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product code : k5420 :
£ 185
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Ray-Ban's Stroller was designed in 1958 - see it here in this
ad from the Spring that year - and it continued for the next
4 years.
For the 1959 season they added new frame colours
like Straw and Stripe, and the cheaper green tint as an option
for lenses. G15 lenses were a newish introduction to Ray-Ban
sunglasses in the late 50s, and consequently these cost 15%
more than if you had ordered them with the more common
green lenses. A Stroller in Ebony with G15-tinted precision
ground lenses would have set you back an extravagant $8.25 in
1959, equivalent to a deposit on a small car. Which is appropriate
as it was a design aimed at drivers, and not just passengers -
'she's driving safely' in that convertible. A perfect pair then to
wear in a Corvair or
Nash Metropolitan - especially if you go to
car shows and meets. In 1948, the Nash 600 had co-ordinated
interiors designed by WW2 refugee and artist Helene Rother,
whose work came to influence the entire US car industry. After
WW2, Ray-Ban too must have recognised the growing number
of independent women who might also want to motor - in super-
quality sunglasses. The Stroller is a classic butterfly or cat-eye
shape but the racy angles give it edge and zip. We found it with the
original G15 lenses but they were imperfect, so we upgraded with
Klasik G15 mineral glass lenses, matching the original tint. This is
a rare, early acetate Ray-Ban, especially in this combination, and
it has been restored to concourse condition.Just promise to send
us a picture with your wheels and wherever you go, tell all your
Klassic car buddies where you source your eyewear!
— klasik
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