Why sunglasses are cool

Your tastes may vary. Expect colours to explode, dull tones to be neutralized, and a dramatic increase in vision comfort. Polarization is included to further reduce glare. Lens and frame colour options are numerous for fine-tuning these to your exact tastes. Consider the Gauge 8M with the Prizm Tungsten Polarized lens for a classic look and drastically-enhanced colour, contrast and comfort at the wheel. This set of Duco shades includes a wrap-around lens design for maximum coverage, rubber nose grips for comfort, thin and high-mounted arms for optimal visibility, and a polarized lens.

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Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Main Menu Search driving. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Fans of these felt their shades made a counter-culture statement about not following the masses. Brown says the '80s took that glam-rock look and raised the bar with angular and asymmetric designs, like the ones Alain Mikli debuted in the film Overboard.

The palette was full of primary colors: bright red, white, yellow, and blue. Once again, the styles were viewed as a way to catch people's eyes and stand out from a crowd. The wayfarer remained trendy — especially after Tom Cruise's Risky Business premiered in , and Americans wanted to emulate the young actor. With new technology, like computers and the Internet, in the '90s, alien-like frames took on even more dominance.

Remember Oakley's? This was their major moment, and it continued well into the early s, according to Brown. Simultaneously, slender frames rose in popularity.

Brown attributes the nostalgic style wave to a negative response to those new technologies: Forgoing new-age plastic materials and going back to tiny, metallic wire frames was a way to go against the grain of progress.

Nowadays, says Brown, it's all about riffing off what's come before. For that reason no one shape or color has dominance, even if it does seem like those narrow, rectangular shades are everywhere. If you're running out for coffee, and you just want something simple and classic, grab your black wayfarers. United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Related Story. Shop Aviators Original Aviators. Ray-Ban nordstrom. Framed Pilot Glasses. Quay Australia nordstrom.

Angular Aviators. Prive Riveaux nordstrom. And now, Science of Us attempts to unravel the answers to a summertime question of monumental importance: Why does nearly everyone instantly look more attractive with sunglasses on? Because they really do make your misshapen face look better. The dark lenses cover up any asymmetrical oddities around your eyes, and research on facial attractiveness shows a clear link between symmetry and our perception of beauty.

As an added bonus, Brown pointed out, sunglasses provide a kind of scaffolding effect, imposing the appearance of an external, extra-chiseled bone structure on top of your relatively softer-featured face. Because mystery.