The best way to reinvigorate your sunglasses is to look to the past, when tinted lenses and chunky frames reigned supreme.

The best aviator sunglasses for men have always been cool, but I first became enamored with them as a kid, watching reruns of CHiPs before school. The plot lines were largely forgettable.

So skip the wire frames (too skeezy) and wraparound shapes (too Y2K) and opt for chunky, acetate aviators inspired by the previous golden era of tinted sunglasses: the ’70s. Look for thick ...