Do you know how aviators came into being? A small company called Ray-Ban had begun producing anti-glare sunglasses for the pilots of the World War II around 1936. Since then, Aviators became one of the first commercially affluent sunglasses. Protective eyewear has been worn by people since centuries and through ages, the abundance of styles and frames for the sunglasses.
Apparently, researchers have come up with a new important conclusion that not wearing sunglasses may lead to significant damage to the eyes from the deleterious effects of the sun rays; the cloudy days are no exceptions as the rays are still harmful enough to create a lasting damage to the eyes. The best solution is to protect your eyes with UV protection and what best than a pair of sunnies.
This International Sunglasses Day reminds yourself that sunglasses are not just for fashion but to alleviate your eyes from the harmful UV rays too. This absolute fashion and health necessity come in just about every style, shape, colour, trend and exquisite shades imaginable.
Sunglasses are the cult accessories and give a trendy flair to your overall look. Celebrities are always spotted with sunglasses on their holidays, casual outings, promotions or even their red carpet appearances (hail Rihanna) and soon these become our salient trend-to-be-followed. Be it Sir Elton John (owning at least 25,000 pairs of glasses), Lady Gaga, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Bono, Anna Wintour or Jennifer Lopez, it’s hard to find them without their eye-buddies. Men or women! Here are some different iterations of the trend broken down for you so go ahead and upgrade your eyewear wardrobe.
Aviator sunglasses
With a dark metal frame and smoke lenses, aviators have a distinct teardrop shape to prevent the sunrays from all the sides. This simple go-to classic style is for your eccentric soul.
Cat-eye sunglasses
Snag this style popularised by the ‘50s stars Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn which is still a fashion rage. You get to class, elegance and versatility with this feline-inspired pair.
Skinny sunglasses
Every fashion-forward celebrity has appeared with these upswept silhouettes. These small frames are an ideal pick for casual looks or your party accessory and make you look fashion savvy.
Browline sunglasses
Thick top frame running along the brows with the thin rim at the bottom half of the lens gives a clear retro feel. A mix of retro style and hippie culture these have a peculiar and a futuristic look to it. The new editions are the Brow Bar sunglasses.
Sports sunglasses
The thin, sleek lenses tapering at the temples are an excellent choice for the sports and adventure seekers. These sunglasses enhance your visibility and prevent any obstruction while you are on your go.
Wayfarer sunglasses
These timeless popular glasses have a thick rim of black colour to match the colour of the dark lens and trapezoidal shape. The most flattering and versatile sunglasses of all time fit any face of any shape with ease.
Round mirror lens sunglasses
The reflective optical coating on the outside of the lens helps decrease the amount of light entering the lens and are a great fashion choice. The round shape is the perfect shape for these mirrors which give a space-age vibe.
The list goes on, step into a sunglasses’ store and check out for yourself as this abundance of varieties of goggles narrows down to different shapes, colours, material and sizes. One will find metallic clips, square frame, half frame, wireframe, wooden frame, embellished frame, double bridge, semi-transparent lens and horn-rims. Not just the notoriously unforgiving shapes and patterns these come with a pop of colour too like white, pink, orange, red, yellow, black, nude and many multicoloured lenses.
These glasses definitely add up an element of fun to our overall look without going overboard. Get into the eyewear trend and solidify your signature style.
