a guide to buying sunglasses

[luv2liv]

im gonna get lasik n finally in my life have the opportunity to wear sunglasses! YAY
but im clueless.
some guidance would b greatly appreciated!!
1. whats a good website for sunglasses?
2. n most importantly, how will i know if it fits? one size fits all?

thanx!

 

[AgentBehemoth]

Eltonoptics.com

 

[Radiohead]

1) Find a pair you like
2) Put them on
3) Check in mirror to see if they look good on you, if yes go to #4, if no repeat steps 1 - 3 till you can answer yes
4) Buy them

oh I guess you could get them adjusted to fit you but that'll depend what kind of frame it's made of and if they have the nose piece

 

[MazerRackham]

This must be a joke or something.... :Q

 

[Wag]

Make sure they're dark.

 

[HyTekJosh]

www.oakley.com

 

[Vic]

You couldn't wear contacts before?

/wears contacts and sunglasses almost every day.

1. There are many. Shop around. Amazon sells sunglasses for example.
2. Just try on a whole bunch until you find a pair you like. Take someone you trust (and think has good taste) with you to help you out. Just like eyeglasses, good sunglasses should match your face and eyes. Also, make sure that the lenses have good optics and that you like the tint color.

Personally, optics is very important to me. I prefer glass non-polarized lenses, which is why I wear a pair of Ray-Ban Highstreets.
IMO, Oakleys are overpriced POS's with terrible optics (flame away).

Try not to spend more than $100. You should be able to an excellent pair for that price.

 

[LS20]

you should ask online , because other people know best what fits you. and definately buy it from websites also, because however good they look on model will also be how good they look on you!

 

[lowtech1]

What is your budget?

If you don?t mind pink cat eyes shade with frillies then $0.99 at the dollar store will do.
But if you are gawdy & have cash it could then cost in the thousands.

The principle of having shade is to block out UV light & not to look cool...similar concept to clothing, car, and housing.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: Vic
You couldn't wear contacts before?

IMO, Oakleys are overpriced POS's with terrible optics (flame away).

Are you more competent to test sunglass optics than an independant optical test lab?


Private Pilot magazine sunglass test, September 2003 Issue


Rating scores based on independent, accredited measurements as conducted by ICS Laboratories, Inc. Brunswick, OH 44212

Objective: Contract testing of refractive and prismatic properties of various sunglass models purchased at retail.

Procedure: A random sample of 65 pairs of sunglasses, all considered to be popular models were purchased on the open market. The samples were sent to ICS Laboratories, Inc. of Brunswick, Ohio. There, the samples were tested on the proper head form for the following ANSI Z87.1 tests: Prismatic Power, Refractive Power, Prismatic Imbalance. Astigmatism, and Definition. Upon completion of the testing at ICS Laboratories, the samples that passed the ANSI Z87.1 test were taken to Dr. Nelso Jun. O.D. for further definition testing.


POLARIZED SCORE
Oakley Square Wire 2.0 97.2
Von Zipper All Day 89.1
Tommy Bahama Konalea 86.5
Arnette Steel Swinger 83.2
Giorgio Armani 1521 83.1


MEN'S SPORT SCORE
Oakley Splice 98.1
NYX Classic Competition 91.3
Ray Ban RB4004 87.4
Von Zipper Backseat 85.4
Persol 2634 84.9


WOMEN'S SPORT SCORE
Oakley Fate 94.1
Dragon Lucy 83.0
Guess Scandal SS67-F 81.6
Dita Speed 81.0
Gucci 1430 79.5


Link

Test Lab link


Propaganda, perhaps -- or maybe they're just flaunting their scores.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Vic
You couldn't wear contacts before?

/wears contacts and sunglasses almost every day.

1. There are many. Shop around. Amazon sells sunglasses for example.
2. Just try on a whole bunch until you find a pair you like. Take someone you trust (and think has good taste) with you to help you out. Just like eyeglasses, good sunglasses should match your face and eyes. Also, make sure that the lenses have good optics and that you like the tint color.

Personally, optics is very important to me. I prefer glass non-polarized lenses, which is why I wear a pair of Ray-Ban Highstreets.
IMO, Oakleys are overpriced POS's with terrible optics (flame away).

Try not to spend more than $100. You should be able to an excellent pair for that price.

I prefer non glass optics personally. I do a lot of sports and don't wear contacts as they are more pricey in the long run for me. I wear a few contacts for contact sports Rugby and some martial arts. I like the style and the tints of Oakleys and I am prepared to pay the prices I did pay. £115 for A-wires and then later £150 for the Oakley prescription sunglass lenses (I could have done without this but I need to wear glass's so prescription is the only way forme). I got my Why3's frame for £220 and then had prescription Oakley lenses as the difference was £25 between non Oakley and normal lenses for this frame. It costs a lot but they look sweet and I love them. I get comments about my glass's all the time.

Had to save up for them though

I figure I wear glass's I may as well get the best I can. I also have an other pair of Armani glass frames. They look nice

But dam I'd not spend this much if I didn't have to wear glass's! I would prefer not to but I have to

Koing

 

[TommyVercetti]

Aviators are good, and make you look cool. Only buy aviator sunglasses. These new wrap around sunglasses are bogus. The coolest movie stars like Tom Cruise and Sylvester Stallone wore Aviators.

 

[luv2liv]

so looks like the best way is to go to a bm store, find one that fits. then go online n get it at a cheaper price huh?

i saw the prices in store n i know its highway robbery, thats y i prefer buyin online...

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: luv2liv
so looks like the best way is to go to a bm store, find one that fits. then go online n get it at a cheaper price huh?

i saw the prices in store n i know its highway robbery, thats y i prefer buyin online...

Yeah but you can't get a custom fit. I get prescripted lenses so end up paying for frames in the shop that I get my tests done. I get custom fit also so it is nice.

Koing

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: luv2liv
im gonna get lasik n finally in my life have the opportunity to wear sunglasses! YAY
but im clueless.
some guidance would b greatly appreciated!!
1. whats a good website for sunglasses?
2. n most importantly, how will i know if it fits? one size fits all?

thanx!

Definitely not one size fits all. Some shapes are better suited for some faces. Just go to a store and try them on, and whatever you feel looks good, then buy it.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: BillGates
Are you more competent to test sunglass optics than an independant optical test lab?

As I said, IMO.
And, IMO the only thing that matters when I am buying sunglasses for myself is my opinion

 

[luv2liv]

n oh!
i almost forgot
what about those sunglasses giving away for free? i see them in magazines sometimes. all i have to pay is s+h. are those worth anything?

 

[amnesiac]

I'm a huge fran of Smith glasses.

First, they fit/look great.
Second, they're polarized which makes a world of difference.
Third, they're glass lenses which take a HELL of a lot more abuse (cleaning with t-shirt, dropping, etc) than Oakley's lame-o pantywaist Uber-Noobtaniumite-XXXTREME-FocalMackDaddy-Lead-Glazed plastic lenses.

 

[StageLeft]

I'm currently using $10 SGs broken in 3 places for my driving glasses.