# What is this style of sunglasses called?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 30, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-sunglasses-called/741721 "2015-12-30T12:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nippless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-sunglasses-called/741721/1 "2015-12-30T12:30:11Z")

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As seen in the movie “Casino”, those thick framed large square shades like de Niro’s character wore.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-sunglasses-called/741721/2 "2015-12-30T12:37:00Z")

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Ultra Goliath II

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**Author:** ![Nippless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nippless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nippless)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-sunglasses-called/741721/3 "2015-12-30T12:54:17Z")

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Wow that was quick, thanks!

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-sunglasses-called/741721/4 "2015-12-30T13:00:27Z")

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You’re welcome. I googled “deniro casino sunglasses” and found that he wore the UG2s and Carrera 5425s.