Ray-Bans

English thumb|Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses model RB3025 004/58, featuring skull-type temples that hook over the ears Etymology From en w:Ray-Ban s<id:pluralia tantum>, from en ray + en ban, derived from the ability of these glasses to limit the ingress of either ultra-violet or infra-red rays of light.christa 22 March 2013 What is the name origin of the Ray-Ban brand? High Names https://web.archive.org/web/20130420231334/https://highnames.com/ray-ban-name-origin/. Noun p Ray-Bans Luxury sunglasses of the Ray-Ban brand. en 1995 w:Nicholas Evans 24 The Horse Whisperer London BCA Book Club Associates by arrangement with Bantam Press 233 https://archive.org/details/horsewhisperer0000unse_t5w6/page/233/mode/1up 786209375 She was wearing Ray-Bans and a bright pink bathing suit and in her other hand had what was probably meant to be a pina colada. 16 April 2014 w:Chris Cillizza A man and his Ray-Bans: The story of Joe Biden’s sunglasses https://web.archive.org/web/20151017212928/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/04/16/a-man-and-his-ray-bans-the-story-of-joe-bidens-sunglasses/ By 2010, the Ray-Bans had become so closely associated with Biden that President Obama was mentioning them at campaign rallies. 22 April 2015 Adam Tschorn Ray-Ban brand reprimands Rand https://web.archive.org/web/20150424085231/https://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ar-rayban-rand-paul-20150422-story.html Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul wears a pair of Ray-Bans during an April 18 campaign stop in New Hampshire. 4 July 2016 Sally H. Jacobs Ray-Bans, iPhones and Nikes: Some Cubans are getting a taste for luxuries https://web.archive.org/web/20160705151004/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ray-bans-iphones-and-nikes-some-cubans-are-getting-a-taste-for-luxuries/2016/07/04/d157d632-29ad-11e6-ae4a-3cdd5fe74204_story.html But as the long-sealed door between Cuba and the United States cracks open, Cubans are clamoring not just for clothes or medicine but for the iPhone 6 and Ray-Bans and Nikes. 28 February 2025 Jacob Gallagher ASAP Rocky, Cleared in Legal Battle, Gets Right Back to Fashion https://web.archive.org/web/20250301011424/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/style/asap-rocky-ray-ban-milan-fashion-week.html During his trial, the public seemed as interested in Rocky’s cinematic courtroom outfits as the details being argued. Throughout the ordeal, he almost always wore Ray-Bans, perhaps nodding to the job awaiting him once he cleared his judicial hurdle. References Raybans Further reading Ray-Ban en Glasses