Eighty-five years ago, the first pair of modern-day sunglasses was sold on the Atlantic City Boardwalk – and the meaning of ‘style’ was changed forever.
While the first pair of sunnies may have been invented as a way to protect your eyes, they’re now an iconic representation of the effortlessly cool. And the style set all over the world have long turned to eBay to find the most coveted pairs of shades — purchasing 6.9 million pairs in the past year. We took a closer look at eBay marketplace data to see which styles and brands are the most popular in India and around the globe:
- Every minute, there are 12 pairs of sunglasses purchased around the world on eBay.
- Shoppers in the US, UK, Australia, Germany and Canada, respectively, have purchased the most sunglasses on eBay over the past year*.
- Aviators style sunglasses have been most popular amongst eBay India consumers followed by Wayfarer style.
- On an average day on eBay India, a pair of sunglasses is bought every 14 minutes (as of Q1, Jan 1, 2014 to Mar 31, 2014)
To celebrate the birthday of our favorite accessory, here’s our ode to the most popular sunglass style around the world – the aviators. Attached to this mail you will find an interesting GIF showing the world through the sunnies.
Check out the sunnies on eBay India:
*Based on purchase data from 14 eBay markets including: US, Canada, UK, Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, India, Mexico and Russia.