Unresolved Mystery...

[badstar]

So I asked about a year and a half ago and no one could tell me then, ut listening to Keeping The Faith has reminded me that I still want to know...

What on earth are ditty-bop shades???

A hefty Google search returns only lyrics for the song and stuff on a group called the Ditty-bops.

Clearly, they are some sort of sunglasses, but please, someone put my curiousity to rest?

Comments

[glitteringlynx.livejournal.com]

It's probably like that one word from either Hotel California or The Joker (I forget which and I suck at lyrics) where the mysterious word was just made up.

[dubhlainn.livejournal.com]

Think Tom Cruise in Risky Business. Billy Joel wore them a lot back then too. I think their real name is Wayfarer Sunglasses.

[falnfenix]

you mean these things.

i can't stand them. the boyfriend has two pair. D:

[brontosproximo.livejournal.com]

As mentioned below generally "diddy bop" shades refer to the Wayfarer sunglasses made by Ray-Ban. For example...

[dubhlainn.livejournal.com]

Yeah that style only all in black

[glitteringlynx.livejournal.com]

Almost before I clicked I had a recollection of the shades that were popular in the 80s. EEEE! I actually quite liked them. :) Not that they ever looked good on ME, mind you.