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Store search in titles & description Store categories Store home Hats (32) Cadet Hats (3) Fedora / Trilby Hats (1) Medium (1) Newsboy / Ivy Hats (17) Small (3) Medium (7) Large (4) X-Large (3) Beanies (11) Sunglasses (68) Plastic Frames (42) Premium Aviators (6) Women's Glasses (13) Robot / Devo (3) Clear Lenses (4) Hide all subcategories See all items in the store Thanks for visiting Primal Culture. We believe our products reflect the hottest styles and fashion trends in today's culture. Be sure to add us to your list of favorite stores and check back often as we are constantly rolling out new items. Our product line consists of everything from men's and women's aviator classic and premium spring-hinge sunglasses, motorcycle riding sunglasses, fashion aviator sunglasses, straw fedora hats, ivy hats and eight quarter hats to name a few. Our products are 100% guaranteed. 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Check Out Our Wide Selection of Sunglasses aviator sunglasses, ray-ban style sunglasses, polarized sunglasses, women's sunglasses, motorcycle riding sunglasses, turbo sport sunglasses, elvis style sunglasses, designer sunglasses, women's sunglasses, jackass sunglasses, kill bill sunglasses, mirrored sunglasses, silver sunglasses, gold sunglasses, spring hinge sunglasses, wayfarer sunglasses Check Out Our Wide Selection of Hats black fedora, brown fedora, straw fedora, corduroy fedora, trilby hat, rex downer, gray wool downer, black wool downer, white ivy cap, black ivy cap, tan ivy cap, tan herringbone ivy cap, gray herringbone ivy cap, kangol ventair style ivy cap, wool ascot, black cadet hat, tan cadet hat, To help explain what certain terms on this site mean we put together a list of explanations and definitions. Feel free to let us know if you would like anything else explained. This is by no means the authoritative guide. Rather it is meant to give you an idea of what we're talking about on this site and in some cases the history behind the term. If you want more information about these terms you're going to have to look it up yourself.     Ascot Cap The Ascot cap, also known as the Cuffley cap, is a hard men's cap similar to the flat cap, but distinguished by its stiffness and rounded shape. Ascot caps are typically made from felt and worn in the fall or winter, but straw Ascots also exist for warmer weather. A classic and timeless style - the Ascot is the favored hats of country gentleman and hiphop stars.     Aviator Sunglasses Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that were developed by Ray-Ban in 1937. They are characterized by dark, often reflective lenses having an area twice or three times the area of the eye socket, and metal frames with wire temples which hook behind the ears. Contemporary models are often polarized. They were given their name due to their oblique teardrop shape, which matched those of the smoked-lens flying goggles which Ray-Ban was then selling to the Army and Navy. One undesirable result of wearing these goggles was the mismatched tan (dark on the face, white around the eyes) which developed—the oversized aviator sunglasses would hide the white areas, while allowing a limited amount of sunlight through, thus allowing the skin to tan. Though the early goggles were replaced by 1941, the sunglasses had become popular, especially with Naval aviators. Army/Air Force aviators preferred the smaller, more-squarish American Optical straight-temple glasses, which can be put on and removed even while wearing a flying helmet. Legend claims that the need arose for aviator-style sunglasses because military pilots found that sun and glare protection would be helpful to aid them during day missions and dogfights. However, pilots of the time did not wear sunglasses while flying. The large lenses are not straight as in eyeglasses but bulge out slightly. The design attempts to cover the entire range of the eye and prevent as much light as possible from entering the eye socket from any angle. While still popular with military and civilian aviators alike, the sunglasses work quite well (and are usually seen as fashionable) and have been taken up by the non-flying civilian population. Law enforcement officers have also taken a liking to the glasses for many reasons, including their excellent cancellation of glare and prevention of eye contact.     Eight-Quarter Hat An eight-quarter cap is named such because of the eight triangular panels or sections that meet in the center of the crown usually with a button or pom-pom at their vortex. Virtually any fabric can be cut-and-sewn into a variation of this hat.     Fedora The fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. It is said to be invented in the mid-1910s. However, the term was in use for the hat as early as 1891, and it was first resembled late in the 18th century as an upper class clothing accessory. Any hat that resembles the soft felt version is also usually called a fedora, including straw and twill ones. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. It is usually worn by men, but ladies' versions can also be found. On some fedoras, small feathers are inserted in the band wrapped around the crown for flair. The word comes from the title of an 1882 play by Victorien Sardou, Fédora, the heroine of which, Princess Fedora Romazova, wore a similar style of hat. The fedora had been worn mostly in the early part of the twentieth century within metropolitan industrialized settings as a stylish way to protect from the wind and weather while being compact enough to deal with the newer technologies such as the automobile. It is often associated with Prohibition-era mafia and private detectives and tops off most zoot suits. The popularity of the fedora has resulted in a large variety of styles being available. Fedoras can be found in nearly any color imaginable, but black, grey, and tan/brown are the most popular and universal. In the U.S. fedoras were considered an essential part of the suit and of business and formal attire. Most men did not go outside without wearing one     Ivy Cap A Ivy Cap is a rounded soft men's cap with a small brim in front and a somewhat stiff peak in the back. The material is usually wool or tweed, although some have been made with leather. Lighter summer versions are usually polyester, perforated with thousands of tiny vents to allow air to circulate. The style can be traced back to 14th century Ireland or even England, said to have probably emerged from the French 'bonnet'. The caps were almost universally worn in the 19th century by working class men throughout Ireland, Scotland and the British Isles, and versions in finer cloth were also considered to be suitable casual countryside wear for upper-class English men (hence the contemporary alternate name golf cap). Cloth caps were worn by fashionable young men in the 1920s. The style has remained popular among certain groups of people in Europe and North America. The hat is sometimes associated with older men, but has been popular (along with the newsboy cap) among some segments of younger people, particularly those with working class Irish heritage, making them very popular in cities such as Boston with a large Irish-American population, as well as those associated with skinheads and the Oi! and punk subcultures. The flat cap has also appeared in the hip hop subculture, worn back-to-front, although this fashion appears to have faded away in recent years. Celebrities who have worn flat caps include: Solid Central leader Shem, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, comedian Dave Chappelle, hip-hop artist Common, rap artist Proof (rapper), Babyshambles's drummer Adam Ficek, professional golfer Payne Stewart, rapper Notorious B.I.G., James Bond film actor Daniel Craig and actor Samuel L. Jackson. Although it is mostly worn by men, some women have adopted the cap.     Polarized Light reflected by shiny transparent materials is partly or fully polarized, except when the light is normal (perpendicular) to the surface. A polarizing filter, such as a pair of polarizing sunglasses, can be used to observe this by rotating the filter while looking through. At certain angles, the reflected light will be reduced or eliminated. Polarizing filters remove light polarized at 90° to the filter's polarization axis. If two polarizers are placed atop one another at 90° angles to one another, there is minimal light transmission. Polarized lenses are popular with fisherman and boaters but other outdoor enthusiasts such as skiers, golfers, bikers, and joggers also enjoy a clearer view along with the elimination of glare.     Spring-Hinged Frames This feature on premium sunglasses allows the arms of the sunglass frame to pivot in and out using a dual spring. The spring-hinge helps absorb shock and impacts that would normally bend or break standard pivoting sunglass arms.     Trilby A Trilby hat (or simply Trilby) is a soft felt men's hat with a narrow brim and a deeply indented crown. Traditionally it was made from rabbit hair felt, but now it is sometimes made from other materials, such as tweed, or wool. Trilbies are softer than Homburgs, and have a flexible brim instead of a curved one. They are similar to fedoras, but with a narrower brim. The hat's name derives from a play based on George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby. A hat of this style was worn on stage during the play's first London production. The Trilby has been a symbol of chic elegance and class, and has been associated with jazz, ska and soul musicians. It has been popular among the rude boy, mod, skinhead and 2 Tone subcultures.     Wayfarer The Wayfarer is an iconic design of sunglasses manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952. Wayfarers enjoyed early popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, especially after they were worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Though the sunglasses had faded from the limelight by the 1970s, a lucrative 1982 product placement deal brought Wayfarers to their height of popularity. In the mid-2000s, the sunglasses also enjoyed a brief revival. All told, Wayfarers may be the best-selling design of sunglasses in history. Wayfarers were designed by Ray Stegeman and took advantage of new plastics technology. The shape of the sunglasses was a radically new design, "a mid-century classic to rival Eames chairs and Cadillac tail fins." According to one commentator, the "distinctive trapezoidal frame spoke a non-verbal language that hinted at unstable dangerousness, but one nicely tempered by the sturdy arms which, according to the advertising, gave the frames a 'masculine look.'" Wayfarers marked the transition between a period of eyewear with thin metal frames to a new era of plastic eyewear

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