Are Ray Bans still cool?

[BensMom]

I think so - but I am not much for changing something that works. I have been without good sunglasses for about 10 years - just living with the terrible ten dollar ones.
My last Ray Bans lasted for about eight years, and I loved them.
Maybe santa can bring me wayfarers.
What do you say?
What do put on your peepers?

[Capn Sunshine]

1. I love them

don't care if they're cool
I'm an aviator guy

[fishnfla]

2. Yes

the bold colors are making a comeback

[BensMom]

6. Nice!

How sturdy are those frames - and are the lenses glass?

[Capn Sunshine]

8. The frames are great, but sturdy? I dunno.

and the lenses are optic grade glass

[Captain Hilts]

11. Not as sturdy as they used to be, but still better than most. nt

[pokerfan]

3. I don't know about cool

but they're the best. I've used them for motorcycling for years. Neutral density grey lenses that aren't too dark.

[BensMom]

7. Rising the cool factor!

Bet Cool Hand Luke wished he had Ray Bans!

[poiuytsister]

4. Absolutely!

I have 2 pair of sunglasses -- both Ray Bans. I have 1 pair of Wayfarers and the other are aviators. Both prescription. I have a third pair of RB as my regular glasses. They are CLASSICS and worth the $$

[MrScorpio]

5. I'd like a pair of Wayfarers right now

[BensMom]

13. Mr. Scorpio

They must not be at the top of your list or you'd have them.
The Wayfarers are getting way up to the top of my list.

[baldguy]

9. I got a pair - so, pro'bly not.

[Captain Hilts]

12. Both Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush wore 'em. nt

[baldguy]

15. Well, there ya go.

[BensMom]

19. Hillary...Hmmm

Bet they were Bill's.
Ray Bans go good with a sax.

[Captain Hilts]

10. I don't care. They're really dark and they are sturdily built. nt

[flvegan]

14. I love my Oakley Half Jackets

But I bought mine for durability, protection and "stayability" for when I'm mountainbiking or (yeah, someday again maybe) snowboarding. Their cool factor is just an addition. To me, any quality shades are cool, Ray Bans included.

[BensMom]

17. How about those Oakleys

Do you change the lenses?

[flvegan]

20. I don't, no.

I like having just the two variants of sight. Uncovered and familiarly covered. I think that if I ever get to hit the snow, I'd probably swap out the lenses.

[david13]

16. Groovy, man. 100% groovy. I don't know where you been. dc

The coolest. Very cool. How can I say it?

[Midlodemocrat]

18. OAKLEYS OR MAUI JIMS IS WHERE IT'S AT.

[Sultana]

21. YES!!!

Aviators, baby!!!

[Iggo]

22. Yeah, but only these ones.

[GoCubsGo]

26. I'd love a pair of those in tortoiseshell..

With darker lenses, preferably polarized. I had a similar pair made by Hobie, which I loved. I accidentally dropped them and smashed one of the temples. The model had been discontinued long before that, so no replacement part available. My heart is still broken over the incident.

[Iggo]

32. I think they have tortoise shell, but I'm not sure about darker lenses.

The lenses are a bit darker than they look right there, though.

Last I checked, they were running about $120.

[tigereye]

23. I like cheap sun glasses - you don't feel so bad when you lose them!

[Chan790]

24. Like most "classic" fashion items...

the "little black dress" or the classic-cut tuxedo for example, Ray-Ban Wayfarers never go out of style.

[Call Me Wesley]

25. More cooler than ever.

These will be my new glasses (clear glass lenses that will darken in the sun.) Not sure about the color yet.

[MorningGlow]

27. Cool or not, I still wear my Wayfarers

My dear departed uncle gave them to me about 20 years ago--all I did was say I liked them, and he took them off and handed them to me. He was that kind of a guy.

My brother's puppy got hold of them over the summer and chewed one of the thingies that goes behind the ear (the little stinker) but I still wear them, rough plastic bits sticking up and all.

[GoCubsGo]

29. You should be able to get that part replaced.

I believe it's called the "temple." Since Ray Ban still makes Wayfarers, they should still have the parts for them. Most high-end sunglasses makers do. Or, you could sand down those rough bits with some really, really fine-grained sandpaper...

[Bertha Venation]

28. I've worn Wayfarers for 25 years.

IMO they never go out of style.

[guitar man]

30. These are mine

Prescription Ray Bans, had them made up back in May of this year...love 'em :thumbsup:

[MrCoffee]

31. Hell yes.

Wayfarers are the coolest sunglasses ever.

[TommyO]

33. I've worn Ray Bans, but Maui Jim's Ho'okipa is my current sunglass of choice

http://www.mauijim.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_11601_10001_10162_-1_17621_17621_N__1__

[NewJeffCT]

34. I love mine, but I'm not the fashion plate that I was in my 20s

However, I used to buy a lot of really cheap-o sunglasses, but they'd fall apart in a matter of days or weeks... so, I decided I needed to buy a good pair for once and got a nice pair of Ray Bans and they lasted me for almost 10 years. I figured that the rate I was going through $5-$10 pairs of sunglasses, I probably saved money in the long run.

And, one cheap pair was so bad that on the second day after I bought them, I was backing my car out of the school parking lot and jerked my head around, and my sunglasses went flying out the window and were, of course, broken. That was what finally inspired me to get a good pair.

[mitchum]

35. They make the best tea shades, cat