Fashion designers, trying to promote the next seasonal novelty, often speculate with the words “timeless classic”, “never go out of style”, etc. and so on. But the aviator glasses that I'm going to talk about in today's article are definitely worthy of their status: their eye-catching 80-year-old design will be relevant until people lose their desire to look cool in summer.
What are aviator glasses
Aviator glasses (they are droplet glasses) owe their origin to American military pilots. At the beginning of the 20th century, when planes began to fly high enough in the air, pilots needed protection from the dazzling sun. Just such a model of sunglasses, which retain ultraviolet + infrared rays in the upper atmosphere, was introduced in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb under the Ray-Ban brand.
Classic aviators feature a dark metal shackle and feature large green reflective or tinted lenses. And their convex drop-shaped shape follows the anatomical shape of the eye socket of the skull and provides a tighter fit of the glass and, as a result, blocks the sun's rays well at any angle.
The glasses were so popular with military pilots that they gave them everyday life as well. And given that the profession of a pilot in America is very prestigious, many young men wanted to imitate military pilots and began to wear tear-shaped glasses, nicknamed aviators.
A little later, after the Second World War, many wartime elements were in vogue, and pilot glasses were lucky to be part of this trend. Later, the legendary glasses model fit perfectly into the era of rock and roll and continued its march around the planet. And cinema and pop culture completed the job and turned the glasses of American pilots into a bestseller and a canon of the genre.
What is worth only the grandiose rental success of Tony Scott's film "Top Gun" with Tom Cruise in the aviators in the title role 🙂 Or Sylvester Stallone in "Cobra" 🙂
3 reincarnations of Ray-Ban Aviator glasses
The current family of Ray Ban Aviators is very large. These are models with mirror / polarized lenses, with a replaceable set of lenses for self-replacement, flash lenses (iridescent mirror), titanium frames, and so on. But the aviator uniform is an eternal American value, not subject to either time or fashion trends.
In 1999, when the brand was sold to the Italian Luxottica, the company's designers put their hand to work on new interpretations of the bestseller. As a result, the world saw three new models:
2012 - chameleon lenses
A limited edition aviator collection in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Ray-Ban brand. Their highlight is Ambermatic chameleon lenses, which react not only to lighting, but also to temperature.
2012 - folding aviators
Ray-Ban Pilot Icon Folding Aviators - the designers tried to make aviators even more practical: this model can be folded.
2013 - Heavy-duty aircraft-grade thermoplastic frames
The frame of the Ray-Ban Liteforce model is made of durable thermoplastic and will not suffer in a collision with the contents of trouser pockets and even a bag.
Photos 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
Aviators in the collections of modern designers
Let's see how modern designers treat the fashionable form of glasses.
Versace Medusa Aviators
Versace Square Aviators
Tom Ford Aviators
Michael Kors Composite Fusion Aviators
Michael Kors All Acetate Aviators
Michael Kors Aviators
D&G Classic Aviators
Gucci Aviators
Carrera Champion Aviators
Persol Aviators
Prada Aviators
Who goes aviator glasses
According to the classics of the genre, aviators are best combined with a square face shape, softening the hard line of the cheekbones and chin. But these glasses would not become classic and legendary if they didn’t look good on elongated, heart-shaped, round and oval faces 🙂 Ray Ban aviators suit everyone. They are total unisex. But you need to follow the basic rule for choosing glasses: glasses should not be much wider or much narrower than the face. Fortunately, Ray Ban took care of miniature models in a thin frame.
Another advantage of aviators is that they fit perfectly with almost any style of clothing , ranging from sports style to evening wear. The main thing, again, is to correctly fit the glasses in size.
Teardrop-shaped mirrored glasses look quite “classic” with a business suit and more than relevant with any fashionable urban style set.
For the summer season, a set of shorts, a bright T-shirt and comfortable sandals will be an excellent solution. To this image, as well as possible, "droplet glasses" will fit.
Aviators will be a good addition to torn jeans, loose T-shirts or tunics. They will successfully fit into a tandem of a leather jacket and cropped trousers.
Another interesting trick can be a combination of glasses with colored glasses with clothes of similar shades.
Remember, eyeglasses are very eye-catching, so a richly detailed look paired with glasses will seem over the top.
Women's droplet glasses are very fond of celebrities. Attached photo proofs: Victoria Beckham, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Aniston, Lauren Conrad, Lindsay Lohen, Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore and Olivia Wilde.
Aviators for men. How to wear
It's also not uncommon for male celebrities to choose aviators as their everyday wear. Probably to protect your eyes from camera flashes 🙂 Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Michael Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper are excellent proof of this.
Polina Morozova, especially for shop-ultra.ru
