Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, given the common association of sunglasses with "cool," shades have really not been a major part of the James Bond universe until the Brosnan and now Craig eras. However, there have been just enough instances--16 to be exact--of Bond wearing one or another pair of sunglasses to comprise a potentially fun and interesting tournament.
So what I've done here is post images of the different sunglasses Bond has worn throughout the canonical films. I have omitted the shades Lazenby wore in OHMSS' PTS because we really don't get a good look at them. Likewise, I believe Dalton may have worn a pair of shades--more goggles, really--in TLD when he was helping Kara escape from the KGB hoods, but images are prohibitively scarce. I've also omitted skiing goggles because I don't consider them genuine sunglasses.
One request for when voting (one + vote and two - votes per 24-hour period, please): please vote for the sunglasses and how they look on the actor rather than vote for your favorite Bond or favorite Bond film. This is a temptation for many of us, but giving in defeats the purpose of this tournament, which is to determine once and for all, the answer to the burning question of which is the coolest pair of shades ever worn by Bond.
FRWL (RayBans? Model?)
TB (Polaroid CoolRays N135?)
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003)
AVTAK (Unknown)
GE (Persol Model Unknown)
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue)
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007)
DAD (Persol 2672-S)
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown)
CR (Persol 2244-S)
CR (Persol 2720)
QoS (Tom Ford 108)
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144)
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248)
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237)
SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [10]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [10]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [10]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [10]
Comments
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [10]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [10]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [11]+1
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [8]-2
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [11] (+1)
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [10]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [11]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [6]-2
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [11]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [8] (-2)
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [10]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12] (+1)
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [6]
I'm a little surprised that pre-90s there were so few sunglasses worn by Bond. (There is also that pair Bond snags in TLD before being picked up by Leiter's girls.)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [12] +1
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [8]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [10]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [4] -2
@Perilagu_Khan wonderfully original idea for a tourney Khanners. I like it!
Hard to belive we went twenty years without seeing Bond in some shades.
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [12]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [6] -2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [11] +1
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [4]
Brosnan NEVER looked bad in sunglasses,easily the best 'sunglasses Bond'.
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [12]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [6]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [11]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13] +1
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [10]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [2] -2
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [12]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [4] -2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [11]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11] +1
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [2]
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [13] +1
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [2] -2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [11]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [10]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [2]
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [13]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [2]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [11]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [11]+1
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
SP (Vaurnet 027) [0]-2
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [13]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [2]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [11]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [11]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
Hard to belive we went twenty years without seeing Bond in some shades."
Thanks, Octobenny! Have a sack of Doritos and a bottle of merlot on me.
(-:
Never ocurred to me before.
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [13]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
AVTAK (Unknown) [0] -2 ELIMINATED
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12] +1
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [11]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRIDAY
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [13]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [11]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
This is very odd. It's not as though sunglasses weren't a huge fashion item in those decades. Heck, by the 1930s sunglasses had become quite popular in the film industry and among the general public.
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [13]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [11] -2
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [10]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [12] +1
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [14] +1
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [11]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [8] -2
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [12]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [10]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [14]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12] +1
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [8]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [12]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [8] -2
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [14]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [10]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [8]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [13] + 1
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [6] -2
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [14]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [8]-2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [8]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [13]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [7]+1
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [14]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [6]-2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [12]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [8]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [14] +1
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [7]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [14]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [6]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13] +1
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [8]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [14]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [5] -2
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15] +1
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [6]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [6] -2
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [14]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [5]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [4]-2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [6]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [14]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [6]+1
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15]
AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003) [2] -2
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [6]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [15] +1
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [6]
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [12]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [6]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [16] +1
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [6]
14.AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003)
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)[/quote]
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [13] (+1)
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [13]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [6]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [16]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [4] )-2)
14.AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003)
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)[/quote
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [13]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [14] (+1)
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [6]
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [16]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [2] (-2)
14.AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003)
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)[/quote
FRWL (RayBans? Model?) [10]
TB (Polaroid CoolRays 135?) [15]
GE (Persol Model Unknown) [10]
TWINE (Blue 9048 Ant Blue) [13]
TWINE (Calvin Klein cK2007) [14]
DAD (Persol 2672-S) [10]
DAD (Oliver Peoples Model Unknown) [11]
CR (Persol 2244-S) [10]
CR (Persol 2720) [4]-2
QoS (Tom Ford 108) [16]
SF (Tom Ford Marko FT0144) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248) [10]
SP (Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237) [3]+1
14.AVTAK (Eschenbach Willy Bogner 7003)
15. AVTAK (Unknown)
16. SP (Vaurnet 027)