As its name reflects, Aviators sunglasses (also known as pilot shades) have won ever the greatest success among various sunglasses since first created by Ray Ban in 1936. Though Aviators sunglasses began to been sold to the public only one year after its creation, they were not popular in the early stage.

Before Aviators sunglasses were widely used among Air Force Aviators, smoked-lens flying goggles were the only glasses available in the Army and Navy. They were replaced by Aviators sunglasses in 1941. Aviators sunglasses are always equipped with big reflective lens that have two or three times the area of the eye socket and always bulge out slightly. These features of Aviators sunglasses provide the Aviators the most possible protection from sun rays in any angle. During the World War II, when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the Philippines beach with a pair of Aviators sunglasses, the non-flying civilian population began to like them. After more than one decade’s development, Aviators sunglasses became popular among the ordinary people in the 1960s. Thereafter, they reach a summit in the 1980s when more and more celebrities join in the group. They even wore Aviators sunglasses in films which undoubtedly promote a further prevailing. Notable wearers of Aviators sunglasses include Val Kilmer, Tom Cruise, John Lennon and Zac Efon etc…

Originally designed for function, Aviators sunglasses have become the most popular for fashion.

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