Ray-Ban was founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb after lieutenant John MacCready asked them to make a pair of sunglasses that would not only protect his eyes from the damaging effects of the sun but also look good. Today, they are the world’s best selling sunglasses.
Pilots in the United States Air Force began to wear the sunglasses and when General Douglas strode on to a beach in the Philippines in World War II wearing Ray-Ban, the sunglasses became a massive hit back home in the USA. Since then, Ray-Ban Sunglasses have been worn in hundreds of Hollywood films and remains a favorite among celebrities.
Ray-Ban is a leading brand of high quality eye-wear and combines great styling with quality and comfort. A clean cut design and high quality materials ensure that Ray-Ban sunglasses are the most popular sunglasses on the planet.
Rayban Style
The two most famous sunglasses style in the world are the Aviator and Wayfarer. They also happen to Ray-Ban.
The name of the Aviator sunglasses arose because of the oblique teardrop shape of the lens. Naval aviators found that the oversized sunglasses would help to hide the white skin under their eyes caused by wearing goggles during flying. The bar across the nose also held a cigarette in place.
The glasses are designed to cover the entire eye and to stop sunlight from reaching the eye from between the glasses and the face.
The first sunglasses design to use plastic, the Wayfarer was a radical new look. They were invested in 1952 by Raymond Stegeman for Baush and Lomb.