When I speak with Coco, one half of twin sunglasses designer Coco & Breezy the twin sisters are in the midst of preparation for the upcoming debut of their new line. When we last caught up with the duo, a year ago, they were at the starting point. Vogue features later, runway shows in New York and Paris later, everyone wants to be on Planet Coco & Breezy.
Langston Hughes alluded to a dream shivering up when deferred, like a raisin in the sun. More inspirational is what happens when a dream isn’t deferred, but taken with all seriousness. Nobody personifies that more than designer, Stevie Boi. Once a freelance model in New York, he took his dreams in his own hands and planted the seeds that resulted in a phenomenal sunglasses line called SB Shades. Superstars like Lady Gaga, Fergie, Jeffree Starr and more have all been caught rocking his shades and Stevie Boi is now branching out to accessories and anything else he can harvest in fashion. Now, that the seed of a dream is blossoming so quickly, it’s a wonder how I got to catch up with Stevie Boi and talk Grace Jones, style, and copycats.
What can you say, She still has it. Madonna recently teamed with Dolce & Gabbana to create a collection of sunglasses called simply MDG.
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For it’s Spring 2010 collection Kulte collaborated with Waiting For The Sun. The glasses are manufactured out of wood. Check out more of the collection below.
