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Sat 03 Mar 2007Opening Linesvintage shades:A cache of vintage sunglasses from Dior, Fendi and YSL from the 1950s and 1960s found in a Paris flea market are on sale at No 6 in Castle Market.Helen McAlinden came across the shades on a scouting trip with her assistant over a year ago and with the new shop in mind, promptly bought a couple of hundred pairs. She was told that the glasses, along with scarves and other accessories, had been found in a disused city warehouse. With the current vogue for oversize shades, some look exactly like the kind that Jackie O wore for 30 years (she said that she loved wearing them because she could watch people surreptitiously), while others have perspex or finely wrought steel frames. Only a few left, at €220 or €240. Vintage hunters will love them. Deirdre McQuillan