{"title":"Sunglasses","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersol's folding 714, Ray-Ban's Wayfarer and Aviator, and Monokel's Apollo. A fair few familiar faces in the sunglasses department. We've got metal frames, Havana acetate, green lenses and a few tinted numbers from the likes of Persol, Ray-Ban and Monokel Eyewear. Some have been around for decades. They've aged rather well. There's a selection of old favourites in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-blog\/pica-picks-sunglasses\"\u003ePica~Picks: Sunglasses\u003c\/a\u003e, featuring a few familiar eyewear names and some slightly suspect driving advice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"persol-0po0649-24-31-54-sunglasses-crystal-havana-green","title":"Persol 0PO0649 24\/31 54 Sunglasses Crystal Havana \/ Green","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHavana acetate frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen crystal glass lenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e54mm lens, 20mm bridge, 140mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeflecto flexing temple system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupreme Arrow on the temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersol was started by Giuseppe Ratti, a Turin optician grinding lenses during the First World War, and the 649 arrived in 1957 for the city's tram drivers, who needed something big enough to keep grit out of their eyes. Marcello Mastroianni wore a pair in Divorce Italian Style four years later and the tram connection was quietly forgotten. The lenses are actual crystal, the temples flex on the Meflecto system, and the whole thing is still made in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Persol","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Havana","offer_id":44205848133754,"sku":"J3FPXCBX9GG294","price":238.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/0PO0649-24-31-OS_01__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789320421"},{"product_id":"ray-ban-rb3825-001-31-58-old-aviator-sunglasses-arista","title":"Ray-Ban RB3825 001\/31 58 Old Aviator Sunglasses Arista","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolished Arista gold metal frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen lenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e58mm lens, 14mm bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull UV protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAviator shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay-Ban made the aviator for American military pilots, and the Old Aviator is the version that leans back into those original proportions rather than the slimmed down ones. Arista is Ray-Ban's name for the warm yellow gold, and the green lenses are the pairing that has been on the shape since the start. At 58mm it covers a fair amount of face, which is rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray-Ban","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Arista","offer_id":44205860126842,"sku":"5VH0JV3MREVCQ5","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/0RB3825-001-31-OS_01__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789320439"},{"product_id":"persol-po3401s-95-31-sunglasses-black","title":"Persol PO3401S 95\/31 Sunglasses Black","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack acetate frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen crystal glass lenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e53mm lens, 20mm bridge, 145mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWayfarer shape with a milled bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeflecto flexing temple system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupreme Arrow on the temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersol and Cassina logos inside the temple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Persol's collaboration with Cassina, the Italian furniture firm, which explains the milled detail across the bridge and the very straight temples. Underneath it is still a Persol: crystal glass lenses, the Meflecto system that lets the arms flex around your head rather than grip it, and the Supreme Arrow on the temple. They arrive in their own box, should you be the sort who keeps boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Persol","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ BLACK","offer_id":44205863796858,"sku":"O0OH1VO4OBM28RW","price":414.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/Persol_PO3401S_95-31_Sunglasses_Black_PO3401S-95-31_auto_Front_1__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1790194207"},{"product_id":"ray-ban-rb2140-135931-50-original-wayfarer-bio-based-sunglasses-polished-havana","title":"Ray-Ban RB2140 135931 50 Original Wayfarer Bio-Based Sunglasses Polished Havana","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBio-based acetate frame in polished Havana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen lenses with full UVA and UVB protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50mm lens, 22mm bridge, 150mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e41mm lens height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquare Wayfarer shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Stegeman drew the Wayfarer for Bausch and Lomb in 1952, using new plastic moulding to get away from the wire frames everybody else was making. It sold well, nearly died off in the seventies, then came back when Tom Cruise put a pair on in Risky Business. Ray-Ban now make this one in bio-based acetate, which changes nothing about how it looks and quite a lot about where the material comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray-Ban","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Polished Havana","offer_id":44205872316538,"sku":"0X9SYTQSMN1HV9","price":174.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/Ray-Ban_RB2140_135931_50_Original_Wayfarer_Bio-Based_Sunglasses_Polished_Havana_RB214013593150_auto_Front_1__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789575707"},{"product_id":"persol-po3369s-24-b1-sunglasses-havana","title":"Persol PO3369S 24\/B1 Sunglasses Havana","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHavana acetate frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark grey crystal glass lenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e54mm lens, 19mm bridge, 145mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeflecto flexing temple system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupreme Arrow on the temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersol have been making sunglasses in Italy since Giuseppe Ratti started grinding lenses in Turin during the First World War, and the 3369 is their pilot shape done in acetate instead of metal. The lenses are crystal glass in dark grey, the frame is Havana tortoise, and the temples flex on the Meflecto system so they do not clamp your head after an hour. The fit is on the petite side, which suits a narrower face.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Persol","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ HAVANA","offer_id":44205872676986,"sku":"BI91SHE0RK6QF0D","price":258.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/Persol_PO3369S_24-B1_Sunglasses_Havana_PO3369S-24-B1_auto_Front_1__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1790194199"},{"product_id":"ray-ban-rb4454-1452c5-56-flacko-sunglasses-havana-red","title":"Ray-Ban RB4454 1452C5 56 Flacko Sunglasses Havana Red","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoulded bio-based acetate frame in Havana and red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolycarbonate lenses, category 3 with UV filter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e56mm lens, 20mm bridge, 145mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectangular shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase and cloth included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flacko is one of Ray-Ban's newer rectangular shapes, moulded from bio-based acetate rather than the usual petroleum stuff. Havana and red means tortoise on the outside with red coming through the layers, which you only really notice in daylight. The lenses are category 3, so dark enough for a summer that actually turns up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray-Ban","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Havana Red","offer_id":44205879197818,"sku":"JP7WUQWQB2R4XX","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/Ray-Ban_RB4454_1452C5_56_Flacko_Sunglasses_Havana_Red_0RB4454-1452C5_auto_Front_1__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789574065"},{"product_id":"monokel-eyewear-apollo-sunglasses-matt-cola-grey-gradient-lens","title":"Monokel Eyewear Apollo Sunglasses Matt Cola \/ Grey Gradient Lens","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMazzucchelli bio-acetate made from cotton and wood pulp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCR-39 lenses with 100% UVA and UVB protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-scratch and anti-reflective coatings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e49mm lens, 23mm bridge, 145mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e139mm frame width, 46mm frame height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive barrel stainless steel hinges with Teflon coated screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase and microfibre cloth included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonokel are a Stockholm outfit who make their frames from Mazzucchelli bio-acetate, a plant based material spun out of cotton and wood pulp rather than oil. The Apollo is their rectangular shape, squared off but with the edges taken down so it does not look like a pair of safety glasses. Matt Cola is a flat dark brown, and the grey gradient lenses run dark at the top to lighter at the bottom, which helps when you need to read a menu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monokel","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Matt Cola \/ Grey Gradient Lens","offer_id":44205881589882,"sku":"451B2L0EFRUL1C","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/Monokel_Eyewear_Apollo_Sunglasses_Matt_Cola_-_Grey_Gradient_Lens_MN-C7-COLM-GRA_auto_Front_1__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789575527"},{"product_id":"persol-0po3292s-24-31-52-sunglasses-havana-green","title":"Persol 0PO3292S 24\/31 52 Sunglasses Havana \/ Green","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand made Italian acetate frame in Havana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen crystal lenses, which in Persol's language means mineral glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot polarised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e52mm lens width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeyhole bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeflecto flexible stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupreme Arrow at the temple hinge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersol case and cleaning cloth included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiuseppe Ratti started Persol in Turin in 1917, making glasses for aviators and racing drivers, and the name is short for per il sole, for the sun. Two things have carried through since: the Meflecto system, metal cylinders set into the arms so they flex to the shape of your head rather than grip it, and the Supreme Arrow at the hinge. The lenses here are green crystal, which for Persol means actual mineral glass. A squarer archive shape than the 649 everyone knows.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Persol","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Havana \/ Green","offer_id":44207221178490,"sku":"7I80PS5CZXQQP8Z","price":258.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/0PO3292S-24-31-OS_01__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789320433"},{"product_id":"ray-ban-rb4125-601-r5-59-cats-5000-sunglasses-black","title":"Ray-Ban RB4125 601\/R5 59 Cats 5000 Sunglasses Black","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolished black injected frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey lenses, not gradient and not mirrored\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot polarised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e59mm lens, 13mm bridge, 140mm temple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour code 601\/R5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay-Ban case and packaging included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cats 5000 is the plastic framed aviator, first made by Bausch and Lomb in the 1980s and sold as a ski and glacier glass, which is why it sits closer to the face than a wire aviator does. Ray-Ban itself goes back to a 1936 prototype for American pilots and the metal Aviator patent that followed in 1937. This is the black on grey version, fifty nine millimetre lens, no polarisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray-Ban","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Black","offer_id":44207225208954,"sku":"04AM58S4AV9L9P","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/0RB4125-601-R5-OS_01__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1789320446"},{"product_id":"persol-0po0714-24-31-54-sunglasses-havana-green","title":"Persol 0PO0714 24\/31 54 Sunglasses Havana \/ Green","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand made Italian acetate frame in Havana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen crystal lenses, which in Persol's language means mineral glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot polarised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e54mm lens, 21mm bridge, 140mm temple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds at both temples and at the bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeflecto flexible stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupreme Arrow at the temple hinge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 714 is the folding one, and Persol reckon it takes ten extra steps to build compared with a standard frame. It hinges at both temples and again at the bridge, so it goes flat into a pocket. Giuseppe Ratti started Persol in Turin in 1917 making glasses for aviators and racing drivers, and the name is short for per il sole, for the sun. Green crystal means actual mineral glass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Persol","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Havana \/ Green","offer_id":44207252799610,"sku":"00142212","price":297.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/142212.0_01__1320x1320_q90_qc1.webp?v=1790180282"},{"product_id":"persol-steve-mcqueen-po0714sm-24-p1-54-sunglasses-havana-polar-green","title":"Persol Steve McQueen PO0714SM 24\/P1 54 Sunglasses Havana \/ Polar Green","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel PO0714SM, colour code 24\/P1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHavana acetate frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolarised green crystal glass lenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding frame and arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeflecto flexing arms with the Supreme Arrow at the hinge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e54mm lens, 21mm bridge, 140mm arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial edition Persol case included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 714 is the folding version of the 649, and Persol say it takes ten more manufacturing steps than a standard frame. Persol put its fame down to Steve McQueen, who wore a pair on the set of The Thomas Crown Affair. Havana acetate, and the green lenses are polarised crystal, which for Persol means actual mineral glass rather than plastic. The arms flex on the Meflecto system, so they sit to the shape of your head rather than grip it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Persol","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Havana \/ Polar Green","offer_id":44209585160314,"sku":"00544665","price":340.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/00544665_01__1320x1320_q90_qc1.webp?v=1790264162"},{"product_id":"monokel-eyewear-apollo-sunglasses-cola-brown-gradient-lens","title":"Monokel Eyewear Apollo Sunglasses Cola \/ Brown Gradient Lens","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMazzucchelli bio-acetate made from cotton and wood pulp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCR-39 lenses with 100% UVA and UVB protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-scratch and anti-reflective coatings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e49mm lens, 23mm bridge, 145mm temples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e139mm frame width, 46mm frame height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive barrel stainless steel hinges with Teflon coated screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase and microfibre cloth included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Monokel frame is made by hand, a process the Stockholm company say takes well over three months from start to finish. The Apollo is their softened rectangle, here in a polished Cola acetate with brown gradient lenses. Brown lenses carry a red tint that sharpens contrast and depth, and these are category 1, so they belong on a grey day or indoors, which is where Studio 54 wore theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monokel","offers":[{"title":"ONE SIZE \/ Cola \/ Brown Gradient Lens","offer_id":44211979485306,"sku":"07M62SMR5S5NLT","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/9773\/files\/MN-C7-COL-BRO_01__1100x1100_q90_qc1.webp?v=1790770887"}],"url":"https:\/\/oipolloi.com\/collections\/sunglasses.oembed","provider":"Oi Polloi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}