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Sunglasses that work well with a Fedora?

1911 Man

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Also not very classic, but I like these Ray Ban Highstreets
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insomniac

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A few questions:

Should the color of the shades match the hat? I have charcoal and brown (acorn or fawn depending on the site) fedoras, and was wondering if I should wear amber shades with the brown hat and black with the charcoal?

I was thinking about aviators, though I do like the 'wraparound' - not because of the style but because it blocks the sun better. Are there more classic shades that would meet this criteria?
 

T Rick

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Great lookin' shades guys!

A few questions:

Should the color of the shades match the hat? I have charcoal and brown (acorn or fawn depending on the site) fedoras, and was wondering if I should wear amber shades with the brown hat and black with the charcoal?

I was thinking about aviators, though I do like the 'wraparound' - not because of the style but because it blocks the sun better. Are there more classic shades that would meet this criteria?

I don't think it necessary. I've worn my tortoise Wayfarers (brown lens) with blue, green, tan and gray Fedoras with no issue at all. Looks great with everything IMO.
 

Edward

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Tortoiseshell were good enough for Jake Blues..... (few people notice that detail, but only Elwood wore black Wayfarers - Jake's were tortie).
 

Slim Tim

New in Town
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I wear round shade with my fedora, if only because I want to be different. ;)
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They're actually a shaded version of my regular glasses, I ordered them from the same place.
 

KyleK

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For those who appreciate great optics and have big wallets - Check out Maui Jim Cat III's for a Wayfarer inspired look. Pau Hana's look nice, too.
 

Ordinary Guy

One Too Many
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OK, Thanks to Buler, I not only checked out Wayfarers but also Persol, not to mention a few other brands but the two mentioned above gathered the bulk of my attention...

I finally decided on this one from Persol.....

Of course I had to have the Polarized Tortise colored ones .:cool:

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T Rick

Practically Family
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Fantastic look, T Rick--great combo of shades and fedora!
Thanks!



Completely agree with Chinaski--these have been my only (prescription) sunglasses and work quite well with my fedoras and my panama.
I agree completely, those are what I ended up buying (light tortoise, brown lens). But with a Beret, I have finally found the perfect situation for these Bolle sunglasses I've had for a couple if years but hardly worn.

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johnnycanuck

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Just got a new pair and decided to revive this thread.


Love my Wayfarer. First pair of prescription sunglasses back in 96 was Wayfarer and here I am 20 years later with (roughly) the same glasses. The tortoise shell at the bottom are a second pair I bought back in 96 when I wore contact lenses from time to time. The middle pair is from roughly 07 from lenscrafters. I hate those guys. You can see how banged up they are. Polarizing is just a film stuck to the actual lenz. The top ones are my new “New Wayfarer”. I ended up going to Costco (family of 6 with one income, need to save money where you can) and was dreading choosing some x name brand of sunglasses. But was overjoyed when I discovered they carried Ray Ban and Wayfareres. Not the classic but a bit of a modern twist to them. Honestly they seem like a combination of Wayfarer and Predator 2. I Like them all the same.
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Let me know what you think? Lets see your sunglasses?

Johnny
 
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