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It's that time of year again -- time to honor the songwriters for today's hottest hip hop and R&B performers. Producers, lyricists and managers filled the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the dinner and awards ceremony.

Since rappers where sunglasses everywhere they go, I've decided to do a gallery of my favorite shades for the
evening.

Hip hop stars and designer eyewear make for bad pictures, but good shopping options for those who want to hide from the cameras like a true playa.

Sure the eyebrow shape your mama gave you is just the right one for your face. That doesn't mean there isn't a little clean up involved to keep them looking right.

It's a sad fact that some people go so insane with plucking that they have to paint their eyebrows on (why, why, why!?) while others are so unkempt that their uni-brow can be seen from space.

So you scored an invite to a swanky poolside bash this summer, or, maybe it's not so swanky, but you still have people there you want to seriously impress. No doubt you're going to sport some killer shoes, and you'll probably have a fabulous bathing suit and cover-up planned. To finish the look, though, don't forget your sunglasses!

Although Ksubi needs no help being cool, their new partnership with Kanye West certainly won't hurt. The Australian brand is set to collaborate with the rapper's clothing line Pastelle on a range of eye wear.

On the line, West says: "I love the sunnies Ksubi has produced over the years, and it's an honor to collaborate with them on this first installment of Pastelle frames."

It's true that when it comes to fashion guys really don't have as many options as we do. As females we can vary our outfits with shoes, makeup and accessories galore. Sure, men have footwear too. But, honestly, how many pairs of black or brown dress shoes can a guy really own? That's why fun eyewear is a great way for a man to give that little somethin' extra to his look.

Aviator sunglasses are so hot this season, but that in itself sometimes creates a problem -- everybody's wearing them. We always like to take a trend and find a slightly different way to rock it out, and that's why we're loving these.

It's so money it doesn't even know it. Claw Money to be exact. Claw is the handle, so to speak, of an ex-graffiti artist named Claudia. She was the queen of NYC before moving to L.A. and going legit with a career in styling and costume design for music videos. Her clients included KORN, Brian McKnight, GNR and Ice Cube.

She returned to New York and did some television and print ad styling work for Nike, Guinness, and Footlocker, to name a few.

Now she writing books and designing all kinds of stuff, some of which we may show you in the future, but for now you'll have to be content with these sweet shades, the Nuggets ($300), Gazelles ($250), and Aviators ($230). Sweet shades, indeed . You know your future is so bright that you want to wear them.



[via Thrillist]

I have to admit, I have a pretty serious collection of sunglasses, but hey -- I live in the south and it's always sunny! And eye health is important, y'all! Plus, almost all of them are really pretty.

Out of all my sunglasses, though, I only have one pair of Oakleys, and I really just got them for sports because they stay put so well -- I certainly didn't get them because they made me look like Audrey Hepburn. I really always thought that Oakley sunglasses were generally designed with rednecks and baseball players in mind.

As we head into another August weekend of fun in the sun, let's do the 7th pair of Foster Grant sunglasses in the Pair-a-Day Giveaway (pictured above). All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment on the post that we'll put up each weekday at this time (Noon PM, EST). We'll pick the winner randomly from the comments each day!

How to play:
1) Leave a comment on this post (it doesn't matter what you say).
2) No duplicates! In other words, you may enter only once per day.
3) You may only win once. If you win, get dolled up, put on your shades, go twirl about town, but don't get greedy about trying to win another pair. How many pairs of sunglasses do you really need?!?! (Don't answer that.)

Today's contest will stay open until noon Friday, when the next pair of shades will be revealed. From then on, each contest will start and end at noon (except for weekends).

Foster Grant (www.fostergrant.com) has been named as one of the top 100 brands by Women's Wear Daily. Retail value of Foster Grant sunglasses is $18-$25.

Full legal-icious rules on the original post....

We're into the 2nd half of the Styledash Pair-a-Day Giveaway of Foster Grant sunglasses! The 6th pair in the Pair-a-Day Giveaway is the pair pictured above, which picks up every hot trend in sunglasses right now: oversized frames, white, with a little bit of sparkle. All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment on the post that we'll put up each weekday at this time (Noon PM, EST). We'll pick the winner randomly from the comments each day!

How to play:
1) Leave a comment on this post (it doesn't matter what you say).
2) No duplicates! In other words, you may enter only once per day.
3) You may only win once. If you win, get dolled up, put on your shades, go twirl about town, but don't get greedy about trying to win another pair. How many pairs of sunglasses do you really need?!?! (Don't answer that.)

Today's contest will stay open until noon Friday, when the next pair of shades will be revealed. From then on, each contest will start and end at noon (except for weekends).

Foster Grant (www.fostergrant.com) has been named as one of the top 100 brands by Women's Wear Daily. Retail value of Foster Grant sunglasses is $18-$25.

Full legal-icious rules on the original post....

We're halfway through the Styledash Pair-a-Day Giveaway of Foster Grant sunglasses! The 5th pair in the Pair-a-Day Giveaway is the sporty yet stunning style above. All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment on the post that we'll put up each weekday at this time (Noon PM, EST). We'll pick the winner randomly from the comments each day!

How to play:
1) Leave a comment on this post (it doesn't matter what you say).
2) No duplicates! In other words, you may enter only once per day.
3) You may only win once. If you win, get dolled up, put on your shades, go twirl about town, but don't get greedy about trying to win another pair. How many pairs of sunglasses do you really need?!?! (Don't answer that.)

Today's contest will stay open until noon Monday, when the next pair of shades will be revealed. From then on, each contest will start and end at noon (except for weekends).

Foster Grant (www.fostergrant.com) has been named as one of the top 100 brands by Women's Wear Daily. Retail value of Foster Grant sunglasses is $18-$25.

Full legal-icious rules on the original post....

Does someone have a case of the Mondays? (Don't you hate it when people say that?)

To start this week off right, let's jump right into Day 3 of the Styledash Pair-a-Day Giveaway of Foster Grant sunglasses! If you weren't paying attention last week -- Styledash is giving away 10 pairs of Foster Grant sunglasses to 10 lucky Styledash reader -- one pair each weekday for 10 days!

All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment on the post that we'll put up each weekday at this time (Noon PM, EST). We'll pick the winner randomly from the comments each day!

The third pair in the Pair-a-Day Giveaway is the fashionable dark burgundy-framed pair above. These are over-size glasses, so only starlets need apply!

How to play:
1) Leave a comment on this post (it doesn't matter what you say).
2) No duplicates! In other words, you may enter only once per day.
3) You may only win once. If you win, get dolled up, put on your shades, go twirl about town, but don't get greedy about trying to win another pair. How many pairs of sunglasses do you really need?!?! (Don't answer that.)

Today's contest will stay open until noon Monday, when the next pair of shades will be revealed. From then on, each contest will start and end at noon (except for weekends).

Foster Grant (www.fostergrant.com) has been named as one of the top 100 brands by Women's Wear Daily. Retail value of Foster Grant sunglasses is $18-$25.

Full legal-icious rules on the original post....

It's August, gorgeous guys and girls, which means it is the height of summer. What on Earth are you doing still indoors?!?! Styledash wants you to escape the Internet and go outside -- except to read Styledash, of course.

Out in the summer funshine, you're going to need sunglasses to protect those baby blues, or baby browns, or baby hazels, for that matter, so we're giving away 10 pairs of Foster Grant sunglasses to 10 lucky Styledash reader -- one pair each weekday for 10 days!

All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment on the post that we'll put up each weekday at this time (Noon PM, EST). We'll pick the winner randomly from the comments each day!

The first in the Pair-a-Day Giveaway is the pair pictured above.

How to play:

1) Leave a comment on this post (it doesn't matter what you say).

2) No duplicates! In other words, you may enter only once per day.

3) You may only win once. If you win, get dolled up, put on your shades, go twirl about town, but don't get greedy about trying to win another pair. How many pairs of sunglasses do you really need?!?! (Don't answer that.)

Today's contest will stay open until noon tomorrow (Friday), when the next pair of shades will be revealed. From then on, each contest will start and end at noon (except for weekends).

Foster Grant (www.fostergrant.com) has been named as one of the top 100 brands by Women's Wear Daily. Retail value of Foster Grant sunglasses is $18-$25.

Full legal-icious rules after the jump...

FabSugar recently pointed out these alarmingly un-sunglassy sunglasses by Dolce & Gabbana. It seems like the D&G designers were too focused on creating something sleek and new to notice that the shades look exactly like safety glasses.

The massive, clear lenses and transparent framing scream "With these babies, I ain't gonna need no stinkin' eye wash stations!" But at $275 a pop, is it really worth it? It's hard to imagine how desperate a person must become before buying a pair. Even the fully opaque version of the design on the website isn't that nice, with that extra, gaudy, gold bit in the center.

The saddest part is that I have worn more fashionable safety glasses in tenth grade Chemistry. In fact, they were neon green and shaped like aviator shades and I was always a little reluctant to take them off at the end of the class. Yes, I just said it: I would rather wear bright green plastic than shell out money for this Dolce & Gabbana mistake.

Invest in a pair of classic aviator shades and you will not have to worry about your protective eyewear going out of style. I remember a few years ago during the most recent surge in aviator popularity, I found a pair of my father's old aviators from the early '80s and I marveled at how the glasses still looked like they came straight from the latest fashion magazines. It's true: For the past three decades or so, aviator shades have happily coasted alongside the more fickle eye candy trends, from Tom Cruise's Risky Business Ray-Ban Wayfarers to Nicole Richie's bug-eyed super-shades.

The glasses were originally made by Ray-Ban for military pilots back in the 1930s. The style has since been a staple to the military and law enforcement wardrobe, but has also found wide popularity in the civilian public's everyday wear, most recently during the 2000s' retro obsession.

Honestly, one can never go wrong with these glasses. Hipster holy land Urban Outfitters carries plenty and, if you're willing to pay more, labels like Dior carry aviators too.