About Burt Brolos

Brolos combine the functionality of eyewear retainers with the classic style of Bolo Ties. They are the only reversible and most stylish eyewear retainers on the market. Created and tested in California by the Burt Brothers and fulfilled by their Mom in Northern Kentucky. Bolo Ties + Burt Brothers = Burt Brolos. Join #Brolonation and #ProtectYourSpecsWithStyle Colin's Brolo Origins Story I was (key word was) the guy that always lost his glasses. I left them at classroom desks, restaurant tables, day parties, and weddings. To solve this problem, I started wearing eyewear retainers (AKA Chums or Croakies), even though my girlfriend (now wife) Sara hated them and called me dorky. While this prevented me from losing my glasses, it caused another problem. Dangling sunglasses and the classic Burt bearhugs were ingredients in a recipe that resulted in FUBAR’ed glasses. To solve that problem, I started rocking my glasses reverse, protected behind my neck (#ProtectYourSpecs). Shortly thereafter, a 2010 college day-partier slurred to me, “Sweet tie bro.” He was drunk, but onto something. I look back now to that moment as the inception of the Brolo even though it wasn’t apparent at the time. It wasn’t until years later when rocking our uncle Carl's Bolos at our friend Hayleigh's wedding that the revelation hit us like a ton of bricks. The seed planted in college had flourished into a promising idea. Combine the functionality of Eye Wear Retainers with the style of a Bolo Tie! Read their story