Cannes: glasses that make movies – EYESEEMAG

The award for most popular eyewear in film has to go to Ray-Ban. Firstly, on account of the Wayfarer, as modelled by the charismatic Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street.

The title character played by Leo proved the sunglasses work just as well with a suit as they do on the beach. They can also look rock & roll, as demonstrated by the Blues Brothers in the movie of the same name, not forgetting Tom Cruise in Risky Business.

But Ray-Ban has brought other looks to the big screen, including the Predator (Men in Black), the Shooter (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Big Lebowski), the Aviator (Apocalypse Now, Top Gun, Serpico, Those Who Wish Me Dead) and The Vagabond (Thelma and Louise). One of the most sought-after, not to mention most stylish actresses in Hollywood right now, Jessica Chastain notably wore Ray-Ban Aviators in Zero Dark Thirty.

Ray-Ban also did extraordinarily well to have the Clubmaster feature in Reservoir Dogs. However, two other legendary eyewear brands in the shape of Oliver Peoples (American Psycho, The Old Guard, Bad Teacher, Mr and Mrs Smith) and Persol (Divorce Italian Style, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ocean’s Thirteen, The Aviator, Lord of War) also deserve to be mentioned here for all the screen time they enjoy.