The history of Ray-Ban starts back in 1929 when the company Bausch & Lomb received an order from U.S Air Force for the development and production of glasses for pilots. These new sunglasses had to protect pilots eyes from sunlight and improve image clarity while piloting an aircraft.
The company decided to use optical lenses for the production of new sunglasses in order to protect pilots eyes from ultraviolet and infrared rays. Eventually, pilots liked new sunglasses as much as that Tear Drop sunglasses, also known as Aviators, became an inherent part of every American pilot.
The new product was so convenient that the pilots started to wear them not only on duty, but in the everyday life as well. This along with the prestige of the pilots profession itself, quickly brought Tear Drop sunglasses to high popularity within average Americans. Everyone wanted to to wear glasses as pilots.
In 1937, the company Bausch & Lomb launches mass production of Tear Drop sunglasses. A special market brand was designed to name the sunglasses - Ray-Ban
The Aviator became a well-known style of sunglasses when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach of Philippines in World War II. Newspaper photographers snapped several pictures of him wearing them.
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