***Lets talk about Sunglasses***
 

What kind of bad ass shades are you highly stylish ****ers sporting?

I just lost my most expensive pair (only $80). I'm about -2 and -1.75 and I'm finally going to break down and get some expensive prescription stylish sunglasses. Tired of being blind when I wear sunglasses & no contacts are not an option. I'm one of those people who can't touch their own eye.

Do not respond if you wear crocs, jean shorts, or like sunglasses like this:

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Nope

Yep

I'm primarily an Oakley guy - have some Half Jackets (I think) for sport, Jupiters and Deviations for casual. All polarized. Not cheap, not crazy expensive, definitely worth it.

I had a pair of Maui Jims that I really liked, but left them at a bar a couple years ago, sadly.

FYI, if you have FSA or HSA, you can use that money on prescription glasses - that's how I got my MJs.

I've never owned or worn a pair

Sore subject for me. I’ve never owned a pair that cost more than $40, and never lost or broke any of them. You can see where this is going. I bought a stylish pair of wood grain Oakley’s for $200. I only had them for two months when I put them in my pocket and took off walking. They worked their way out and flew across the pavement, lens side down... scratches galore!!! I don’t think I’ve ever cussed more in my life! I’ll never pay that much again.

I mean, who needs sunglasses? Not this ****ing guy.

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I don't have corrective lenses but this is what I wear. They aren't terribly stylish but they do several things for me:

1. Cheap. They get scratched to **** in my environment.

2. Polarized, copper lens. It doesn't make things so dark I can't walk in the shop and trip over my dick because I can't see shit. Colors stand out better, and being polarized allows me to work in bright ass conditions and still be comfortable.

3. Safety glasses. They're not a replacement for safety glasses, but they work for that if I need them to. (Another reason they need to be cheap.)

Ugh. That sucks. Sunglasses are weird for me. I never remember putting them down or how I lose them. When I check the only possible establishment they would be, the lost and found never has them.

I like the look of most of those wood grain ones, especially the ones that have mirrored blue, green or purplish lenses.

I've owned 3 pairs of Oakleys over something like 20 years... don't mind the expense when they last 7+ years (and I lost one pair) and I use them practically everyday.

I have Gucci, Carrera, Tom Ford and Perry Ellis

I almost always have a hat and put them above the bill.

Pics or GTFO

This guy likely wins the thread.

I'll stick with my Ray-Ban Aviators. :D

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What exactly is polarized, just makes it so it's not as dark but still protective of the sun? Can you get polarized lenses that are still mirrored in a certain color?

I can NEVER find a pair that look good on me. I usually pick up a cheap pair. I've tried nice expensive brands and I lose or **** them up REAL quick. Cheapies last me a very long time.

The last pair of shades I really liked got left in a hotel room in Dodge City, KS earlier this year.

I think polarized means light can only enter from one direction.

You should have called. We could have met in Garden.

I saw the exit sign and thought of you boo.

Why the hell were you in Dodge?

The stupidest thing was, I didn’t want to buy them because I was nervous. But, my wife said “you’re great with sunglasses, you’ve never lost or broken a pair. Just get them, they look great!” She jinxed me!!! They’re so awesome that I still wear them, but I get self-conscious when someone talks to me up close. Lol

Yes, and polarization reduces glare, especially on bodies of water.

It basically reduces glare, and improves visual quality through the lenses. In sunny conditions, it makes a big difference, and on water or snow, it's a game changer. I'll never buy non-polarized glasses after having owned polarized.

AFAIK, you can get mirrored polarized lenses, and can definitely get a variety of lens colors.

I don't know why, since I'm an unstylish jeans/tshirt person, but I'm pretty picky about sunglasses.... Oakley Juliet was perfect for me and they quit making them. :cuss:

seems legit. not sure if i could pull off the ones in the top left corner

I only wear Maui Jims. I've tried Oakley, Ray Ban, and Serengeti and MJs are the only product worth the money.

I’ve had all those and now like some Revo’s better than MJ as well as the polarized prism Oakleys. The style looks more like Ray Bans than Oakleys.

Maui Jims are easily the best I've had with very good build and optical quality. Plus one of the few left not made by Luxottica.

Often can find heavily discounted recently discontinued models at Costco but selection pretty hit or miss.

my phone camera has stopped working right - sorry it's sort of unclear - you can get some cool carreras for fairly inexpensive - check on Amazon.

Maui Jims

ESS Crossbow $75, modular parts so you can replace scratched lenses or broken nosepieces without buying a whole new pair.

Great for the job, frame's a bit bulky, but they sell slimmer models.

I just get the transitions lenses on my eyeglasses.

Whatever the gas station has in the $15 range works just fine for me

Costas sell sunglasses with 1.75 readers in them. I use them for fishing.

Have had same pair of Costs for 12 years, worn everyday cleaning pools. Now trying to find a new pair, of course mine are discontinued.

Add me to the "I lose or scratch them" group. I just buy Nemesis glasses with +1.50 readers in the bottom. I can usually find them for around $5 a pair.

White trash oakleys baby!

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Maui jim and Costa del Mar make some of the best lenses.

I believe recently Costa del Mars parent company Essilor was bought by Luxxotica.

A lot of designer shades (clothing brands) are actually made by the same 3-4 eyeware companies, there are some interesting articles on this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica

I personally wear Maui Jim, they have an outstanding warranty and repair division, and their optics are excellent.

Whatever you choose, get polarized lenses

Maui Jim's are the some of the best sunglasses on the market IMO

I’ve always only wore Oakley’s. They aren’t the cheapest or the most expensive, and they e always lasted me for a long time. I had a pair that I bought in high school and I wore them till the ear pieces started fading away when I was in my early 30’s

I only buy cheap sunglasses. My retinas are probably fried from lack of UV protection they claim to have but are more than likely lying.

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Costa and Oakley

Usually wear my Oakley’s for sports and costa on the lake and around normal situations

Have some ray bans but never wear them

Ray Bans or Serengeti are classic and forever. Dont be one of those goofs who bought white rimmed Oakleys and still rock them.

Are better yet jet get out look around and see what style fits you not what suits another. Are you incapable of decision making.

SUNCLOUD is the BEST!

I'm pretty rough on sunglasses so I have a pair of cheap Vans I wear for my daily and some Ray Ban aviators if I'm out doing something classy and shit.

I live in Florida. We get out of bed and put shades on here. Like Amex. Never leave home without them.

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I don't wear sunglasses because the way they feel on my face drives me nuts. I only wear them when fishing so I can see through the water.
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I go through sunglasses like everyone else goes through underwear. I am buying a new pair every other week it seems. I never lose anything else but I lose sunglasses(and/or break them). I have several $5 pairs just to tide me over when I do lose my "good" pair. My good pair usually runs $20-$25. I can't spend more than that knowing I am going to lose the ****ers anyways.

If they were expensive maybe you'd pay more attention?
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It is a possibility but I doubt it. As I can go several days without needing them(raining or cloudy) it is just so easy for me to leave them someplace and just totally forget where they are.

You will be sporting the cataract glasses before you know it.

I take my sunglasses pretty seriously. Have a pair of Costa Del Mar for social occasions and fly fishing:

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And I keep a pair of Torge from Amazon in the truck for high potential damage situations and everyday use:

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Costa Glasses: $300.00
Torge Glasses: $22.00

If I learned one lesson with good sunglasses its treat them like you do your clothes. Don't wear your Brooks Brothers khakis when cutting up a cord of wood and don't wear your Costa Del Mar sun glasses when mountain biking.

Dont be Hannibal Lector.
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The Maui Jims are awesome. I had a pair and broke them so I glued them back together. Then I bought another pair because gluing your Maui Jims just don't seem right.

Awwww cute how did I miss this. My own personal spell checker and cheap to. Man oh man the perks of CP.

Use to be an Oakley guy. My last Oakley's were some Satin Black Gascans. Nothing fits better than Oakleys imo.

Now i'm an aviator guy. Has to be the RIGHT kind of aviators though. Silver frame, silver lens.

And i can't wear cheap glasses. They give me a headache so im willing to pay for some quality shades.

Me either...

Never liked the way they felt on my nose or ears....gives me a headache

Little disappointed nobody has mentioned Pit Vipers- get yourself a pair of these puppies and you'll instantly grow a chest full of hair.

https://pitvipersunglasses.com/

I know its completely irrational because they're high quality and even look really nice, but I could never sport anything named Maui Jim. It's like Cheesecake Factory, they could produce the best bbq in the entire world and still I'd never go just based on their name alone. I don't judge people that do though.

Back in the day when Oakley just started I would buy Oakley's because they had a lifetime warranty. I would send them in broken every other year. The last time I sent them in they sent a note. "Sir, we will no longer replace or repair your Lifetime Warranty Sunglasses. Please don't send them in anymore for we will not replace."

Since then I am a Ray Ban guy. Always Polarized.

It's not a spell checker...it's a "make sense" checker.
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I will if you will. Deal?

een wearin Oakley for 18 yrs now, love every pair, wife got started on them and now has prescription oaks and loves them too

I like Piranha sunglasses

Bought Oakley M frames for hunting and shooting sports, Serengeti for driving.

The Bushnell outlet right off of I 35 and 85th? has good pricing on Serengeti's.

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Dude. Use their repair department. They will replace the temple arms ( whatever they are called, the part that sits on your ear) for free, they can also do tons of other repairs for reasonable prices

I have to second suncloud optics, built by Polaroid. Seriously good and they are all polarized. Since I found it they are all I buy now.

I'm bald, so sunglasses are like hair to me. And since I spend no money on haircuts, conditioner, styling product, etc., I have a deal with myself where about every two years I go try on sunglasses and pick the pair I like the best, money is no object (since two years worth of all that hair stuff is quite a savings).

I usually go to Bloomingdale's or Sunglass Hut.

Last March I tried on about 30 pair and picked these Aviators. Turns out they're Gucci and $410. Holy ballsack, Goose! Well I say whatever, it's my deal to get the pair I liked best, so I stick to that and buy them. The guy goes to ring them up and turns out they were discontinued, so 55% off. HELL's YEAH. Got out of there for $180 all in.

Holy crap, another CP learning thread.

I had no idea good sun glasses were so expensive. Guess I should have known as I used to pay $400 to $500 for prescription sun glasses.

Until this morning reading this thread I thought my "good pair" of "Maxx Retro" with a Cardinals logo on them was the shit. They were $25 at Sams on a special deal normally $50. Now that I googled them, it was BS, that is the normal price but they are discontinued.

My other pair is also Maxx from Bass Pro Shop $29 and they kind of suck. Can't play golf with them on.

I wear Michael Jackson aviators.

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I was going to say men's hair does not cost that much, since men can get shampoo for $2 and "styling" generally consist of a comb and a can of pomade that lasts 6 months. But I added up haircuts over a year and that can be $300-$400 depending on how often.

If anyone is in the market for a new pair of shades please give these guys a try. I have no affiliation what so ever, they're just that good. They kind of make you feel like an idiot for spending $300 on Costa Del Mar.

The only caveat I would give is get a little baby powder and sprinkle it around the edges because the padding had a little stickiness around the edges from glue.

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Thank me with rep.