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Styled and developed by Ray-Ban in 1937 – Aviator Sunglasses are characterized by dark, often reflective lenses having an area two or three times the area of the eye socket, and metal frames with wire temples which hook behind the ears. The contemporary models of Aviator Sunglasses are often polarized.

Aviator Sunglasses were named so because of their oblique teardrop shape, which matched those of the smoked-lens flying goggles which Ray-Ban was then selling to the Army and Navy. These sunglasses became popular, especially with Naval aviators. The design was also popular as the bar across the bridge of the nose allowed Army and Navy members to keep a cigarette on it.

According to the company, the need arose for aviator-style sunglasses because military pilots found that sun and glare protection would be helpful to aid them during day missions and dogfights. Aviator Sunglasses became known worldwide when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines in World War II. Photographers snapped several pictures of him wearing them for newspapers, and Americans instantly fell in love with them

The popularity of Aviator Sunglasses touched sky after they became extremely popular among celebrities. The sunglasses became highly popular since the 1960s, but hit a peak largely in the 1980s following pop culture references and use by celebrities in films like Top Gun, where Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise sported them.

Some of the other notable wearers of Aviator Sunglasses include John Lennon, Travis Bickle, Slash, M. Shadows, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Madonna, Hunter S. Thompson, Irwin Sparkes, Lemmy Kilmister, Johnny Knoxville, Freddie Mercury, Roger Waters, Steven Tyler, Axl Rose, Kanye West, Jim Morrison and Shahrukh Khan.

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