| Ray Ban sunglasses have been around since 1937, | | | | fashionable sunglasses that fit. The junior styles come |
| when the Aviator style was developed by Bausch | | | | with standard gunmetal frames, and your choice of |
| & Lomb for the U.S. Army Air Corps. Designed | | | | classic dark green or violet lenses. One of the junior |
| to be not only functional, but stylish, Ray Bans have | | | | styles even features pink frames with pink lenses! |
| never gone out of style and probably never will. | | | | Nearly as famous as its aviator sibling style, the Ray |
| The list of actors who have worn classic Ray Ban | | | | Ban Wayfarer was introduced in 1952 and became |
| Wayfarers or Aviators in movie roles is practically | | | | wildly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. President John |
| endless. Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, | | | | F. Kennedy wore a pair of Ray Ban Wayfarer II |
| Tom Cruise in Risky Business, Dan Ackroyd and John | | | | L1725s with mock tortoiseshell frames. Though the |
| Belushi in The Blues Brothers, and Will Smith in Men in | | | | L1725 and the classic Wayfarer 2140 were not as |
| Black are just a few. Other famous faces caught | | | | popular during the 1970s, they came roaring back to |
| wearing Ray Bans include Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, | | | | prominence when Tom Cruise wore them in the hit |
| and Andy Warhol. President Barack Obama has been | | | | movie Risky Business in 1983. The iconic Wayfarer |
| seen sporting Ray Bans, too. | | | | design is thought by some to be the best selling |
| The Aviator style is practically synonymous with the | | | | design in sunglasses ever. |
| name Ray Ban, and the style has evolved into many | | | | In 1999, the Italian design and manufacturing group |
| subcategories. The Shooter design's nose piece is | | | | Luxottica bought Ray Ban and has remained |
| famous for its "cigarette holder" center circle. The | | | | committed to the classic styles that make Ray Ban |
| classic Aviator style is now available with rims of gold, | | | | sunglasses so beloved around the world. Luxottica |
| black, or silver. There are even junior sized aviators, | | | | has also taken Ray Bans in a more fashion-forward |
| loved by kids, and perhaps even more loved by | | | | direction with new styles and colors. There's no |
| adults with small faces who have a hard time finding | | | | doubt about it. |