Sunglasses are cool for everyone, not just celebrities

BONO wears them to protect his photo-sensitive eyes and burnish his superstar credentials. Jack Nicholson doesn’t feel like himself without them.

As for the rest of us, we wear them to stop squinting in the sun and because they make us look and feel good.

There are many reasons to wear sunglasses but one holds sway above all others – they are intricately connected to the concept of cool. They have become the standard uniform of rock stars and celebrities and by wearing them, even the most ordinary of us feel that little bit cooler.