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->''"I had never seen a more revolting spectacle...than those which were perched upon the bridge of his nose."''

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is famous for Kamina's over-the-top jagged orange shades, which have gone on to [[MemeticMutation inspire an internet meme]].

** Calvin wore shades that were remarkably similar to Kamina's in a Sunday strip of CalvinAndHobbes, predating both GurrenLagann and Pokémon by quite a bit.

* As mentioned above, [[CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]] once tried to get his mother to buy him a pair of sunglasses that were apparently picked up by [[GurrenLagann Kamina]] years later.

* In ''BackToTheFuture'', one of Biff's gang always wears 3-D glasses.

* Tabitha, the recurring guest on the Black Mountain Radio broadcast in ''{{Fallout New Vegas}}'' wears pink, heart-shaped glasses with one lens missing, and a blonde babydoll wig with a red ribbon (referred to as her "truth-seeing eye" and "head of real hair"). Seeing as Tabitha is a hulking, overmuscled, blue-skinned supermutant with few definite sexual characteristics and the voice of a longtime smoker gargling gravel, it might be a desperate attempt to hold on to any vestiges of feminine identity. Being terminally insane plays some part, as well.

* The heart-shaped sunglasses from the Stanley Kubrick version of ''{{Lolita}}''.
** The heart-shaped glasses never appear in the movie itself; only in publicity material.

* Harry Ord of ''TurnAGundam'' is constantly wearing gigantic, bright red sunglasses with no visible frames that look kind of like bug eyes. They are primarily there to serve as a mask, as is necessary for the series' resident CharClone.

->''"I had never seen a more revolting spectacle... than those which were perched upon the bridge of his nose."''

** Little known fact: [[{{Pokemon}} Squirtle]] was wearing the pointed shades a good decade before Kamina ever donned them.
** Calvin wore shades that were remarkably similar to Kamina's in a Sunday strip of CalvinAndHobbes, predating both GurrenLagann and {{Pokemon}} by quite a bit.

* Paul Shaffer... just... Paul Shaffer.

* Miror B's ridiculous star-shaped sunglasses in the ''{{Pokemon}} Colosseum'' games definitely apply.

* Travis Touchdown from ''NoMoreHeroes'' wears a variety of coloured shades... his default one are 'Sunflower Yellow', but they're also available in Peony Pink, Cobalt Blue, Pumking Seed Orange, and - if you're feeling particularly boring - traditional grey.

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* Speaking of [[BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Batman shows]], there's the Music Meister's musical note shades.

* Gary Oldman in ''BramStokersDracula'' (red glass)

* [[GunsNRoses Axl Rose]] wears pink glasses in the video for "November Rain".

* ''AreYouBeingServed'': In several episodes Mr Humphries is seen wearing [[CampGay Elton John-style glasses]].

* While not as gaudy as most examples, UK snooker player Dennis Taylor was noted for wearing outsized glasses. Apparently this [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual served a purpose]] - he wasn't looking over them when lining up his shot. (These days virtually all professionals opt for contacts or laser surgery, although glasses are one of the few things that is actually optional in the very strict snooker dress code.)

* While not as gaudy as most examples, UK snooker player Dennis Taylor was noted for wearing outsized glasses. Apparently this [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual served a purpose]] - he wasn't looking over them when lining up his shot.

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[[caption-width-right:239:Elton John shows us how it's done.]]

* EltonJohn is famous for these, and they appear in every parody of him.
** In ''HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', Peanut wears "Elton John" glasses in a AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle parody.

->''"GurrenLagann: where irredeemably gaudy eyewear serves as a sign that you are the pinnacle of manliness."''
-->-- '''[[http://mister-cote.deviantart.com/art/Gurren-Lagann-Stylin-71378502 Stylin']]'''

* Coloured lenses mark out the user as eccentric or different - bonus points for having [[{{Boatlights}} two different colours for the lenses]].

* {{Homestuck}} has several characters with sunglasses that are combined with phones/[=PDAs=].

{{Homestuck}} has two characters with sunglasses that are combined with phones/PDAs.