Jan

14

Equestrian Knight versus Ray Bans

Filed Under Designer Sunglasses 



Originality– the meaning of the word is hardly relevant in today’s fashion world. With all the years that fashion has been evolving, there is barely anything new worth noting that isn’t in some way already existing. Ray Bans are a famous name in sunglasses. Many celebrities prefer the simplicity of Ray Bans to the often extravagant and flamboyant eyewear that most of the younger fashion houses adore mass producing.


Burberry cleverly designed their own set of sunglasses resembling the famed Ray Ban Wayfarer, called the Equestrian Knight. Similar to the Ray Ban in that they both share a plain frame and thick temple bars, as well as sleek black coloring and grey tinting. Each brand has printed their logo on the side so that they might not be confused, but really what is the point? We all know Ray Ban made the design first and made the look popular with millions of dollars invested in advertising and promotions. Is it fair that Burberry gets to piggy back on their success by making similar designs? I suppose as long as the design sells, so will the image no matter what Burberry or Ray Ban chooses to do from here on out.

It’s 2010 now, guys, and we’re looking for originality, innovation and creativity. We hope companies will stop mimicking one another in terms of designs and models so that each design can really be unique. No one watches a Terrintino film and confuses it with Scorsese, yet with eyewear fashion confusion is very common.

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