Polarizing article and method of forming a polarizing article

A polarizing article comprising:

• (a) a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface;
• (b) a first orientation facility residing over said first surface of said substrate, said first orientation facility having a first orientation direction;
• (c) a first polarized layer residing over said first orientation facility, said first polarized layer comprising a first dichroic fixed-tint dye and a first liquid crystal material, said first polarized layer being aligned at least partially with said first orientation direction of said first orientation facility, wherein said first polarized layer has a first polarization axis;
• (d) a second orientation facility residing over said first polarized layer, said second orientation facility having a second orientation direction;
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• (e) a second polarized layer residing over said second orientation facility, said second polarized layer comprising a second dichroic fixed-tint dye and a second liquid crystal material, said second polarized layer being aligned at least partially with said second orientation direction of said second orientation facility, wherein said second polarized layer has a second polarization axis,
• wherein said first polarization axis and said second polarization axis are oriented relative to each other at an angle of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°,
• wherein said first dichroic fixed-tint dye has a first electromagnetic absorption spectrum, said second dichroic fixed-tint dye has a second electromagnetic absorption spectrum, and said first electromagnetic absorption spectrum and said second electromagnetic absorption spectrum are different from each other, and
• wherein said substrate, said first orientation facility, said first polarized layer, said second orientation facility, and said second polarized layer, are in each case free of a photochromic-dichroic compound.