Discover Ray-Ban® history!
2017-01-13
Glasses on all fronts!
General MacArthur, Audrey Hepburn, The Blues Brothers, Tom Cruise and Will Smith. The story of Ray-Ban® glasses is about how to make famous people famous and how cult movies create fashion. Let's take the first on the edge of blues or rock music.
Let's take the first American hero of a cult movie on the verge. Or the first police officer from the highway patrol on the verge of a movie. What do they all have in common? Almost every one of them wears a Ray-Ban® model of glasses. In 1937, the first model of Ray-Ban® sunglasses was developed especially for Air Force pilots. These frames were named "Anti Glare" and we know them today as Aviator.At the beginning of the 1950s the second most famous model of glasses - Wayfarer - was created, which is said to be the best-selling model of glasses in history. Ray-Ban® owes its success and popularity to its cooperation with the world of cinema and show business. The glasses of this brand have appeared in the most famous and cult films of the 20th century, starting with Breakfast at Tiffany's, through Easy Rider, Blues Brothers, Top Gun or Las Vegas Parano, Avatar and Furious Dogs. The Ray-Ban® also stands for timelessness, authenticity, legendary style, courage and unique technology. These fundamental brand values have made Ray-Ban® the most popular eyewear brand in the world today! Ray-Ban® is the glasses for those who always have eyes open to the world.