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The Huge Sunglasses are Back!

I’m amazed at the number of people wearing huge sunglasses these days. Every day I see more and more of them. It’s like an invasion of the early 80’s.

I’m not talking about the half-tinted glittery Paris Hilton sunglasses, though there are plenty of those floating around out there (more as the weather gets warmer). I’m talking about the big honking Chuck Yeager aviators. Come to think of it, I’ve seen a few leather bomber jackets too.

They say that if you keep your old out-of-style stuff long enough, they come back in style again. Or, what goes around comes around. We’re at that point in time when 80’s stuff like Hulkamania, Three’s Company, Mr. T, and big sunglasses becomes cool again. Too bad I was never old enough to appreciate the 80’s. Now that they’re coming ’round again I can breathe easier and enjoy the decade I missed. Maybe I’ll buy a pair of jams.

Hey, if the 80’s is coming ’round again, that means the 90’s will too. Then I’ll have to get a pair of iddy-biddy Matrix Raybans. And maybe a two-button power suit. I’m just glad I’m not a woman, because then I’d have to wear one with shoulder pads.

It’s interesting that not everything comes back around. Unless you count silly Kiss tribute bands, classic rock is gone. Sure it’s popular again, but no one makes it anymore. And while mullets and afros are coming back, the MC Hammer flat top seems to have evaporated. (although we haven’t reached the 90’s again, so it could come back)

I guess my conclusion is that only some of the things that go around come around. Popularity and fads always change. That’s why everybody loves a classic.