Palin's eyeglasses fueling "designer-eyeglasses frenzy,"

In continuing coverage from previous editions of First Look, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/10, Uebelherr) reported that the eyeglasses worn by Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) "are making a serious fashion statement." According to Trendhunter.com, "a website that ferrets out the latest crazes across the globe," Gov. Palin's "frames have fueled a 'designer-eyeglasses frenzy.'" And, "Marie Claire magazine declared the specs, by Japanese designer Kazuo Kawasaki, 'a style hit.'" The Kawasaki 704 titanium frames alone are priced at $375, but "by the time the glasses are ordered and finished, the tab can reach $700 to $1,000," opticians say.