Glam Goggles

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The Tom Ford empire has reached new levels of absurdity—witness this pair of $300 tanning goggles, up for grabs at Parisian concept store Colette Says a blurb on the shop's website: "Hearing his friends complain of the lack of esthetism of the traditional anti-UV glasses, Tom Ford has the idea to create new models up to theirs [sic] expectations." Because every situation involving foam flip-flops and the smell of stale Hawaiian Tropic calls for tortoiseshell accessories. [Men.Style.com]