The first country that pops into mind when you think about crazy and unusual eyewear must be france...if it wasant for for bold eyewear designers such as Alain Mikli,Robert La Roche,Michelle Lamy,Pierre Marly and others it may have taken much longer for others to break their boundries..Here are a few examples of some of their work-all available at http://www.rarevintagesunglasses.com/