aviator shades

Teardrop-shaped eyewear

Aviator shades are sunglasses with large, teardrop-shaped lenses and thin metal frames, originally designed for pilots to protect against glare at high altitudes.

The style became iconic through military use and 1970s fashion: He showed up in mirrored aviator shades like a cop from a movie.

Also called aviators.

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vintage fashion · frame · protective eyewear · cool · sky · cockpit · polarized lenses · mirrored lenses · iconic designs · retro style · lens · Ray-Ban · gold frames · reflection · metal · silver · glare · mirror

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Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G