If not the man who makes wearing spectacles appear incredibly cool is Robert Downey Jr. The Hollywood charmer has a thing for glasses, whether they are worn on the streets or
on red carpets. He has a variety of styles and hues, and he is known to be a huge lover of the Oliver Peoples brand. He also understands which ones to wear for certain occasions.
After a period personal troubles, the American actor, producer and singer’s career saw its revival during his middle age, landing him roles in “Chaplin”, “Zodiac”, “Sherlock Holmes” franchise, and would reach its height after bagging the role of Tony Stark in the “Iron Man” franchise and a bunch of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s movies.
In anticipation of the 2019 fantasy/comedy film “Dolittle,” DA MAN selects ten of his best, most spot-on glasses games for your perusal:
1. Lens Game
The majority of other Hollywood celebrities would typically choose a standard black tone. To begin playing RDJ’s glasses game, choose a hue and start playing. He frequently chooses a hue that is more unusual but intriguing; one such choice is a tortoiseshell frame with a purple lens.
2. It’s All in The Eyes
There’s a saying that goes “The eyes says it all”. RDJ rarely ever lets his eyes fully hide behind the lenses to do just that.
3. Vintage Flair
Another thing with RDJ’s shade game is that his frame is mostly inspired by models of the 70s and 80s. Here he is in classic square aviator glasses with a slight orange-tinted lens.
4. Crystal Clear Vision
When you’re famously known as the “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” in a movie, why not put it into reality by wearing an exceedingly cool frame and lens? It intensifies the attraction and abrasiveness against a suit.
5. The Red Baron
The color red, which seems to be RDJ’s favorite color, shows how it gives a bold accent to a monotone outfit. It also adds up well to RDJ’s mature facial features.
6. Holiday On The Red Carpet
Even when wearing a semi-formal attire, the right and contrasting sunglasses could make all the difference.
7. Orange Is The New Black
It is one thing to have a traditional, bold, thick frame—one of the Hollywood actors’ classic options. What could be more striking than an all-black ensemble paired with a thick, aggressive black frame and an orange-tinted lens as the finishing touch? That’s another way to make things more interesting.
8. Mixing and Matching
Why not coordinate the color of your lenses with the color scheme of your tie when you have so many pairs of glasses in your cabinet and aren’t sure which to wear?
9. It’s Never Too Much Sun
RDJ also shows us that wearing glasses is not always about being cool, but also to have fun in styling, where he often experiments with combining unique frames and lens colors.
10. The Cool Geek
We know we’re kind of cheating here but bi-color frame—for both opticals or shades—as RDJ shows is still, and always will be, a timeless geeky yet cool option.
