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The Swing Sunglasses Collection by Prada are super cute. I love the extreme cat eye shape.

The new capsule collection of sunglasses features sophisticated silhouettes, designed to match the sensual aesthetics and modern femininity of the Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. The new Swing Sunglasses are the creative expression of feminine notes and bold chords, combining vaguely 1950s shapes with the simple lines of Prada’s 1990s fashions.

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To celebrate the launch of the line, Prada is asking comic book illustrators all over the world to create a heroine who wears the Prada Swing sunglasses. There are no other constraints other than the sunglasses. The winner will be come the lead character in a Prada publication.

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“Swing” in jazz jargon, means the passage from one chord to another. If this sound could be designed, it would have the flowing and lithe lines of the new Prada eyewear collection. This desire to make sound visual has led to the idea of beginning a new collaboration with comic book illustrators from around the world. Prada, which is famous for its multiple collaborations with international architects, designers, directors and photographers, will this time launch a “Manga Contest”. Participants will include the best-known comic book-design schools along with independent illustrators. This will be an actual contest in which participants will be asked to design a fantasy heroine. The only constraint is that the woman must wear Prada Swing sunglasses in the comic strip. The objective is to animate Prada Swing sunglasses whilst, above all, exploring the possibilities of how different creative worlds can intermingle without any set rules (such as those of fashion and comic book design). The contest will be open to submissions from the evening of July 14 to August 31. The winner’s heroines will become the protagonists of a Prada publication. All the information will be available on Prada.com

Check out the Prada site for all the details. You have until August 31, 2010.