As a form of protective eyewear, sunglasses were firstly created to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from hurting people’s eyes. Modern-type sunglasses came to be available in around the early 1930s. After so many years of development, sunglasses as a whole have extended its personalities that they are not limited to be protective devices. The most important and noticeable dimension of expansion is the purpose for fashion. All ambitious sunwear manufacturers have made much effort to design attractive styles which will help them draw more revenue. Ray Ban is a representative brand that it has produced some classic models in the sunwear industry. Some styles designed by this historic brand have set examples and trends for certain periods. Aviator sunglasses are probably the most significant model owned by Bay Ban.

In general, Aviator sunwear features dark, often reflective lenses and has an area two or three times the area of the eye socket. Ray Ban typically uses metal frames with either paddle or wire temples which hook behind the ears. This is aimed to cover a maximum portion of the eyes possible, protecting them from any bundle of sunlight. Aviator sunglasses were so named because of their oblique teardrop shape which matched those of the smoked-lens flying goggles sold at that time by Ray Ban to the Arm and Navy. This explains why aviator glasses are sometimes called pilot shades or stunner shades. In any way, they stand for a classic sunglass style in the industry. Nowadays, it is impossible to count how many celebrities who use aviator spectacles on a regular basis. But they first became a well-known style when General MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines with a pair of aviator glasses on his face.

The classic style of aviator sunglasses is now resembled by some other sunwear brands, like Scheyden, Serengeti, Prada, Tom Ford and Carrera. So do not feel surprised when you find that these manufacturers are selling aviator style sunwear. Those sunglasses designed and produced by other brands are actually variations of the original style. Some use thick, plastic temples while some others take use of other lens colors.

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