The iconic cinema and famous sun lenses that you can use (and you must)
Style Icons from Tom Cruise's classics at Risky Business to Steve McQueen's favorite lenses, these classics never fail.
By Paloma González
Sun lenses have never been just to protect you from the sun, it is an attitude, a protective shield that tells the world that you don't care about anything and that you are too cool to bother you with what is happening around you.They give an air of mystery and sophistication who uses them and, strangely, has the power to make them more attractive without too much effort.
When it comes to sun lenses (and there are good pairs for reasonable prices), each pair and style has a different meaning and attitude, some are intimidating (such as neo in Matrix), others say you are ready for a good party(like those of Ferris Bueller's Day OFF) or that you are the most sophisticated in the place (such as McQueen in Thomas Crown Affair), they can be relaxed, extravagant or even aggressive (such as lenses with red crystals of Brad Pitt in Fight Club), and the cinema has transformed them into key accessories to show a little more of the personality of the characters, which in turn prove that a good pair of sun lenses can be completethe eyes so that the sun does not irritate it).
As a child, a couple of sun lenses could make you invisible (as demonstrated in the movie Martian Child by John Cusack, which you must see with a kit to survive crying), of adolescent made you irresistible for high school girls and, ofadult, they are a basic accessory that can become a thousand different people.
The key to get a good pair of lenses is to take into account the shape of your face, the look you want to achieve and the style you are looking for, and for that Hollywood has iconic options that became famous thanks to the movies and todayThey are classics that do not go out of style.The best part is that, being classics, these are lenses that you can use for the rest of your life, so more than an expense is an investment.
You already know the most iconic tennis of cinema, now it is the turn of the famous sun lenses of the movies you need in your life:
Ray-Ban Wayfarer
Movie: Risky Business
There is no more iconic scene than Tom Cruise dancing in panties in the room of his house to celebrate that they left him alone and can do what he wants, and that does it with one of the most classic lens models that exist,The thick black paste Wayfarer that were also used by the Blues Brother and Leonardo DiCaprio (Wolf of Wall Street) in the cinema.The Wayfarer are one of those lenses that look good for almost everyone and continue to work today.Now you can find them in different materials and colors, but the classic black never fails.
Persol 714
Movie: The Thomas Crown Affair
Steve McQueen was known as The King of Cool and that is due to his impeccable style that was always sophisticated and relaxed.One of the most famous characters of the actor is Thomas Crown, a millionaire turned into an art thief who wears clothes so that others see him with authority and do not suspect anything.His favorite accessory were classic Persol that complemented their costumes perfectly and that today are a good way to add a retro and timeless touch.McQueen was a staff collector and the pair he chose for this film is legendary.
Cartier Aviator Vintage
Film: The Color of Money
In addition to McQueen, Paul Newman is one of the great cinema legends that are also unsurpassed style icons.Newman has a lot.
Jean-Paul Gaultier 58-00072
Film: Leon: The Professional
Jean Reno's salary murderer has been a great (unexpected) influence for the male style, and basically predicted what everyone would be using 20 years later (a beanie and a light gabardine), but one of the most iconic elements ofHis look are his round lenses, similar to the famous John Lennon lenses.Jean-Paul Gaultier's original pair was already discontinued, but many other brands have their own versions that you can buy.This lens form is not for everyone, it looks better on square and heart -shaped faces.
Vuarnet 03
Movie: The Big Lebowski
The doubt was not exactly the best dress, go, you spend the whole movie in pajamas, but its lenses are another theme.The legendary character of the Coen brothers prefers a French model designed in the 60s that are perfect for when you went out and want to hide the dark circles the next morning, but also to add a retro touch, although you need to have a wider face so thatwork.
Ray-Ban ClubMaster
Film: Reservoir Dogs / Ferris Bueller's Day Off
If they are good for Tarantino and for Ferris, they are good for everyone.The clubmaster (used by MR.Orange) were a basic style element in the 50s and today they are classic, in addition to having a versatile and easy -to -use way.These lenses, as Tarantino shows, are a good complement to a black suit, but also for more casual looks such as Ferris and his friends.
Selima Optique Money 2
Movie: Drive
Ryan Gosling's jacket is not the only thing you should take from this movie, Driver also has a very good pair of retro design lenses inspired by the 70s.This torque is simple (although not bored) and Gosling already showed that they can raise a basic jeans look and bomber jacket.
Oliver Peoples 523
Film: Fight Club
Someone like Tyler Durden, with a huge personality and the best sick pack of cinema, is not going to wear boring or simple lenses, he needs something more striking and for that he chose a couple in bright red that make a contrast with the storyViolent movie.These lenses are a reflection of Tyler's explosive and wild personality, and should only be used when you want to make a "statement".
Vintage Tart Arnel / Moscot
Movie: North By Nothwest
Cary Grant is undoubtedly one of the characters best dressed in cinema in this Alfred Hitchcock classic in which he plays a New York publicist, with a modern, sophisticated and relaxed style, which is confused with a government agent, and everythingIt could have been the fault of his incredible lenses.In this case there is a debate, some believe that it is a couple of Tart Arnel, while others believe that it is a couple of Moscot.The brand in the end does not matter, Oliver Peoples also has a tribute model to this torque, the important thing is that it is a couple that work with almost all forms of face and their color makes them perfect to combine with gray costumes or pole shirts.
Thierry Lasry Bowery
Film: The Man from Uncle
Finally, this film has the best cinema dresses their looks are worthy of being imitated, from those costumes to the thierry lenses Lasry Bowery of Henry Cavill with design of the 60s that gave it that retro and strangely modern touchTo his character.This is a style of lens that has not stopped being popular.