80s Sunglasses

80s Sunglasses - Black Wayfarer and Neon Asymmetric

Retro 80s style shades are very much in fashion, once again, and these particularly include Ray-Ban Wayfarer style, mirror lens and aviator frames which are great for everyday fashion. Robot/cyclops and shutter lens glasses look fantastic at fancy dress parties and clubs.

The cool thing about most of these retro style shades is that they are unisex, too, although it takes a brave man to wear some of those brightly-coloured wayfarers!

So let's take a look at what we were covering our eyes with back in the 1980s.

Aviator Sunglasses

Wayfarer Sunglasses

Monoblock (Cyclops) Sunglasses

Shutter Shades

Neon Glasses (separate page)

Aviators were originally designed by Ray-Ban for pilots back in the 1930s, but quickly became available for the public to buy. This style became very popular in the 70s and 80s and they featured heavily in TV shows and movies of the time. From Starsky and Hutch to Tom Cruise in Top Gun, they rarely seemed to lose their popularity and they are still a popular retro choice today. While the movie stars were wearing Ray-Bans, most of the general public bought cheaper replicas. However, if you're feeling flush, then nothing quite beats the feel of a pair of real Ray-Bans.

Let's take a look at the different styles that are available...

Blue Lens Aviators Brown Lens Aviators Classic Gold and Green Aviators Gold Mirror Lens Aviators Green Lens Aviators Pink Lens Aviators Purple Lens Aviators Ray-Ban Aviators Red Lens Aviators Silver Mirror Lens Aviators Top Gun Aviators Yellow / Driving Lens Aviators

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Tom Cruise in Top Gun

It was during the 50s and 60s that Wayfarers first became popular. During the 1970s their popularity faded, but after the release of the movie The Blues Brothers in 1980 there was a slight boost in sales. However, less than 20,000 pairs were sold.

Out of desperation, Ray-Ban signed a movie placement deal and Tom Cruise popularised them style once more in the movie Risky Business (1983). Hundreds of thousands of Wayfarers were sold and a further boost in sales was experienced after they were worn in the film The Breakfast Club and TV series such as Miami Vice and Moonlighting. With pop stars such as Debbie Harry, Madonna and Michael Jackson also wearing Wayfarer's, sales were in the millions by 1986.

Top Picks by SimplyEighties.com

You don't have to spend a small fortune on a pair of Wayfarers. We've hand-picked these shades which are not only available at low prices, but are also highly-regarded by customers. Please note that prices are subject to change, but hopefully they won't!

Multi-coloured Wayfarer Sunglasses Collage

Amazingly, these colourful Wayfarer style shades by ASVP shop are not only available at a bargain price, but have been receiving very positive feedback from customers. There are 31 eye-catching designs in a wide range of colours.

More Neon Glasses

Neon Green Framed Wayfarer Style 80s Sunglasses

Classic Black 80s Wayfarer Plastic Sunglasses

These black Wayfarer style sunglasses by WearPro are a really decent quality, and much cheaper than Ray-Bans.

Classic Tortoiseshell Half Frame Reading Glasses

Available in 4 styles and a big choice of magnification strengths, these classic, tortoiseshell reading glasses have received lots of positive feedback from customers.

Original Ray-Ban 601 Folding Wayfarer Sunglasses 2 Pairs of Classic Semi-Rimless Clubmaster Style Sunglasses , black and tortoiseshell. Other colours available Black Frame Round Lens Classic Retro Sunglasses Unisex Rainbow Coloured Frame Mirror Lens Wayfarer Style Sunglasses Neon Yellow and Black 80s Style Wayfarer Sunglasses Unisex Pink UV400 Wayfarer Sunglasses for Adults

Of course, there's nothing quite like the feeling of wearing a real pair of Ray-Bans. This was, after all, the company the designed the Wayfarer style!

For an authentic look and high quality, long-lasting sunglasses, it just has to be the real McCoy!

Tom Cruise wearing black Wayfarers in the eighties film Risky Business.

Ray-Ban RB3016 Clubmaster Unisex Square Sunglasses. Available in 3 sizes for the perfect fit Ray-Ban Original RB2140 901 Black Unisex Sunglasses Ray-Ban Unisex TortoiseShell Frame Sunglasses with B-15 brown lens Ray-Ban Original Wayfarer Classic Tortoiseshell Sunglasses with crystal green lens Ray-Ban Unisex 954 954 Brown Frame B-15 lens sunglasses New Ray-Ban Wayfarer Classic Sunglasses with green lens

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Sometimes described as Robot and Cyclops style sunglasses, these are just so 80s and match perfectly with the advent of the home computer age, robotic dancing and electronic synthesizer music. The brilliant video clip above features a robotic dancing competition from 1983 (being judged by Metal Mickey) and if you look carefully you will spot some robot style sunglasses, especially at 1:05.

Silver Mirror Lens Cyclops Monoblock Sunglasses Narrow White Frame 80s Robot Sunglasses with coloured lens Blue Lens White Frame Narrow Cyclops Sunglasses Black Curved Cyclops Sunglasses, Unisex Programmable Light-Up LED Cyclops Glasses with bluetooth Sheen Kelly Gold Framed Cyclops Sunglasses

These slatted sunglasses are also known as venetian blinders. Shutter shades were created purely as a fashion statement and don't offer any eye protection, although some now have proper UV resistant lenses with the plastic shutters over the top of the lens. Although they're not the most practical choice of eyewear, they are colourful anf fun, and will add a strong 80s vibe to any party outfit.

Adults Neon Pink 80s Party Shutter Shades. Choice of colours available Silver 80s Style Shutter Shade Glasses Purple Plastic Shutter Lens Glasses Orange Shutter Lens Glasses for Adults. Other colours available Black Shutter Shade Glasses. Pack of 1, 6 or 12 available Pack of 3 x White Shutter Glasses for Adults Neon Pink and Blue Light-up Wire Shutter Lens Glasses - how cool are these?Pack of 4 x 80s Mixed Colours Neon Shutter Shades Pack of 12 x Mixed Neon Colour Shutter Glasses for Adults