The Two Fold Flip-up Sunglasses

Remember those stylish sunglasses Lady Gaga wore on her Paparazzi video? Or if you are a little older than that you might recall the Math Whiz Kid Dwayne Wayne from A different World wearing it. Those are Flip-up sunglasses that they are wearing. These stylish sunglasses came from the 80’s very flamboyant fashion era. It stayed on from then but it doesn’t get that much attention until Lady Gaga wore it. However, even in its very low profiled fame, you may see these Flip-up sunglasses on Pilots, bikers, baseball players, well generally as sports sunglasses. Let us explore this type of sunglasses and see if they match your style and personality.

The most distinct function of these stylish sunglasses is that it can get you protection from the sun’s UV rays and glare while having your prescription lenses with it at all times. From its name, Flip-up sunglasses, you can probably tell how people use it. You just flip up the outer lenses and voila you get the other set of lenses. The lenses of these stylish sunglasses can be interchangeable which means the top lenses can be the shaded lenses and the prescription lenses is under it or the other way around. Flip-up sunglasses are sometimes referred to as Mickey Mouse sunglasses because if you flip the top lenses it sometimes slides off the sides which makes you look like, guess (?) Mickey Mouse!

Originally, most of these stylish sunglasses are round metal framed but the Lady Gaga version comes in plastic frames too. There are also Wayfarer’s Flip-up sunglasses which you can also get in multi colored lenses and the plastic frames are available in assorted colors. These are fashionable even for kids; in fact kids like the ingenuity of these stylish sunglasses.
Flip-up sunglasses lenses can be polarized because it is usually being used for sports. Baseball players use these functional and yet stylish sunglasses to flip the lenses up and down to manage the sudden changes on light conditions when they are playing in the field. It also prevents any un-compromised vision even on fog and haze. Two of the manufacturer and brand name of these Flip-up sunglasses who takes serious consideration of its technology and enhancement for the ball players who needs them is Scheyden and Gargoyle.
Flip-up sunglasses are also preferred y Pilots and Aviators because of its capability to adjust to changing glares and sunlight when on air. The specs of these stylish cheap sunglasses are calibrated for a clearer and sharper vision needed by Aviators and even military personnel on dangerous missions that could cause serious eye problems.
These functional and stylish sunglasses are usually very costly because they serve important purposes and the features of Flip-up sunglasses are integral to the professionals who use them. However, these stylish sunglasses are also sold in reasonable prices if you are not really concerned with its added features and functions. The Flip-up sunglasses that Lady Gaga wore in the video can cost you as low as $20 online and it can also be bought in wholesale.