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<\/a><\/p>\nClark Kent\u2019s nerdalicious glasses are one of the most iconic examples of eyewear in the movies ever. The eyeglasses ensured that the \u201cmild-mannered reporter\u201d is so well differentiated from the \u201cman of steel.\u201d Even more than the hat, the bookish eyeglasses made Clark Kent\u2019s appearance so distinct from Superman\u2019s look. Christopher Reeve\u2019s strong jawline and facial features could really set off those glasses. Yet, our idea of a modern day superhero would include some smart hipster eyewear to wear while catching the bad guys and perhaps some cool sunglasses for his day job as a tour operator or bus driver. (We want a (super) man of the people.)<\/p>\n
The Blues Brothers (1980)<\/h3>\n
Jake and Elwood Blues\u2019 dark suit \u2018uniforms\u2019 wouldn\u2019t have been half as memorable without the Ray-Ban Wafarer 5022C15 shades they wore. John Belushi as Jake went for brown frames with the black lenses, while Dan Akroyd as Elwood wore black frames and lenses. The dark suits and sunglasses helped \u2018brand\u2019 two actors as brothers when they looked absolutely nothing alike. Way to go, Saturday Night Live and Hollywood! By the way, John Candy also wore Ray-Bans in the film \u2014 Outdoorsman 3030 style, metal trimmed aviators.<\/p>\n No one can wear glasses like Mr. Cruise and those Ray-Ban 3025 gold metallic rimmed, large aviators with gray lenses looked like they were made for him. They complimented his character\u2019s military green flying suit like a Gucci bag worn with a pant suit flatters a lady who lunches. With a name like \u201cMaverick,\u201d you\u2019d better look like the \u2018too cool for aviation school\u2019 flying ace that you are. Tom Cruise\u2019s wearing of those aviator glasses in Top Gun was said to have increased sales for the brand by 40% following the release of the movie.<\/p>\n Even though we\u2019re supposed to believe that drop dead gorgeous Rachel Leigh Cook as misfit Laney Boggs, with those big, brown doe eyes and rockin\u2019 bod, is an ugly duckling when she wears her glasses, we\u2019re not fooled. We like to believe that Freddie Prinz Jr\u2019s character saw her beauty the entire time \u2014 even under that bad, pulled back hairstyle and dumpy shirt. After all, as the old saying goes, guys do make passes at girls who wear glasses \u2014 it all depends on their frames!<\/p>\n Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones protect humankind against extra-terrestrial doom with their Ray-Ban sunglasses on. Who could ask for more? As Smith sings in MIB 1: \u201cBlack suit with the black Ray-Bans on\/Walk in shadow, move in silence\/Guard against extra-terrestrial violence.\u201d In those few lines, we have pretty much the movie\u2019s whole concept. But, we won\u2019t knock it, cuz there are three decent films and counting \u2026<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTop Gun (1986)<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nShe\u2019s All That (1999)<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMen In Black films (1997 \u2013 2012)<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPretty In Pink (1986)<\/h3>\n