Sunglasses that work well with a Fedora?

[gdkenoyer]

I've a pair of Oakleys, wide and narrow, with red-tinted lenses. They look more than a little odd with either my Dobbs or my PB Panama.

Shooting glasses (classic Ray Ban, etc) don't seem to make it either, they bring up memories of cool-hand-luke chain-gang guards...

The men-in-black or blues brothers, squared off style seems more appropriate.

whatcu think?

 

[GoneSolo]

I was wondering the same thing myself. I think that a pair of Ray Ban Wayfarers would look good.

 

[Jay]

Yeah, Wayfarers are always a good style. The clubmaster works well also.

 

[Dinerman]

I wear big round green lensed metal framed sunglasses with mesh side screens.

 

[spiridon]

Depends on my mood, or which hat I am wearing. Usually end up wearing some clubmasters, or small oval or round raybans. I have almost as many style sunglasses as I do hats (the old OCD thing! )......so the possibilities are many!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

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Aviators are always nice as well.

 

[TopHatCat]

Depends on my mood, or which hat I am wearing. Usually end up wearing some clubmasters, or small oval or round raybans. I have almost as many style sunglasses as I do hats (the old OCD thing! )......so the possibilities are many!

Spiridon, I love the green tinted sunglasses you have on in your avatar. What brand/make are they exactly?

 

[adamgottschalk]

I wear exclusively stingy fedoras. I have found that "classic" styles with thick plastic frames (Wayfarers, for example) go best with them. I use vintage Polaroid Cool-Rays, nice shades, like this:

For wider brim hats, I have this idea that metal-frame aviator type glasses might work better. I wouldn't know for sure. Hardly ever been in the same room with a wide-brimmed hat :eusa_doh:

 

[The Wingnut]

Windsor frames are a can't miss. I prefer small lensed sunglasses with my fedoras...aviators or Wayfarers look hokey on me, there's always the yahoo that's got to make the 'Blues Brothers' comment.

 

[Fletch]

With the '30s-'40s medium brim hat, I like a smallish, roundish cheater in the style of the era. The below are $19.95 drug store shades with a dark metal rim.

(Sousaphone optional at extra cost.)

 

[spiridon]

Spiridon, I love the green tinted sunglasses you have on in your avatar. What brand/make are they exactly?

Thanks TopHatCat. ....that's a pair of old Welch sunglasses. I'm not sure as to their vintage, but the lenses are in near perfect shape.

 

[Jay]

I wear big round green lensed metal framed sunglasses with mesh side screens.

Do you know the maker or year they're from? I've seen these somewhere but can't remember where.
Thanks

 

[BellyTank]

This kind...

See the classifieds-

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[spiridon]

Do you know the maker or year they're from? I've seen these somewhere but can't remember where.
Thanks

Jay, I have a pair of these.....I believe mine are "Wilsons"....got them off of ebay, I'm not really sure of the vintage.

 

[Matthew Dalton]

How do you think mirrored Windsors would look with a fedora? I'd like some windsors, and like the idea of them being mirrored, but with or without the hat I think the mirrored shades are very hit or miss.

 

[44forrest]

Mirrored sunglasses with a wide brim hat remind me of the mirrored aviators worn by the badass guard in "Cool Hand Luke". So I guess it depends on the impression you want to make, friendly or intimidating. Choose wisely my friend.

 

[Aerol]

Aviators

I'm fond of Randolph Aviators. www.randolphusa.com

A quality lens, they are original USAF issue, and are available at a reasonable price from a number of pilot supply sites on-line.

A great look with my Optimo Manhattan fedoras.

 

[Pilgrim]

My vote is aviators of some kind. They fit any period from the 30's on.

 

[matei]

I've got a pair of Ray Ban Clubmasters, and they work fine for me. I also have the Wayfarers, but they're too large for my liking. I find the combination of the larger Wayfarers and a fedora is rather too evocative of the Eighties and/or Elton John.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

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I'm fond of Randolph Aviators. www.randolphusa.com

A quality lens, they are original USAF issue, and are available at a reasonable price from a number of pilot supply sites on-line.

A great look with my Optimo Manhattan fedoras.

This is what I wear almost exclusively now. And Randolph Engineering has headquarters in Randolph, MA, so I am supporting a local company; something I try to do. The optics are amazing and I need good sunglasses because sunlight often gives me migraines. My "Crew Chiefs" were $70. I couldn't recommend them more enthusiastically.