AlanH
I should Work at Oakley
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Bought my first pair in 1996. Their designs for the time were ground breaking in my opinion as a teenager looking at the world with those teenage eyes.
I still wear them today and have never owned another maker of sunglasses. While I am open to an argument that there can be better makes of optical jewelry, Oakleys style for the last 25 years have overall been my favorite anytime I see them. I dont always love the designs but you cant say they are vanilla. They never have limited options to choose from and for the most part I have always loved the lenses color palette of choices. Though like many there are some I miss like Emerald.
I have almost always been a wire frame person. I miss greatly the older generation of wire design. Especially thrilled to see the 2020 Whisker and 2020 Ejector with design nods back to the Gen 1 and 2 days of wire frame design. One can only hope that they bring back the design innovation that inspired the X-Metal series.
What made me love Oakley watches, sunglasses, and display cases is that they looked like no one else. They were unique, when Lux brought them toward whatever direction they went I stopped buying as many and scaled down. With the return toward heritage I am pleased to see this swing.
I still wear them today and have never owned another maker of sunglasses. While I am open to an argument that there can be better makes of optical jewelry, Oakleys style for the last 25 years have overall been my favorite anytime I see them. I dont always love the designs but you cant say they are vanilla. They never have limited options to choose from and for the most part I have always loved the lenses color palette of choices. Though like many there are some I miss like Emerald.
I have almost always been a wire frame person. I miss greatly the older generation of wire design. Especially thrilled to see the 2020 Whisker and 2020 Ejector with design nods back to the Gen 1 and 2 days of wire frame design. One can only hope that they bring back the design innovation that inspired the X-Metal series.
What made me love Oakley watches, sunglasses, and display cases is that they looked like no one else. They were unique, when Lux brought them toward whatever direction they went I stopped buying as many and scaled down. With the return toward heritage I am pleased to see this swing.
