British music fans awoke this morning to learn that Michael Jackson, American pop legend and cultural icon, has died.The devastating news comes just weeks before he was due to resurrect his pop career, which stretched over 4 decades, with a series of farewell concerts at London O2 arena.
The 50 year old was taken to the [...]

You can’t miss them” it’s as if the iconic and classic Ray-Ban sunglasses are literally raining in on Paris and the epitome of French chic at this moment!
They’re featured in trendsetting Colette, front and center in just about every optical store, and worn on the most fashionable women and men on the streets of Paris. [...]

Designer Aviator Sunglasses have always been a staple fashion accessory in every person’s life. But as of late, women have become more and more interested in this accessory. And with the ever-growing rise of popularity of aviator sunglasses, most of all in young and vibrant people, women’s aviator sunglasses have become a must-have item in [...]

Although the history of the optics dates back to more than 100 years, we would like to start on in the end of the 60..s to supply you with some background information on those sunglasses we are offering you.
In the sixties, special emphasis was given to functional features and practicality of glasses above all. Individual [...]

Ray-Ban developed the square, Wayfarer with grey tinted lenses, which remains a classic choice for today. This style is making a comeback with top designers such as D&G, Versace and Prada who are offering their own updated versions. Sizes vary but one thing remains the same – square, blunted edges in a plastic frame with dark [...]

Movie poster of Risky Business featuring Tom Cruise wearing a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers. It is not uncommon to see characters in films and television of yesteryear, when their character is attempting to be flamboyantly cool, to be wearing a pair of wayfarers and a black leather jacket. The Ray-Ban Wayfarer is a design of [...]

The millitary plays a stong role in popularizing sunglasses. In the 30s, the Army air corps commissions optical firm Bausch & Lomb to produce sunglasses that would protect pilots from the dangers of high-altitude glare( after pilots complain of headaches from the sun). The drooping frame design actually serves a function-it shields the aviator’s eyes [...]