Out-There Eyewear

Perforation, metal, and spikes: Five pairs of statement-making shades

The latest in statement-making shades push form over function with fantastical designs. These five pairs might impair your vision, but you’ll be far from invisible. Linda Farrow leads the pack with recent notable collaborations including Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang. For British designer Todd Lynn, the revived eyewear label goes industrial with perforated stainless steel. They’re available on the Linda Farrow site for $340. Stevieboi’s …

Scandinavian Spring/Summer 2010 Sunglasses

A selection of new shades from Stockholm's fashion set

Emerging like edgy first blooms, a slew of new sunglasses from Stockholm are challenging other fashion capitals known for quality, stylish accessories. Both fashion forward frames and reconceived classics pop as the main styles, but three brands in particular have us excited for blues skies ahead. Whyred (above) introduced handmade tortoiseshell frames with a sophisticated retro aesthetic. Taking their inspiration from The Who manager Pete …

Sur la Plage

Bea Szenfeld's fantastical paper costumes inspired by oceanic myths

Eschewing traditional tailoring techniques and materials, Bea Szenfeld’s creates the layered paillettes and sharply-creased geometric forms of her remarkable garments out of paper. In the Poland-born artist’s latest collection, “Sur la Plage,” currently on view at Stockholm’s Design Galleriet, Szenfeld mixes a range of inspirations. Fusing silhouettes from ’50s burlesque, her high-waisted, structured shapes enhance the feminine form with a vision of the future referencing …