Sunglasses are considered as an integral part of one’s daily healthy routine at any time of year. Now sunglasses are not used only as a beach wear or following a fashion statement. Designer sunglasses are also no more for celebrities; everyone wants to wear what’s worth it. Sunglasses are essential for the protection of eyes, from getting permanently damaged by the effects of Ultra Violet radiation.
Sunglasses in many forms have been around since quiet long. The first attempt was made by Roman Emperor Nero, who made a pair sunglasses after watching the competition of gladiator through polished light emerald green gems by holding up to his eyes. The actually recorded invention of sunglasses is somewhere between the years 1268 till 1289.
Judges in the courts of China before 1430, used to wear opaque quartz which was flat-paned type of sunglasses to hide their expression of eyes. While, later they used prescript sunglasses which were made by Italians in 1430. After that James Ayscough in 18th Century invented a blue and green corrective lens, which is the beginning of the use of sunglasses for the correction of harmful optical damages.
Edward Scarlett, an optician in London, developed the idea of sidepieces by using firm sidepieces (known as temples) that rested on top of the ears. Finally this flawless design of sunglasses spread rapidly.
In 20th Century, sunglasses were actually started to be used for the protection of eyes from sun. While in 1929 Sam Foster's "Foster Grants" were the first major producers of sunglasses and in actuality they were the ones who began the fashion of sunglasses.
Whilst in 1930, the Army Air Corps allocated Bausch & Lomb for originating the sunglasses able to successfully lower high-altitude sun glare for pilots. As a result, they came up with dark green painted sunglasses that captivated light through the yellow spectrum.Polaroid filter was invented by Edward H. Land and not later than 1936 he used it in creating sunglasses and shortly, sunglasses became "cool." Movies stars began wearing sunglasses to conceal themselves and for style. After Ray Ban developed the anti-glare sunglasses by means of polarization in 1937, aviator sunglasses be came popular with the movie stars and hence, the public. To give more protection to the pilots’ eyes from the light that reflected off from their control panels, a longer lens was produced.
By the 1970's, sunglasses market was a huge success because of the influence Hollywood stars and fashion designers made. Names of clothing designers and stars were put on glasses and sunglasses and it was a must to own them. In 2007, stars were making fashion statements and shielding their eyes from the harmful effects of the Ultra Violet radiation while still covered behind their outsized designer sunglasses.
Although at present, trendy designers sunglasses have remained to be a status symbol you ought to be in fashion with excellent quality sunglasses. To lessen the glare of sunlight reflecting off surfaces like the highway, cars, water or snow, quality designer sunglasses can be polarized. Horizontal light reflections are blocked allowing only vertical light reflections in Polarized sunglasses. Golfing, biking, boating, fishing, aircraft flying and swimming can all be carried out in fashion by using polarized designer sunglasses.
Children usually choose the same trendy styles and branded sunglasses as their parents and idols and so are targeted by the marketers of designer sunglasses. Such as sunglasses for children have cartoon characters like Disney’s are available in different shapes, sizes and colors.
The production of sunglasses continues to progress as modern technologies and improvements occur. The days of holding green gems up to our eyes are long forgotten as Oakley's 2004 sunglasses with built-in digital audio players are introduced.