Hahaha actually they're dark purple with white piping from American Apparel. I noticed it right as I was posting it and I was about to retake it, but I was like, **** it, it's hot here in NYC and I'm not going to apologize for the fact that I'm hanging out in my undies.
The white are back on the website. And according to GQ, it's 150 per colorway: http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2013/07/shades-of-summer-rag-bone-x-oakley-frogskins.html?currentPage=all
Just checked with the NYC stores. They each have between five and fifteen pairs of the white colorway in stock, so I'm guessing the production run is higher than 50, unless they really shorted the distribution to the website and the other stores.
Be careful with prescriptions in Frogskins. I have prescription (sunglass) lesnses in my Rootbeer/Cyan fades, and the thickness of the lenses caused the frames to bend *much* more than the normal lenses, so much that wearing them gave me a headache. (I have a big-ish head, but normal Frogskins...
Picked up my Frogs this afternoon! Had to drive more than an hour from where I'm working right now (Vero Beach, FL) but it was well worth it. If anyone near Florida's Treasure Coast is looking for a pair, they have one pair of the Frogskins left in stock and they also have the Holbrooks (dunno...
Am I the only person who thinks these are pretty lame? They could have done a really sweet collab with AAPE, using the AAPE camo or something, instead we get a rebranded pair of four legs in a pretty boring colorway. Meh, count me out.
I went to the Oakley Vault in Auburn Hills, MI today. They are seriously loaded down with Frogskins. They've got all the Acid Tortoise, Blacklights, and current standards at retail (as well as the "Stealth" all black matte with fire lenses), as well as the Crystal Blue and Jupiter Camo on sale...
I had prescription lenses but in my Rootbeer/Cyan fades by the optometrist at Sam's Club. Pretty much any optometrist should be able to do it. I was even able to get a polarized, mirrored blue finish . . . not quite blue iridium, but close enough. The only thing I'll say is that prescription...