What are your sunglasses of choice?

Edward Reed · Jan 12, 2020

I have three 1930s wire Willson Sunglasses. Thomas A. Willson & Co. opened the first factory in the world to manufacture optical glass for lenses and reading glasses in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1871. In 1929 the company became Willson Goggles, Inc., and by World War II, was helping the war effort by making aviator goggles and high altitude oxygen masks for pilots. In 1936, the company changed its name to Willson Products, Inc. and began to produce fashionable sunglasses. Since they do not have nose pads they become a bit uncomfortable to wear after an hour or so and leave a nice indentation across the bridge of the nose. so fashionable!

Superfluous · Jan 20, 2020

Saturday: Mr. Leights Coopers S (left)
Sunday: Jacques Marie Mage Jax (right)

Edward · Jan 20, 2020

Superfluous said:
Saturday: Mr. Leights Coopers S (left)
Sunday: Jacques Marie Mage Jax (right)

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The ones on the right look very much like one of my pairs of new spectacles (though mine are transition lenses rather than permanent sunglasses).

Downunder G Man · Jan 21, 2020

1970's Baush & Lomb Ray Ban Balorama in "Cerise" ( OK Pink , I get that !) But I likes 'em !
Stormy summers day down the west Coast Highway. Photo used in other posts already ( sorry !). Sitting squinty after setting up the shot !

Seb Lucas · Jan 21, 2020

Monitor said:
I don't wear sunglasses but I'd love to have the Terminator 2 Persol shades.

I don't think hipsters exist anymore. Hipster thing, whatever it even used to be in the first place, died out. Clothes we talk about here went mainstream long ago. I don't think you can be a hipster, even if you tried.

Hmmm. Maybe but given there is virtually no real mainstream to belong to anymore, just increasing levels of social stratification, little subcultures can evolve and grow quite large, with inevitable crossovers and detours. I know quite a few bartenders and 30 year-old wannabe musicians who sneer at what they think is mainstream culture and consider themselves ironic, non-conformist and authentic and, yes, they wear that lumbersexual uniform. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Downunder G Man · Jan 22, 2020

Bausch & Lomb ray Ban Balormas again today folks. Red (dark) frames from the early 80's/late 70's
7 barrel hinges from that era. "manipulated" by an optical fitter to my personal scone shape ( head!).
Stay on my face on the Harley which was the plan. Several of my Balorama pairs in the rotation are so modded.
I first had that done in LA at Venice beach in 1993 , heated and shaped to my face/skull.
Photo also used in the "What jacket..." thread.

bn1966 · Jan 22, 2020

Get all mine 'tuned' to my bonce by a local Optician whose a wizard at heating and bending the old plastics

bluesforchallah · Jan 29, 2020

Warby Parker:

Seb Lucas · Jan 29, 2020

Make up your mind Mr Blues - are you Bob Dylan, Jack Nicholson or Tom Waits?

Eva Granch · Jan 30, 2020

Last my purchase is the Ray-Ban Cockpit Aviators, and I love them. I have a small-ish face, and the lenses are a little smaller than standard Ray-Ban aviators. I bought them online after I tried on one of my friend's same aviator sunglasses

My favorite is this [pair] of Persols in the Tobacco - Polar Brown color combo for almost two years now and I love them. They're pricey, but well made and of sturdy construction. While sleek, they don't feel like they're going to break. I also think that they're a pretty classic style that I'll be able to wear for a long time

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Colin G · Jan 30, 2020

I just bought these Vuarnets and will give them a whirl. Normally I am a Persol fanboy.

Worf · Jan 30, 2020

I've a BIG haid... There's a company called "Fatheadz" eyewear. I've got 3 pair of "Don's" sunglasses, two black one brown. That's all that fits.

Worf

RockSolid · Jan 31, 2020

Ray ban aviator all the way
I own 4 pairs

Downunder G Man · Apr 19, 2020

Today's sunglass offering , down the West Coast , Indian Ocean on a blustery pre-winter day.
These are (vintage) Persol , very high quality manufacture, NOT the Terminator 2 model but very close (same series)
Steel 5 barrel hinges and very good non polarised lenses.
Jacket my Aero steerhide blue label ex-Alex Lutov of St Petersburg Russia a whiles back.
These sunglasses are "no good" on the Harley , let too much wind in. They are not "wrap" enough.
Cool in the car tho' haha..

Downunder G Man · Apr 21, 2020

Persol again today. Vintage 2590 S. Again not the same as the "Terminator 2" but very similar.
Top quality manufacture , 5 barrel steel hinges typical of the era.

MrProper · Apr 23, 2020

Downunder G Man · Apr 24, 2020

Vintage Bausch & Lomb Ray Ban Balorama in Tortoiseshell today. 5 barell hinges from the mid 80's
B&L RAY- BAN USA L2872 OPAS

Downunder G Man · Apr 30, 2020

Today vintage early 80's Bausch & Lomb Black Ray-Ban Balorama L2870 WOAO
5 barrel hinges by this age. Very robust. I have multiple pairs just like this , including brand NOS.
It was a cool 6C start today , with a cold east wind from the desert. (Just 3 weeks ago we had 37C.)

Downunder G Man · May 2, 2020

Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Balorma again ( but a different pair). Specially "manipulated"

for my scone to stay on while not wearing a motorcycle helmet. ( I do wear one most of the time to keep the sun off my sorry head !)
Snap from our morning coffee stop today on our run north. 10 bodies allowed to "congregate" today so we did !

Downunder G Man · May 9, 2020

1970's vintage B&L Ray Ban Balorama today in 2 tone Black/Red. 7 barrel hinges in these. Specially manipulated again.
On our Saturday AM motorcycle run south of Perth to Fremantle port city.

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