a vivid image distortion
-Ray Ban sunglasses in the Wayfarer model are reportedly the best-selling sunglasses in history
-The Olsen twins have allegedly announced plans to market their own line of novelty giant sunglasses
-The web store Sunglasses Online has a little Christmas hat topping its logo on the web page
-Kanye West's famous novelty sunglasses called "Shutter Shades" reportedly make you "harder, better, faster, stronger"
Whichever funny glasses you ultimately purchase, remember to keep lighthearted about the situation. You are not buying these $5 sunglasses to last you a lifetme so don't get your knickers in a tizzy when they break on you. Don't even bother taking them to the optician to fix the hinges. It's not worth it. You know what is, though? A few laughs over a couple of martinis with friends while wearing your Christmas tree novelty sunglasses. |
