For reasons that are pretty mysterious to me (who among us can know the vagaries of search engines?) I’m getting tons of traffic from people searching for Wayfarer sunglasses. I don’t own a pair myself, or even a knockoff – something about their skyrocketing presence turns me off – but I have to say that they look awesome on most people.
If you’re anything like me, and start shunning a style when knock-offs start seeming ubiquitous, maybe some lesser-known – but still classic – styles are worth investigating.
The Persol 714, for example, created 1957:
Persol 714
This style was made famous in the 1961 film “Divorzio all’italiana”, directed by Pietro Germi. Steve McQueen also wore them in the movie “The Thomas Crown Affair”.
Persol Sunglasses Ad from the 1990's
