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Colored Sunglasses: Choosing Sunglasses Tint
Tinted Sunglasses: Choosing the Best Tint for your Sunglasses -When choosing the right sunglasses for you, there’s more to think about than style. Above all, sunglasses are designed to protect...
Colored Sunglasses: Choosing Sunglasses Tint
Tinted Sunglasses: Choosing the Best Tint for your Sunglasses -When choosing the right sunglasses for you, there’s more to think about than style. Above all, sunglasses are designed to protect...

What Glasses Did Malcolm X Wear?
Malcolm X wearing American Optical Sirmont. Photo: Marion S. TrikoskoWhat Glasses Did Malcolm X Wear? Close your eyes and you could probably describe every component of Malcolm X’s signature...
What Glasses Did Malcolm X Wear?
Malcolm X wearing American Optical Sirmont. Photo: Marion S. TrikoskoWhat Glasses Did Malcolm X Wear? Close your eyes and you could probably describe every component of Malcolm X’s signature...

Gradient Sunglasses Lenses: The Complete Guide
All You Need to Know About Gradient Sunglasses -When shopping for sunglasses, you have more options to consider than you might think. Though it’s easy to think just about what...
Gradient Sunglasses Lenses: The Complete Guide
All You Need to Know About Gradient Sunglasses -When shopping for sunglasses, you have more options to consider than you might think. Though it’s easy to think just about what...

The Classic American Road Trip
Ingredients: 2+ wild hearts, A full tank of gas, A plan, Being willing to abandon the plan Original Pilot in Gold When it came time to photograph the core AO...
The Classic American Road Trip
Ingredients: 2+ wild hearts, A full tank of gas, A plan, Being willing to abandon the plan Original Pilot in Gold When it came time to photograph the core AO...

First Sunglasses on the Moon
The Sunglasses That Landed on the MoonWhen Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and proclaimed “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” it was also...
First Sunglasses on the Moon
The Sunglasses That Landed on the MoonWhen Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and proclaimed “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” it was also...

How the Saratoga Became Legendary
The History of American Optical Saratoga SunglassesSometimes a classic item worn by a legendary figure takes on a persona all its own. Such is the history of the AO Saratoga,...
How the Saratoga Became Legendary
The History of American Optical Saratoga SunglassesSometimes a classic item worn by a legendary figure takes on a persona all its own. Such is the history of the AO Saratoga,...