Retro Style Sunglasses

		Retro Sunglasses If you don’t want to look like everyone else on the beach, but want to give all who see you a blast from the past, don a pair of retro sunglasses which will set you apart from the crowd.  Whether you prefer 1950’s rhinestones, the 60’s white Jackie O style, or the owl-eyed 70’s retro sunglasses, you will look great and turn heads with your unique eyewear, which will protect your eyes from the hazardous rays of the sun.

Rhinestone Glitz

Retro sunglasses do not have such a long history, because sunglasses were not commonly worn (except by movie stars escaping the paparazzi) until around the 1950’s.  However, once sunglasses were worn, they became all the rage, and an especially popular style were so-called cat eyeglasses, which, as the name suggests, were shaped like cat’s eyes and had rhinestones at the raised corners.  These glasses often came in cute colors like pink, powder blue, and white.  Greasers wore basic black sunglasses, a striking contrast to the rhinestone cat look.

Jackie O Whites

White sunglasses became popular when Jackie O wore them.  Delicate circular sunglasses with white frames and black lenses became the item in demand for fun in the sun.  White sunglasses are not easy to find, but you can find these retro sunglasses on special sites that focus on retro items, especially eyewear.  You may have to do some searching, but the effort will pay off.

Big Eyes in the 1970’s

Big glasses retro sun were the look in the 1970’s as glasses, like the cuffs of pants, just kept getting bigger.  Look for unusual tints in your retro sunglasses from the 70’s, with brown and bluish hues.  These glasses are large and round like owl eyes and cover a good portion of the face, from the temples to the cheekbone.  With these retro glasses, you will look as flamboyant and spirited as the decade that inspired this look.  You may not have to visit a retro web site to find this type of sunglasses, since the funky 70’s look has been back in style for some time now.

Web or Real Life

You can find your special style of retro sunglasses in stores or on the Web.  You may want an actual antique, or you may find a new pair of sunglasses specially designed in that style.  You may also want to visit a second-hand store to find these sunglasses and pay much less than you would in a retro boutique.