July 23, 2013 |
These Prada sunglasses are not recommended for wearing post surgery. Trust us. We recently under went a minor cosmetic procedure ourselves. A little eye lift. Removal of our excess eyelid skin – it was beginning to drop in a rather unsightly fashion. And a gentle brow lift, to open up our face. Obviously, the procedure is a little harsh on the face. There are stitches. Puffiness and swelling. Crusty eyes. The grand reveal of this youthful rejuvenation cannot be unleashed on the world until the wounds have fully healed. About three months after the first incision. Therefore, a way must be found to conceal the temporary deformity that is the top half of your face. So, when we came to post surgery we started to think about how best to shield our visage from the world. And predictably we did what all people who consider themselves to have reached the height of male chic do, and headed to Style.com to look at Prada. Which is where we found the sunglasses. Eureka, we cried. We have found the holy grail of eye-concealing apparatus. Prada sunglasses! Why we even had to look through Style.com is still a mystery to us. Of course Prada is the answer. Prada is always the answer. We can be a bit slow sometimes. And these would appear to be perfect. They are big. Which, as far as we are concerned, is a benefit. The more of your face they cover the better. Especially now that it is three times its original size. They are what we will term a rhombus shape. Such an outline is both interesting and new. There are only so many things that can be done with sunglasses that are both interesting and new before they veer off into camp, Elton John territory. Clearly Prada have no trouble maintaining this fine balance between cool and pastiche. People will not mock you when you wear these. Make snide comments behind your back. Instead they will throw admiring glances your way and coo with awe. The top of the frame is the same width as the arms. It is thick and conceals brows behind it. Perfect for hiding the scars from your brow lift. The thickness of the frame tapers slightly towards the bottom of the lenses and drops off. There is no frame at the bottom of the frame. Which is where the problem of Prada as a post-surgery solution arises. Our under-eye swelling is visible to all. There is no masking of the scars. Which leads us to conclude that while Prada do not make sunglasses for those who decide to undergo the knife, they do so with good reason. Surgery is not cool. It is painful and leads to facial deformation for at least a quarter of the year after it has taken place. Prada are cool and does not lead to deformity but greatness. People who wear Prada are great. And have faces that are not swollen. If we were to turn back the hands of time, we would choose not to have surgery on our face. We would instead choose to spend the money on Prada sunglasses. They not only hide our sagging lids but also make us look cool. Great.
by Natalie Dembinska
