New Glasses
I always have a hard time deciding on new glasses.
I usually end up looking around the optometrists office for hours at frames and end up not being able to come to a sound decision without 3rd party input.
Last time I got glasses, I ended up wishing I got a different pair. I am not saying my current ones are bad, just that I think I would have liked another pair better. What made these other frames better?
They were GREEN.
In case I haven't made this obviously clear to anyone that could have possibly found this blog:
Green is the best color in the world. If you disagree with this, you are wrong.
Getting back on topic, I was perusing some eyeglass vendors today and came to the conclusion that Oakley Prescription Frames rock. Why? Because most of them come in some sort of green tint. The most popular of which is "olive tortoise". Nice.
Here are a few that I found be particularly bad-ass:
First up is the Candidate 2.0 in Olive Tortoise. I like the slight down turned angle going towards the bridge and its pseudo-square lens shape; but the temple sweeps back really heavy and looks quite busy.
Second is the Gasket, again in Olive Tortoise. It doesn't have the slight down turn of the Candidate 2.0, but the but the bridge sits higher and the shape is even more square. The temple is much less wild too with a much smaller "O".
Third up is Shifter in plain Olive. It has both 2.0 and 4.0 revisions, but the Oakley website gives you the exact same image for both frames :-( . Looks wise, the solid color gives it a very clean look and it has the same slight down turn that the Candidate 2.0 has. The temple is quite clean, albeit a bit thick. I have to give this one a bonus point for the green fading tint on the inner frame and bridge; a nice touch.
Second to last is the Yardstick 3.0 back in Olive Tortoise. Although this frame somehow does not have quite the same green "punch" as the others in Olive Tortoise :-( . This one does not have a full frame, but it has an advantage of most plastic full frames: no metal on the bridge (so uncomfortable). The temple is nice and clean, and the overall frame give it a hint of 50's horn-rimmed glasses flair.
Finally there's the Yardstick 1.0, the only one on this list that isn't in a green derivative color, in Black Horn. This one wasn't available in Olive Tortoise, which is disappointing. But the swirling, fading effect that it does have is quite cool. Almost like it was carved out of stone. This is a smaller, less squared version of the Yardstick 3.0 (which has a lot going for it, in terms of style). This may be a good choice based solely on fit.
Once again though... I can't decide.
I am looking for some input here. Which one do you like the most? Have a better choice?
Let me know.
August 11, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Pair 2 or Pair 3 I don't like the other ones :P top
November 21, 2009 at 8:01 PM
i have the candidate 2.0's
they're bomb. i'd go with those top
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