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Summary: Aviator sunglasses are one of the more trendy styles of men's sunglasses. Learn more about men's aviator sunglasses in this free video.
Stefan Czelusta is the office manager at Texas State Optical in Austin, Texas. He has worked in optics for more than nine years. Czelusta helps customers choose glasses, contacts and...read more
"The next style of men's sunglasses that we're going to discuss is the, ever popular and seemingly ageless, Aviator. For whatever reason and I'm not exactly sure, I can't really tell you what the genuine benefits are to wearing an Aviator aside from being a Tom Cruise throwback from Top Gun. I consider this to definitely be an older style or if it has different tinting maybe it's the Brad Pitt style of the ages. Just speaking on the Aviator, you have a tendency to see this double bar. Double bar means absolutely nothing. It's not giving you any more extra dexterity. The Aviator is defined by the drop of the lens in a particular area. It just kind of flares out at the bottom like this. So again, there really isn't any true benefit. This is obviously a relatively large sunglass. I know that this isn't my style but a lot of gentleman; this is preference and they come in here looking for this all the time. So, it does give you great coverage but other than that it may be the throwback style of the Top Gun sunglasses. There really isn't any difference between this style and as a matter of fact you can kind of see. You don't get any side coverage so light is going to cut in through here regardless. So, take that with a grain of salt. Again, not my favorite type of sunglasses but a lot of gentlemen prefer this just because it is something that they have worn for quite some time. That's what they're used to."
eHow Article: Aviator Men's Sunglasses