Since the biggest Hollywood stars and famous personalities made it a real trend from roughly the Sixties, sunglasses rock as some of the trendiest accessories in the world. With being a quite visible accessory, sunglasses are among the highest bought accessories in the world, with several worldwide fashion designers releasing signature collections several times a year. As in any other countries, sunglasses are extremely popular in Singapore as well, especially for the fact, that sun shines here much harder in South East Asia which makes people wanting to have not only branded but also high quality sunglasses.
In Singapore, you can find sunglasses anywhere you go. As branded sunglasses are the most counterfeited accessories in the world, in Singapore, you can get to find the newest designs for a very cheap price, of course all of these being counterfeited items. If you want to find the real deal though, you have to visit a couple of shopping malls, where you can find a great deal of international designer brands offering original sunglasses as well. Let us see where you can go to find yourself great quality sunglasses in Singapore.
In the elite malls of Singapore such as Marina Bay Sands and the elite malls of Orchard Road, such as the Paragon, the Mandarin Gallery, the ION Orchard and the new malls such as Palais Renaissance and Scotts Square, you can get to find sunglasses of all the elite brands, such as Dior, Gucci, Valentino, Chanel, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Prada. They offer high quality designs of sunglasses either at brand stores or at Optical stores such as the Optique or Optical88 that offer a great variety of both glasses and sunglasses for the customers.
The other great malls along Orchard Road, such as Wisma Atria, Somerset or Suntec also have a great variety of optical and brand stores offering great quality sunglasses. Other highly visited Optical stores in the downtown area include the following:
* Visio Optical : located at 43 Holland Drive
* The Eye Place: Located at 223 South Bridge Road
* Blue Eyes USA: Located at Ang Mo Kio Hub
* Mr. Eyewear: located at West Mall Shopping Centre
* AS Optics: located at Lucky Plaza
* Lim Kay Khee Optical House: located at 805 Hougang Central * Capitol Optical is also among the largest chain of Optical stores in Singapore, where you can find both branded sunglasses and you can have your own optical sunglasses made.
If you are looking for just any sort of sunglasses in Singapore, not minding the fact that they are counterfeited, then look around Chinatown. Visit stores at Joo Chiat Complex, Golden Mile Complex or Far East Shopping Centre, each of which being very popular for locals to visit for their incredible quantity of cheap priced goods. You can also visit Mustafa Mall, the only mall in Singapore which is open 24 hours and the visit of which equals visiting a great shopping attraction. If you visit Mustafa Mall, do it during the evening or night hours.
You can find sunglasses just everywhere in Singapore, which being a sunny country represents a non-stop need for trendy looking sunglasses. Depending on the budget and your needs, visit one of the hip stores along Orchard Road or head for an optician enlisted above. Finally, if you only need a quick choice, visit the above-mentioned complexes for a cheap range of sunglasses.