It keeps the sun off, it looks good, it has a warranty second to none, and for those in ‘the know’ they are as identifiable as a designer logo but not needing a logo, so maybe a bit of cult membership included?
I have 3 different models as does the partner with her 3 different ones but who only wears one when out walking.
That is cropped from my ‘Indiana Jones’ looking photo taken in the Trinity College Library Long Room, Dublin. The busts of the laureates and the shelves were awesome as the full backdrop, but I digress.
