When you go shopping for sunglasses, what do you look for? Many people simply go for style, and recently, that has been aviator sunglasses for men and oversized sunglasses for women. Wayfarer styles for men and women have been somewhat popular, as well. Nevertheless, a recent article discussed whether price on sunglasses equals effectiveness, particularly for certain infomercial brands claiming to completely block out UV rays through HD 400 Glare Block Technology. As the article found, as mentioned under the link, a higher price on sunglasses doesn’t always been better quality. In most cases, the lenses accompanying the designer sunglasses may just be stamped out instead of ground.

What are some of the qualities you should be looking for when choosing a pair of sunglasses? With designer sunglasses, style is always important – isn’t that why the frames are often so opulent? – but other factors are also important. When looking through any website or store for sunglasses, see how well the sunglasses are designed to block glare and have UV protection. Most often, this is through a pair of polarized lenses, although many prescription styles often have an anti-glare coat added to the lenses, anyway.

So, when choosing a pair of sunglasses, what should you go for – the $10 pair, the one in the infomercial, a high-end designer brand, or a discount designer product? Out of all these, the discount designer probably gives you the best value in terms of style and substance, assuming you choose a style with polarized lenses and not just for fashion’s sake. Infomercial sunglasses and full-price designer lenses may be overpriced, while choosing a pair of $10 lenses from the rack at the pharmacy may not offer as much protection as you think. Spending a bit more often equals a better pair, although the amount you spend can vary with the type of designer sunglasses you choose.

Jessica Simpson is best known for being a second-tier pop star, dating John Mayer, and the show Newlyweds, but what most people don’t know is that she has an extensive fashion line under her belt. This has includes clothing, bathing suits, shoes, and fragrances, and, according to a recent article, watches will soon be added to the line. As mentioned in the article under the link, Simpson has been working with Pascal Mouawad to design a set of 35 watches for men and women priced between $60 and $250. Some of these will be standard leather band watches and others will be jewelry-inspired fashion designs.

As part of the Jessica Simpson Collection, these will debut in the Fall of 2010 at various high-end department stores and specialty watch retailers. Simpson herself, as mentioned in the article, has been a collector of vintage watches. Although this doesn’t fully quality her to be a fashion designer, many of her other products continue to sell well, including her perfume line. Simpson, however, may seem more qualified on the surface to be a pop star (or reality TV personality), but the sales of her fashion products overall probably go beyond any record and concert sales she’s had over the years.

Nevertheless, on the subject of watches, Simpson appears to be aiming for a well-rounded line to appeal to everyone and the ever-changing fashion market for watches. She – or Mouawad – seems to see that the basic leather band watch is still in for men, while women prefer something more like jewelry that will match with the outfit. None of the watch styles have been revealed yet, however, although most likely any fashion jewelry watches will be based on the most popular bracelets at the moment – charms or bangles with a watch face.

This Miley Cyrus can’t get enough fur from the dog she’s carrying? Then check out the hobo handbag she’s carrying. This particular handbag has a basic hobo style, but it’s most notable characteristic is its full fur texture. Although the type of animal is specified in the Bag That Style post, it’s one distinct trend we’ve seen all season: Animal hair and fur. Although animal prints have been popular for over a year now, most of them are seen on patent leather, with the exception of cow hide. In fact, Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives was seen a few months ago with a full cowskin hobo handbag. While it’s not as furry as Cyrus’ handbag, it certainly has the same type of style.

But, while these high-end fur handbags can cost a significant amount of money, Best Handbag Wholesale has a limited edition cow skin purse that has the same type of style. Made entirely from natural hide still with the hair, these hobo-style bags are embellished with traditional western ornaments – such as the cross seen at the center of the bag – and have a small strap on top. If you’re looking for the fur style and want to look a little bit western in the process, this handbag by BHW combines both aspects.

As far as non-limited edition products are concerned, many of the western handbags at BHW have a combination of these characteristics. Some handbags, such as this one linked, have a furrier texture similar to Cyrus’ with western embellishments, while others are about contrasting hair on the handbag. In all cases, genuine cow hide or leatherette is used with the natural hair on top to give it a bit of texture. Most handbags, in the western style, are embellished with a belt buckle closure or a cross on the side for some character.

Last year, at this time, handbags were all about the retile prints, the hobo style, and the tattoo look. But, while anything Ed Hardy or Ed Hardy-inspired went south when seen on Jon Gosselin, the hobo and reptile styles are still in. Additionally, many of the fashion collections seen recently in New York and Milan indicate that bright colors and western fashion – although not necessarily on the same handbag – are here for at least a few months longer. While this means that the reptile or fringed black leather hobo handbag you bought last year is still fashionable, the one with the tattoo rose and rhinestones on the front may not be.

One of the more notable western-inspired collections seen on the spring fashion runways is Emilio Pucci. One look at the handbags all of the models are wearing under the link, and “western” is one of the first adjectives to come to mind. Some of the designs by the fashion line for spring include the basic black leather handbag with fringe, but others are embellished with fur and feathers. The blogger on The Purse Page calls it “hippy chic,” but we’d rather call it western fashion.

On the other end of the spectrum are collections by Mulberry and Versace. Both of the spring lines by these design houses use bright colors and patterns, often juxtaposed with black for a sharp contrast. This is exactly what the Versace handbags looked like on the runway: An oversized coin purse style in black with neon highlights. Mulberry, on the other hand, was all about bright colored prints and hobo styles. Some of these satchel and hobo handbags take the animal prints we’ve seen everywhere last year and colors them in with reds and neon shades. Others in the line stick to the basic black look but with a reptile texture. Essentially, Mulberry sees trends from last year in reverse: Understated reptile handbags and colorful, bright animal print hobo purses.

What do you get when you combine two of the hottest handbag trends of the moment? The clutch that’s seen here on Amanda Seyfried. The actress known for Mean Girls and recently starred in Dear John appeared with a zebra print clutch, as seen under the link, designed entirely out of rhinestones. The clutch, by Judith Leiber, appears almost like a jeweled case instead of a clutch and the design of white and black studded crystal is described as a “sunburst.” As both jungle animal prints and crystal – or rhinestone – studs are two popular trends currently, this handbag combines them both without over doing it and does not become tacky.

We’ve seen other celebrities with jeweled clutches on here. In fact, clutches, more so than large handbags, appear to be embellished more often by rhinestones or crystals. A few weeks ago, we saw Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet both with jeweled clutches. Winslet’s had larger crystals, while Watts’ simply had a metallic sheen on a jewel-toned body.

Such purses often retail for thousands of dollars. In the case of Seyfried’s clutch, the value is almost $3,000, which can be expected for a bag of small crystals meticulously put together. If you’re looking for a similar pattern combining these two styles, Best Handbag Wholesale has various affordable options. One is a zebra-patterned wallet with a metallic sheen which, at a distance, has the same crystal-like quality as the more expensive clutch, and many other clutches or wallets that combine a zebra pattern with rhinestones. For the latter wallet, this design consists of a basic zebra pattern with rhinestones along the edges. As Best Handbag Wholesale specializes in western-inspired fashion, this particular wallet style includes a rhinestone-embellished cross at the center. Either design gives you the combination of these two trends.