Sunglasses: "Cheapies" vs. Hype

[embark]

A couple heads in the celebrity thread raised the sunglasses issue: are you spending 200+ on an brand name pair or are you afraid youll probably lose/brake them in a season

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#3 and #5 are the cheapies

[tommyroks]

i paid $300 for my bulgari

[andnothingless]

speaking of sunglasses.. im looking for ones from the late 80's that had the fluorescent blue, green,yellow or pink plastic sides. they were pretty cheap and if you were a kid in the 80's you know what im talking about cause they were everywhere. if you have seen em anywhere please let me know..

[K BOOG]

speaking of sunglasses.. im looking for ones from the late 80's that had the fluorescent blue, green,yellow or pink plastic sides. they were pretty cheap and if you were a kid in the 80's you know what im talking about cause they were everywhere. if you have seen em anywhere please let me know..

hell yeah. i still have a pair of flourecsent yellow ones that say 'mcdonalds' on the side. check ebay


and i have a pair of $400 YSL sunglasses. ive had expensive sunglasses all my life. ive never broken a pair, ever. i did have a pair of gucci's stolen off the boat.

nice sunglasses come with nice cases, so you store them in there so they DONT get broke.

[jawnly211]

when you guys toss up pictures of $ungla$$e$ that will go out in style as soon as will smith wears them in his next movie, then i think its retarded to spend 300-500 on them

but when you buy the classics from designer labels like gucci, chanel, oliver peoples, paul smith, tom ford, etc........then its worth it

and if you are scared you will lose them or break them, then save the money and buy a nice pair when you are mature and responsible enough to handle your shit

[K BOOG]

p.s. just copped those white ones and the black ones from the delias website.

good lookin!!

[neutral]

all i can say is that tom ford is the shit. Eversince i bought his gold framed aviators, i sold my marc jacobs, burberrys, guccis and i made a profit because those are the perfect pair for me. i aint spending on shades again. im done. but those old school raybans go hard though.... but not worth 200 bucks. but yeah tom ford is killing the game in sunglasses right now, him, dita, and alpina classics

[SSBSTS]

i'm rocking a pair of black plastic aviators from the thrift store. sunglasses are way too easy to lose.

[K BOOG]

all i can say is that tom ford is the shit. Eversince i bought his gold framed aviators, i sold my marc jacobs, burberrys, guccis and i made a profit because those are the perfect pair for me. i aint spending on shades again. im done. but those old school raybans go hard though.... but not worth 200 bucks. but yeah tom ford is killing the game in sunglasses right now, him, dita, and alpina classics

hell yeah. his shits are STUPID FRESH, but their crazy expenisve.


i LOVE alpinas, but those go for like $250-$300 on ebay. i need them in my life!

[Emperor]

Dita sunglasses are dope.....i wanna get me a pair

[K BOOG]

these ones. $600 on ebay. WOW.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPINA-KANYE-WEST-WORE-THESE-GRAMMY-AWARDS-SUNGLASSES_W0QQitemZ220105751014QQihZ012QQcategory Z433QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[LouisWinthorpe]

Dita is the business but vintage Playboy and Ray Ban is the real deal ... If you break your glasses a lot it goes without saying that it is waste of time spending money on expensive ones but watch out for cheapies as they aren't good for your eyes ...

[Peter Lawford]

if u can afford it, go for it. but as for an every-day basis, sunglasses are way too easy to break/scratch, so be fuckin careful. vintage stores are ill tho.

[franklin]

speaking of sunglasses.. im looking for ones from the late 80's that had the fluorescent blue, green,yellow or pink plastic sides. they were pretty cheap and if you were a kid in the 80's you know what im talking about cause they were everywhere. if you have seen em anywhere please let me know..

http://oakley.com/pd/2230/6542

oakley blades
baller

and as a question of quality i go with oakley with all glasses that I own,
the extra money you pay is worth saving your eyes
http://oakley.com/innovation/optical_superiority/impact_protection

[Supa Sick]

I went both ways. I have the black Versace joints Jeezy and everyone else wears as well as a $12.00 pair of Reverb joints I got from D.E.M.O..

[homi]

dont get cheap glasses they'll likely fuck up ur eyes more

[newera84]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/jenmag/ferdies%20pics/PS3KIN.jpg
yeah i got the white one for about 50 used.. but i haven't bought any sunglasses for 200+.. the most i have spent would be 100 for some spys

[embark]

p.s. just copped those white ones and the black ones from the delias website.

good lookin!!

no doubt.. I did the same lol

[embark]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/jenmag/ferdies%20pics/PS3KIN.jpg
yeah i got the white one for about 50.. but i have bought any sunglasses for 200+.. the most i have spent would be 100 for some spys


where are these from...

[Father Time]

Sunglasses make it look like ur trying to hard to be afucking moviestar

not for me I guess........ shit don't get in my eyes.

[DisoBAYish]

yeah tom ford shades are dope but the ones i seen cost from $700 to $1200!!

[Beez]

Sunglasses make it look like ur trying to hard to be afucking moviestar

not for me I guess........ shit don't get in my eyes.

^hahahah. i can agree with that. and ppl wear them to hide their eyes (face).

speaking of sunglasses.. im looking for ones from the late 80's that had the fluorescent blue, green,yellow or pink plastic sides. they were pretty cheap and if you were a kid in the 80's you know what im talking about cause they were everywhere. if you have seen em anywhere please let me know..

^ PLEASE. SOMEONE?

[UPTOWNS13]

Sunglasses make it look like ur trying to hard to be afucking moviestar.

s000 ur logic is..sunglasses are only made for movie stars?


for all the people sayin its too much..this should be your new motto:

"If you cant afford it, hate it."

[franklin]

^ PLEASE. SOMEONE?



http://oakley.com/pd/2230/6542

oakley blades
baller

and as a question of quality i go with oakley with all glasses that I own,
the extra money you pay is worth saving your eyes
http://oakley.com/innovation/optical_superiority/impact_protection

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[OneEyeWilly]

Anyone know where i can get the Louis Vuitton Pharrell scarface joints. <--Damn thats a Beast statement but who cares. Anyone?

[cutta2k4]

I would spend $$$ on some glasses but I dunno bout shades, I do loose them.........Just lost pair of 200 dollar cazals...pissed off, Im looking to replace them and Im goin knock off cazal route, If I can find them???????????????

[the_state]

all the "classic" sunglass styles that you guys speak of were mostly made by ray-ban. i stick with wayfarers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray-Ban_Wayfarers

[hellah fresh]

Don't fake the funk... if your going to get stunnas cash out for the top end stuff. The way i think of it.. You only live once... minus well have the finer things life ya dig! Fuck that cheap shit. 8)



Cop this Gucci playboy
http://members.cox.net/fresh4/G%20Shades.jpg

[embark]

the obvious thing to do would be to post the model number at least, if not a website/retailer.

[cheep]

the only sunglasses ill wear are ray ban aviators. i got mine, vintage 80s with real glass lenses, for 3$ at a thrift store. they are made so much better than my girls gucci aviators that its fucking ridiculous

[Beez]

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wait what?

[DUNCAN99]

i paid $400 for my versace glasses

[NTAT]

I'm good with my MJ012s from Marc Jacobs.

[jeveryday]

I like Ray Bans. They arent that expensive and look slick.

[-LDN-]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/jenmag/ferdies%20pics/PS3KIN.jpg
yeah i got the white one for about 50.. but i have bought any sunglasses for 200+.. the most i have spent would be 100 for some spys

Where can I cop these?

[NTAT]

Can someone tell what kinda glasses Kanye is wearin at the Last orchestration show at Abbey road London.

[sneakerz 101]

Don't fake the funk... if your going to get stunnas cash out for the top end stuff. The way i think of it.. You only live once... minus well have the finer things life ya dig! Fuck that cheap shit. 8)



Cop this Gucci playboy
http://members.cox.net/fresh4/G%20Shades.jpg

whats the style number?

[Subculture]

Why does the alternative have to be "hype". Just because something is nice, well made and a little more pricey doesnt mean its hype. You pay for quality I think, but i also have a pair of not so expensive shades and a couple expensive ones...buy what u like

[hellah fresh]

whats the style number?

185633 J0690 3068

There ya go. You can buy them at www.gucci.com only $230.. not a bad price.