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Intuos member
Member # Joined: 29 Oct 2000 Posts: 182
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 10:06 am |
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... makes the coolest fucking eyewear I've ever seen. Yea yea, I know 90% of you are in the "why waste that much money on material things like clothes/sunglasses/etc. ?" camp, but you have to admit that these things look wicked:
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Returner member
Member # Joined: 01 Oct 2000 Posts: 350 Location: Sweden, Stockholm
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 10:31 am |
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It's always the man behind that makes the glasses.
Reminds me of Cyclops goggles in X-men. Wouldn't wear them anywhere except on the ski slopes though. |
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Max member
Member # Joined: 12 Aug 2002 Posts: 3210 Location: MIND
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 11:03 am |
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blue would be my color |
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Giant Hamster member
Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 12:10 pm |
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Yeah, The Sunglasses look really cool, but the person wearing them would look like a doofus - Unless they ofcourse look badass to the core in the first place. |
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Intuos member
Member # Joined: 29 Oct 2000 Posts: 182
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 12:18 pm |
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Giant Hamster wrote: |
Yeah, The Sunglasses look really cool, but the person wearing them would look like a doofus - Unless they ofcourse look badass to the core in the first place. |
Haha, good point.
I just like their eye candy appeal. I'd love to be a product designer for Oakley. They're obviously not afraid to push the limits and try things that might (and likely) fail. They've got marketing balls. |
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Jezebel member
Member # Joined: 02 Nov 2000 Posts: 1940 Location: Mesquite, TX, US
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 1:16 pm |
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You're right... they do look pretty badass, but Hamster spoke my thoughts exactly. I can't think of anyone wearing those that I wouldn't bust out laughing at as soon as they turned around and strutted away.
Here are some blue ones for you Max
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Returner member
Member # Joined: 01 Oct 2000 Posts: 350 Location: Sweden, Stockholm
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 2:15 pm |
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The blue ones Jezebel found could either be some real funky sunglasses or a bra for a fashion minded midget. The midget could also wear some matching blue oakleys for that outfit. No! I dont have a thing for or against midgets btw. |
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Shadow-X- member
Member # Joined: 29 Oct 1999 Posts: 259 Location: Formerly Ontario,Canada, Now Vancouver, B.C, CANADA, where people hate the Toronto Maple Leafs
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 3:54 pm |
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Yeah, Oakleys are nice, but they're a bit pricey for the regular consumer unless you're rolling in the dough. For me, I just goto the convinience store by the university and buy some Foakleys. 12 bucks! No one can tell the difference. The only problem is, they bust easily if you're careless, and I just busted my 2nd pair a few days ago....
I also agree on the point that only a select few can wear certain styles of models of oakleys. I mean, I thought the Romeo and Juliet models look amazing, and I went to a local store that carries Oaklies and tried them on, boy do they look retarded on me. I like the "Jacket" model though, they're the cheap ones I buy at the convinience store.
But shmeh, I now need to go find a pair of sunglasses that look alright on me. _________________ Just remember, when in doubt, even monkeys fall from trees sometimes. |
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Drunken Monkey member
Member # Joined: 08 Feb 2000 Posts: 1016 Location: mothership
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:21 am |
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Good sunglasses are important... especially here in California. There is a huge difference (in sight and build) between $12 and $250 pair. Money well spent if you ask me...
Oakleys look like shit on me too. Maui Jim! _________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" - Sigmund Freud |
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kana member
Member # Joined: 02 May 2002 Posts: 165 Location: finland
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:26 am |
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i have Oakley O2 glasses. best glasses i've ever had. _________________ My spoon is too big. |
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Max member
Member # Joined: 12 Aug 2002 Posts: 3210 Location: MIND
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:53 am |
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hahaha, thanks for this glasses Jezebel. I thought exactly like Returner! |
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balistic member
Member # Joined: 01 Jun 2000 Posts: 2599 Location: Reno, NV, USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:51 am |
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I have two pair of Oakleys. Their marketing is bullshit, but they make nice glass. My all-black eye jackets are my favorites. I've had them for five years and they still look fresh. You do kind of need to look like a badass to wear them though . . . fortunately I look like just enough of a rapist to pull it off.
These are the newer "twenties". I'm not as crazy about them as I am about the Eyejackets. $127.50 I should've spent elsewhere:
Very high quality glass though. I see much clearer with them on. They'd be great for outdoor painting if I ever motivated my ass to go outside and paint. _________________ brian.prince|light.comp.paint |
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Fafnir member
Member # Joined: 10 Mar 2001 Posts: 112 Location: Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 3:07 pm |
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i like my oakley shoes _________________ blah |
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Intuos member
Member # Joined: 29 Oct 2000 Posts: 182
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 3:14 pm |
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Yea, I have twenties too -- the silver/blue ones:
But now I've found a pair I like better than the ones I first posted, and they wouldn't make me look like a goof.
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Cooter member
Member # Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 101 Location: Seattle, WA USofA
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 3:11 am |
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It works a lot better on the wallet if you know someone who's signed an endorsement deal with Gargoyles...
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edraket member
Member # Joined: 18 Sep 2001 Posts: 505 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:53 am |
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I had Jackets for mountainbiking. They were great glasses. But I wouldn't wear them for normal use. They look dumb. On me that is.
After I got rid of my contacts and went back to wearing regular glasses I got rid of em for 50 bucks. |
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Spooky member
Member # Joined: 18 Oct 2000 Posts: 217 Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 7:56 pm |
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I bought E-Wires as my first pair of Oakley's. And got a lot of use out of them. I then bought a pair of Eye Jackets (all black) and then Eye Jackets (Black with iridium lenses) and eventually Oakley X-Metal Romeo's which I really like the design and strength of. The only downside of course is the lens. A year ago, I was out hiking with some friends and somebody wanted to take a photo. My wife insisted that I take off my glasses and though I hate it when people squint in photos, I did so. The photographer was such a hurry, that I put my glasses in my pocket without putting the cloth back on and scratched one of the lens. I haven't sent it in yet, but I'm dreading the replacement cost. Thankfully the body is very rigid. I've had to replace plastic arms twice on my Eye Jackets. Once was covered by warranty I believe.
There's a great article about Oakley and the man who started the company in the 7.12 issue of Wired that came out a few years ago. It's got a woman flying on the cover in black and white to color. And there's actually a photo in there of the company making the X-Men Cyclop's visor. Though at the time, not many people were aware that's what it was. _________________ http://www.digitaldreammachine.com/ |
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