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Making it even easier is the fact that many a designer have sunglasses to fit with the look: there's a pair for women amongst Proenza Schouler's Fall-Winter 2008/2009 collection, Polo Ralph Lauren have an elegant pair for men, and you'll also find suitable designs from the likes of Dries Van Noten, Yohji Yamamoto, and Raf Simons.

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The revival of 70s fashion has been going on for sometime, but with 80s definitely fading, 2008 is the year it'll become much more obvious on the fashion scene. Naturally, 70s inspired glasses will be prominent amongst sunglasses trends for 2008 and thick, plastic frames will be one the year's key looks.

Most importantly, when you choose a style of retro glasses be careful that you're not picking from a decade currently not in trend. While you'd get away with 60s inspired frames, loud 1980s inspired sunglasses are a definite no no as are the more eclectic, multi-tonal pieces from the 70s. This is also going to be a trend you can wear as a spectacles and not just sunglasses. Carrying on from 2007's 'librarian' look we've seen thick framed spectacles for both men and women on Michael Kors' Autumn-Winter 2008/2009 catwalk. Selecting the right pair is crucial.

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But despite appear on both Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter we can't really imagine this look being more than a one season wonder. The comeback of the round 'John Lennon' sunglasses can really be considered a sub-trend of the thick plastic sunglasses trend, but as you could wear them with a think, metal frame we're considering this a separate frame. While we recommended one avoids Betsey Johnson's take on 1980s sunglasses, she was definitely on trend with round sunglasses. We've also seen them included in Karen Walker's Spring-Summer 2007/2008 collection and Moschino's Cheap & Chic Autumn-Winter 2008/2009 runway.

This is also a sunglasses trend only for women, while originally popularised by John Lennon any guys wearing these about town are going to come off looking like a sad git or Ozzy Osbourne.