Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Sara P. is a member of the Altair sales team.

I’ve recently gotten addicted to sunwear. I’ve got a full rainbow spectrum to choose from already and I have no intention of slowing down. It’s a recent obsession so I’m only at 8 pairs but the rate at which I’ve acquired them is getting a bit scary.

I have gone through accessory addictions in the past (shoes, purses, one weird phase of collecting argyle socks) but this one is turning into a dangerous one for me because a) I work in the industry so am constantly being exposed to the latest and greatest and b) I can make the argument that it’s actually for my own good: “Hellooo, the lenses are polarized, which means UV protection, which means I’m protecting my eyes…what, you don’t think my precious eyes need protection?!”

For my friends and family that mock my ever-expanding collection, I tell them it’s very simple-I have a compulsion to match my sunglasses to my clothing. But secretly, I match them to my moods too. There are just some moods and days that scream for that funky green pair, and others that demand the classic black.

While having the sunwear rainbow at your disposal seems somewhat reasonable if you argue the “But they need to match my outfit” point, I recently read about a technology that would actually give me zero reason to have more than one pair of sunglasses…if we’re talking sunwear as strictly a color coordination accessory versus a choice of mood. It’s actually a pair of sunglasses that will turn into any color you desire, which got me thinking-would I be able to give up all my different sunglasses and commit to just one pair if I could make them any color I wanted?

I’ll just say this-I’m very relieved that I won’t have to make this decision any time soon!