Lockdown may be the 2020 word of the year, but if that honor was given to a term, our money would be on “blue light” to take the top spot. The phrase blue light has been making waves lately, but what exactly is it? The answer to that question is a bit more complicated than simply “blue light is light that is blue”. Without getting too sciencey, let me explain who, what, when, where, why, and how all things blue light.  So what is blue light? When you step outside into the sunshine you’re actually basking in a whole host of electromagnetic particles. Those particles that are visible to th ..read more

This weekend, we celebrate the golden anniversary of the mystical, messy, and musically monumental Woodstock Music Festival. The 1969 festival turned out to be *kinda* a big deal, and its cultural impact is still felt to this day. One of its footprints can been seen in the sunglass world (besides, you know, the music scene). We’ve compiled a list of our grooviest, funkiest, most festival-worthy shades. And trust us, loud music may be our forte (hahahaha) but sunglasses are our jam ;) Quay Australia Quay Australia sunglasses embody the festival spirit with their fun colors, trendy frames, and ..read more

As an independent retailer and owner of many sunglass specialty retail stores, I would like to shed some light on this topic. We are, we breathe, we know sunglasses, and in this blog you will get the honest truth.  Since we opened our first store in 1987, we have been outfitting customers with the best sunglasses the industry has to offer. We have put thousands of great frames on thousands of great people’s faces. Some of our great frames have led to marriages and some to divorces! Some to incredible jobs and some to incredible blogs! We are not manufacturers or dealers, we are not paid for th ..read more

Happy 4th of July everybody! We at American Sunglass hope your day is filled with fun festivities, some fantastic fireworks, and loads of frickin’ freedom! In honor of grand ol’ ‘Murica, we have a list of three iconic frames from a few American companies.  Oakley Frogskins Oakley was established in 1975 by Jim Jannard and located in Foothill Ranch, CA. Jannard started Oakley out of his garage with an initial investment of $300. The company has since become one of the leading product design and sport performance brands in the world. The holder of more than 850 patents, Oakley is also known ..read more