This Just In: Randolph Engineering aviators
When it comes to aviators, we're usually interested in two qualities—understated design and authenticity. Randolph Engineering features both: The company has been providing shades for the DOD since 1982, and they don't mess around with aesthetics, keeping the look plain and simple. (It helps, too, that they come with the polarized lenses you'd expect and that the frames themselves have some heft.) And it's not just us, either: The brand has earned other fans in the fashion community. For proof, see Michael Bastian's spring show. (No, seriously, he really loves those sunglasses.)
$99, available at randolphusa.com
Photo: Elissa Wiehn
Tags: Fashion, This Just In
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03:02:16 PM on
11/21/08
American Optical has the originals. You can find them with charcoal or blue lenses at 37 W. 8th St. for about $60 and they are the best. I've been flying since I was 15 and I do not use anything else. Randolph and Michael are just followers.
http://www.aosunglasses.com/pilot.htm
03:02:16 PM on
11/28/08
I bought a pair online, based on Mr. Bastian's recommendation. Not surprisingly, they function really well. I didn't care for the aesthetics, though (partly the shape, and partly the unusual aluminum-looking finish to the metal frame). At any rate, they looked odd on my face so I sold them on ebay for about half of what I paid.