Shades of Glory

Grilled Cheese with a French Face-Lift |  22 Covetable Commodities |  Tunes for Dreaming of Sunnier Skies   Everywhere | March 12, 2012   Today on DailyCandy.com How to Replicate Spring's Runway Hair » $64 for JägerWhite Gel Teeth-Whitening System » 10 Cocktails for Pretending You're on Spring Break » A Killer Leg Lift to Tone Your Bottom » West Point Westward Leaning Sunglasses Debut     | |     Between the sunglasses-at-night craze of ’09 and the lens-free librarian rims of last summer, it’s safe to say eyewear could use some direction. So we’re eyeing new SF-based shades label Westward Leaning. Eight unisex, black-rimmed styles are inspired by people, groups, or movements that powered social progress. (Designer Robert Denning worked with Al Gore’s socially sustainable investment firm before co-founding the line with Stanford biz school classmate Karlygash Burkitbayeva.)  Louisiana Purchase frames are inlaid with jazzy brass; Children of California and Teddy Roosevelt designs are a vision in reclaimed redwood bits and elk antlers, respectively; Mercury Seven shows off futuristic, polished aluminum. Meanwhile, Love Thy Neighbor (adorned in mini Mexican Chaquira bead mosaics inspired by the humanitarian nonprofit of the same name) proves even casual shadesters won’t turn a blind eye to worthwhile causes. To which we say? Good lookin’ out. Available online at westwardleaning.com, $180-$385. Photo: Courtesy of Westward Leaning 75 Snacks We Can’t Stop Noshing On A Recipe for Tasty Shrimp Balls   websubmit2010.best@blogger.com: | Unsubscribe © 2012 DailyCandy, LLC. All rights reserved. 584 Broadway Suite 201 New York, NY 10012 Editorial Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Artwork by Miss Capricho

Grilled Cheese with a French Face-Lift
West Point Westward Leaning Sunglasses Debut Between the sunglasses-at-night craze of ’09 and the lens-free librarian rims of last summer, it’s safe to say eyewear could use some direction. So we’re eyeing new SF-based shades label Westward Leaning. Eight unisex, black-rimmed styles are inspired by people, groups, or movements that powered social progress. (Designer Robert Denning worked with Al Gore’s socially sustainable investment firm before co-founding the line with Stanford biz school classmate Karlygash Burkitbayeva.)  Louisiana Purchase frames are inlaid with jazzy brass; Children of California and Teddy Roosevelt designs are a vision in reclaimed redwood bits and elk antlers, respectively; Mercury Seven shows off futuristic, polished aluminum. Meanwhile, Love Thy Neighbor (adorned in mini Mexican Chaquira bead mosaics inspired by the humanitarian nonprofit of the same name) proves even casual shadesters won’t turn a blind eye to worthwhile causes. To which we say? Good lookin’ out. Available online at westwardleaning.com, $180-$385. Photo: Courtesy of Westward Leaning 75 Snacks We Can’t Stop Noshing OnA Recipe for Tasty Shrimp Balls websubmit2010.best@blogger.com | Unsubscribe © 2012 DailyCandy, LLC. All rights reserved. 584 Broadway Suite 201 New York, NY 10012 Editorial Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Artwork by Miss Capricho