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| Prada Minimal Baroque Sunglasses in Tortoiseshell |
I love Prada's entire S/S 2011 collection: bananas, stripes, humongous hats, pinks oranges greens, epitomized by Hailee Steinfeld who became an instant fashion icon by rocking a Prada dress at the SAG awards. The collection is so Prada: fresh and graphic and will go down as one of those iconic memorable collections that define a season. It's had the biggest impact on fast fashion; go into H&M now and you'll see similar stripe color combinations and banana prints on everything from swimwear to dresses. Along with Marc Jacob's S/S 2011, which has a drapier, prettier 70's vibe with great prints and patterns, Prada is my favorite collection of the season. I haven't purchased any of the clothes yet, but I love the accessories. The perfect finishing touches to the S/S 2011 Prada collection are the Minimal Baroque limited edition sunglasses which are fantastically whimsical and fun. The more outrageous deluxe models are a bit too much for me for everyday use, but I became obsessed with the solid color ones with the baroque swirls at the temples. I went to the Prada store at the Beverly Center, but the associate told me they were all sold out at all the Prada stores. I called around to Saks, Neimans and Barney's, but they were all sold out (Barneys no longer carries Prada). I finally located a tortoiseshell pair at
Ilori on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. I originally wanted the black version, but they didn't have the black versions in yet, plus the tortoiseshell version are fairly dark. They also had the more elaborate deluxe editions which I tried on for fun and quite liked, but were a little too attention grabbing. The people were so nice and helpful at Ilori, versus the snobby attitude I encountered across the street at Prada. It's been years since I've bought fancy sunglasses; I lost my last pair of Marc Jacobs around 5 years ago and have just been buying cheapo sunglasses from places like
Fred Flare and
H&M since then. This is the first pair of sunglasses that have inspired me to go out and splurge, these are just that unique and I'm totally in love with them.
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| Prada Minimal Baroque Sunglasses in Tortoiseshell |
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| Prada Store on Rodeo Drive |
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| I got yelled at by the associate for taking this picture. She could have asked nicely but instead she really freaked out. |
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| Ad on the back cover of my June issue of Vogue with Penelope Cruz on the cover |
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| The deluxe editions. Pretty crazy right? So fun though |
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| Image from style.com. The brown pair of the deluxe versions were the most flattering on me. |
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| Hailee Steinfeld (love her) at SAG awards. Image via glamcheck |
Random Rodeo Drive shots:
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| Ilori: where I purchased my Prada Minimal Baroque Sunglasses. As of 5/25/11, they still had 1 pair of the tortoiseshell and 3 different versions of the deluxe Minimal Baroque editions |
You're totally right about the ladies at Ilori- they are friendly and helpful. I snapped up the blue and white deluxe version there and absolutely LOvE love love them. The prada store across the street had the baby blue & white and brown & white version, but not the one I wanted. BTW, I see they are selling on ebay for $599 already. This has potential as an investment/artwork piece, especially since the deluxe versions are limited to only 500 pairs worldwide.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that you got the deluxe version! I loved trying them on and debated awhile on them. I preferred the colors of the blue and white although something about the shape of the brown and white deluxe frames worked better on my face shape. I agree about the deluxe versions...they are totally art and will definitely go up in value once they are all gone. Such a seminal collection overall.
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