Bausch & Lomb, a U.S. eyeglass manufacturer, introduced the
Ray-Ban sunglasses brand in the late 1930s. One of their designers invented the
Wayfarer with all-plastic frames in the early 1950s. Soon, the Wayfarer
became the first sunglasses variety to meld style and functionality. All
sunglasses do the same thing, but the Wayfarer made choosing shades a
declaration of fashion consciousness. Bausch & Lomb sold the Ray-Ban
brand to Italian eyewear manufacturer Luxottica in 1989. Since then, Ray-Ban
has tweaked and reshaped the Wayfarer to suit modern tastes, but Ray-Ban hasn’t
changed the Wayfarer’s essential fashion mission.
The Wayfarer is essentially the standard
plastic-framed sunglass shape. It has a horizontal bar that rests at the top of
the nose, with rounded lens frames. The top corners of the frame fronts jut out
a bit. They’re mostly flat in the front and do not curve to the contours of the
face. If you’ve seen the 1980s classic
films “Risky Business” or “The Blues Brothers,” you’ve seen Wayfarers.
Edwards Eye Care is an authorized dealer for
Ray-Ban. Stop in our office and check
out The Wayfarer and other styles we carry.
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