Classic Sunglasses and the Icons Who Wore Them

Sunglasses are a part of your essential wardrobe. They are as much a style-enhancing accessory as a means to protect your eyes from harmful sunlight. Just like with clothing, the simple and classic often looks the best when it comes to sunglasses. Let the color of the frames harmonize with the color of your shoes and belt. Which frames suit you is largely based on what you personally find attractive. Glasses you love to wear will look good on you.

The harmony between the shape of the frames and your face shape is another relationship that has historically been used to determine which frames suit you. A more angular face silhouette is said to be balanced by frames with rounder shapes, while a round face silhouette is supposed to work better with more angular frames. If you have an oval face, you can wear any frame you like. Following the initial reasoning about harmony between the frame and personality, we present here three wearers of sunglasses at different stages of icon status.

Ryan Gosling - Persol 0714

Persol 0714 has been seen worn by numerous icons throughout history, but we have chosen to highlight the Canadian acting phenomenon Ryan Gosling. With dramatically different roles such as Noah Calhoun in the profound The Notebook to the nameless stuntman and driver in Drive, whose personality undergoes a violent transformation, he stands in many ways in a class of his own. The Persol 0714 is foldable, and the incorporation of metal hinges in this mechanism is a work of art to appreciate on the frames. In summary, a glasses model that exudes both personality and Italian style sensibility. The model is also closely associated with Steve McQueen and The Thomas Crown Affair, but there wasn’t room on the internet to mention it again, longer than this sentence.

Sean Penn - Ray Ban Aviator

Sean Penn embodies a rugged, quiet masculinity whose absolute greatness may well have passed its expiration date. Yet, we cannot help but marvel at his brilliant performances in classic films such as Dead Man Walking, Mystic River, The Tree of Life, Milk, The Thin Red Line, and I Am Sam. Ray-Ban’s Aviator sunglasses, since their introduction to the U.S. Air Force in 1937, have become synonymous with numerous great personalities in both the film and music industries. Sunglasses that exude both history and heavy style consciousness. The Ray-Ban Aviator has a charisma that is almost exclusively achieved through objects primarily designed for high-performance function, and thus becomes stripped down to beautiful simplicity.

Bob Dylan - Ray Ban Wayfarer

It is nearly impossible to write about sunglasses without mentioning Ray Ban's Wayfarer. In the same way, Wayfarers are synonymous with the legendary Bob Dylan. Both Wayfarers and Bob Dylan embody the element of a deep personality with integrity and attitude. A timeless statement both in style and character. Of course, the frame looks best on you if it truly harmonizes with your own ambition and aura. They are always well worth a try.