Fashion: Shadow of Her Smile

"Sunglasses now sell faster than lipstick and makeup," says Sea & Ski Corp. President William Randall. "Women buy wardrobes of them, just as they do shoes." And like all fashions, variety is their spice. This spring the vogue is for bold geometries: big, wide rectangles, squares, octagons and ovals, in dazzling op designs. Frames come in all black, all white, one eye black and the other white, black and white stripes, checks, or combinations of both. Just for fun, some glasses come armed with roll-up awnings and huge fake eyelashes; others sport spectacular papier-mâché designs glued on to the...

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