Aviator Sunglasses - How To Pick The Right Style, What Aviators To Buy & Mistakes To Avoid

About this video

The Gazette team provides a comprehensive guide to aviator sunglasses, covering their origins as pilot eyewear developed by Bausch and Lomb in 1936, their rise to cultural prominence through military use and Hollywood films like Top Gun, and practical guidance on what defines aviators and how to select a quality pair. They discuss the key design characteristics, which face shapes work best with the style, classic finishes, and specific product recommendations across different price points and manufacturers.

Key takeaways

• Aviators are defined by their oversized teardrop-shaped lenses (about three times the size of the eyeballs), thin metal frames with double or triple bridges, adjustable nose pads, and cable or bayonette ear pieces
• The Gazette team recommends vintage Bausch and Lomb aviators as the most original option, Ray-Ban for modern interpretations, and Randolph Engineering as their personal favorite for American-made quality and durability
• Aviators work best with oval, square, and heart-shaped faces and pair well with casual outfits, with the Gazette team preferring classic metal frames in gold, chrome, or gunmetal with tinted or polarized lenses over mirrored styles

Episode details: published August 19, 2016 · 137K views · 4:48 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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