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Brand profile
Ray Ban
American eyewear house founded in 1937, now owned by EssilorLuxottica, known for Aviator and Wayfarer sunglasses and Meta AI smart glasses.
RochesterOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
What to know about Ray Ban
Three shapes carry the whole line
Aviator, Wayfarer and Clubmaster in acetate and metal are the core; the Aviator began as anti-glare lenses built for US Army Air Corps pilots in 1937.
American name, Italian owner since 1999
Bausch & Lomb of Rochester sold the brand to Luxottica for a reported $1.2 billion in 1999, and it now sits inside EssilorLuxottica.
Also a smart-glasses maker now
A partnership with Meta puts cameras and AI into the familiar frames, including second-generation Ray-Ban Meta and Meta Ray-Ban Display in 2025.
Looks from Ray Ban
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Overall fit
runs large
Ray-Ban is an eyewear brand rather than a clothing label, and the recurring community view is that its signature frames — especially the original Wayfarer and the 58mm Aviator — read large and wide on average faces, so many buyers choose the smaller size code of the same model.
Tip: Check the millimetre code inside the temple and drop one size from the headline version — most people are better in the 50-52mm Wayfarer and the 55mm Aviator rather than the 54mm/58mm defaults.
Medium confidence · based on 12 sources
Directional fit consensus summarized from public sources with AI — a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm with the product's own measurements before buying.
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Ray Ban fit questions
Does Ray Ban run big or small?
Ray Ban runs large. Check the millimetre code inside the temple and drop one size from the headline version — most people are better in the 50-52mm Wayfarer and the 55mm Aviator rather than the 54mm/58mm defaults. Ray-Ban is an eyewear brand rather than a clothing label, and the recurring community view is that its signature frames — especially the original Wayfarer and the 58mm Aviator — read large and wide on average faces, so many buyers choose the smaller size code of the same model.
How does Ray Ban fit?
Ray-Ban is an eyewear brand rather than a clothing label, and the recurring community view is that its signature frames — especially the original Wayfarer and the 58mm Aviator — read large and wide on average faces, so many buyers choose the smaller size code of the same model. Overall shape: classic wide-front frames with fairly flat, straight temples; acetate models (Wayfarer, Clubmaster) sit broad across the face while metal Aviators sit lower on the cheeks.
Brand facts
Ray-Ban makes sunglasses and optical frames, created in 1937 when Rochester's Bausch & Lomb developed anti-glare lenses for US Army Air Corps pilots. Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italy's Luxottica for a reported $1.2 billion in 1999, and it now sits within EssilorLuxottica. The line centres on Aviator, Wayfarer and Clubmaster shapes in acetate and metal. With Meta it also builds camera-and-AI smart glasses, including second-generation Ray-Ban Meta and Meta Ray-Ban Display, launched in 2025 alongside strong reported AI-glasses sales.
- Founded
- 1937
- Origin
- Rochester, United States
- Made in
- Italy, China
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Eyewear $167–$184
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Workwear / Heritage, Urban prep / Ivy