10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sunglasses

1. The World’s First Sunglasses: Prehistoric
The earliest form of sunglasses found were used by the Alaskan Intuit’s. They didn’t use lenses like the current standard sunglasses. Instead they were flattened pieces of walrus ivory with small slits carved out of the eye sections.

2. In the United States Every 14 Seconds Someone Loses, Breaks or Sits on a Pair of Sunglasses.

3. Men’s Sunglasses Sell Every 90 Seconds on eBay

4. Most Expensive Sunglasses: $383,609
Dolce & Gabbana DG2027B – A millionaire’s accessory

5. Mass Produced for the First Time: 1929
Sam Foster introduced the first inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses to America in a market on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

6. What City Sells the Most Sunglasses Per Capita in the United States?
Seattle sells more sunglasses per capita than any other major city in the nation.

7. The Most Expensive Pair of Sunglasses Sold on eBay are Elvis Presley’s Madison Square Garden’s at $250,000

8. Protecting Your Eyes While Protecting the Earth: Green Sunglasses
With frames made of 100% wood, you’ve never looked so stylish. See the entire Shwood selection.

9. History of Aviator Sunglasses: Ray-Ban
Aviator sunglasses, or “pilot’s glasses”, were originally developed in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb and branded as Ray-Ban for pilots to protect their eyes while flying. Aviators were given their name due to their original intention of protecting aviator’s eyes. Ray-Ban began selling the glasses to the public a year after they were developed.

10. The Singer Elton John is Rumored to Have a Sunglasses Collection of Over 1000 Pair