Rustpot
M Frame Lover
I wore a pair to the corner store today and at the checkout the lady in front of me complimented my glasses. I realized on the way home that's not the first time for this pair... in fact it's almost common with this pair considering how often I actually have someone mention my glasses.
I can't recall most pairs getting hardly any attention; Uranium Sliver/Jawbreaker, Chop Splatters, M Frames, Crosshairs, X-Metals, Tens, Twenty, Turbine, Jackets of any variety, etc. Some sweet pairs have come and gone in my collection, but most everything will usually make it out the door ~5 times or so before it moves on to another collector.
So what's the pair that's apparently turning heads and drawing compliments from men and women alike?
Gen 1 Square Wire Collector Edition reissue. Black on black.
I admit that when I wear them I feel like I'm back in 1996, wearing a pair I would have killed to own back then. Similarly with the T-Wire taking me back to 1992 when the E came out.
The Square Wire specifically, though. Simple lines, devoid of the aggressive or out-there attitude of most Oakley pairs. The nice design cue with the hammer stems, offsetting the broad, flat curves that play tricks with the perception of the frame. I even admire the stamped Oakley text in the stems; It seems like when it's tried today with a pair like the Deviation it's showboaty and over branding the pair.
But it's such a sleeper, why does THAT pair get a "hey, I like your glasses" kind of remark?
I can't recall most pairs getting hardly any attention; Uranium Sliver/Jawbreaker, Chop Splatters, M Frames, Crosshairs, X-Metals, Tens, Twenty, Turbine, Jackets of any variety, etc. Some sweet pairs have come and gone in my collection, but most everything will usually make it out the door ~5 times or so before it moves on to another collector.
So what's the pair that's apparently turning heads and drawing compliments from men and women alike?
Gen 1 Square Wire Collector Edition reissue. Black on black.
I admit that when I wear them I feel like I'm back in 1996, wearing a pair I would have killed to own back then. Similarly with the T-Wire taking me back to 1992 when the E came out.
The Square Wire specifically, though. Simple lines, devoid of the aggressive or out-there attitude of most Oakley pairs. The nice design cue with the hammer stems, offsetting the broad, flat curves that play tricks with the perception of the frame. I even admire the stamped Oakley text in the stems; It seems like when it's tried today with a pair like the Deviation it's showboaty and over branding the pair.
But it's such a sleeper, why does THAT pair get a "hey, I like your glasses" kind of remark?
