This frame just can’t be stopped. It keeps resurfacing, reminding us that today’s trends aren’t really new….just recycled with a new coat of paint. No frame epitomizes this trend better than the Ray-Ban Wayfarer. This frame originally debuted in 1952 and has ebbed and flowed ever since. The Wayfarer is currently available in 6 different versions, the original Wayfarer available in no less than 25 different color combinations. Though the 80’s revival of this frame can be traced back to a product placement deal signed in 1982 (putting the Wayfarer in no less than 60 movies and t.v. spots per year). I blame the current resurgence on Hollywood thirty-something’s who needed eyewear to compliment their fedoras. Follow my time-line, will you?
I think part of you knew this was going to end with a picture of Paris Hilton.
