Fancy sunglasses are everywhere. Check out the racks at Walgreens, Sun King, Sun Place, sun this, sun that. But, fancy sunglasses that go into the vault at the end of the day are available in somewhat more rarified places, like the Matthew Hoffmann jewelry boutique in One Magnificent Mile, for example.
Owner/designer Hoffmann started playing around with ”embellishing”
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sunglasses when a sales rep/friend dropped off some Alain Mikli glasses and said, ”Why don`t you do something with these?”
Who might wear the glasses that look as though they`ve captured lightning striking? ”Elton John, in a second,” says Hoffmann, ”maybe Madonna.”
The customized sunglasses will range from $400 to $3,000 (well, that does include the Mikli glasses, too).