Vintage Sunwear Inspirations

What goes around comes around, right?  Fashion has been recycling inspirations since the dawn of the fashion industry, and the same hold trues for eyewear trends.  Here's a look at new and old sunwear in one of this summer's hottest trends: Summer Stripes.

• Stripes have become a summer staple, and this year has been no exception.  In addition to traditional nautical (Banana Republic below), we are seeing a lot of tropical color combinations (Marc Jacobs below):

Banana Republic

Marc Jacobs with a tropical twist on stripes

Vintage Stripes:

• It's hard to believe that the cover shoot below is circa 1954!  Those cat-eye sunglasses in bold patterned stripes are a stylist must-have for summer 2011.

Sunwear Stripes 2011: 

• Bold nautical stripes are still all the rage:

Dolce and Gabbana

• Gucci also offers a more subdued tortoise stripe that will transition well even into fall

• And don't forget you can always buy vintage on sites like Etsy, where I found the great striped sunglasses below!