What Was Your First Pair, Or What Got You Hooked On Oakley

[jk-27]

The first pair I bought was in the late 90's, a pair of Texas Tea New Frogskins I bought whilst on holiday in Greece. I then bought a pair of E-Wires after that. I don't know why I did because I hate wire frames, but they were all the rage then and I wanted to look cool for the ladies. That failed so I went off Oakleys for a while.

I only got back in to Oakley, and specifically Frogskins, recently when the STPLs came out which was what, late 2010? And since then it's been Frogskins all the way.

 

[Wwwon]

The original Eyeshades. White ones and I still have them.

 

[qBan]

a crystal black hijinx with black iridium. i got it cause it fit my face and for a good price too!

 

[RYAN66]

well when I was younger my mother had a pair of silver frame and green lensed oakleys, sort of like the old straight jacket. And that is where I found out about oakley. Then I remember seeing the white gascans at the pool one day and my mind was set, that was all I talked about until my birthday that year and then my parents decided they wanted to shut me up and i got to walk into the sunglass hut and picked out a pair of black on black gascans, they are about 5 years old now and i still wear them when im working outside or int he garage, since they are pretty beat now. But man I felt like the cats meow walking into that store, paying cash and walking out with that bag with an oakley box inside.

It seems like every time i get a new pair i have been interested in them for months prior, just until I cant stand thinking about them and say screw it already and spend the money!

 

[OpinionatedOakley]

In high school in the 90s, my first pair was a carbon fiber print M Frame with Black Iridium Sweep for cycling. Girls called them my "face shields", so I got a pair of A Wire Thick Brushed/Black Iridium for casual wear. Then I got a pair of bright red Pro M Frames and Black/Black Topcoats. There was a bike shop that sponsored my team and gave us cost + 10% on Oakleys, so that helped a lot. All of those got lost or broken in college and I went a few years with NO shades!

What started my Oakley collection was in 2002 when, on a jog through my parent's neighborhood at midnight on a Saturday night, I saw a torpedo case in the middle of the road. Inside was a mint pair of Grey/Ice Polarized Half Jackets. I went home and did an internet search on the latest Oakley models and saw many that I wanted. It went from there, and now I have about a hundred pairs.

Whoever you are, Mr. Can't Find His Half Jackets Because He Dropped Them Out of His Car, I salute you. :laugh:

 

[Crazysteve]

My old man had several pair of the M frames and I wanted to be cool like dad, so I saved and saved and got myself a pair of Frogskins smoke clear with red iridium lens as a matter of fact just uncovered them after a 15 year storage stent at the parents attic now I'm at 7 pair and the wife says I have a problem

 

[Radar]

My first pair was a Midnight/24k Eye Jacket 2.0. I got them about a decade ago. After that I was hooked. They're still kickin around, but unfortunately (as far as I know), my brothers x-girlfriend was in my room looking through my stuff when I wasn't home and decided to leave my 2.0's lens down. I picked up my sunglasses, put them on and noticed my vision in one eye was very blurry, took them off again and noticed a huge area that was scratched. I was pretty pissed off, but couldn't really do anything about it so I just gave them to my brother.....I kinda regret it though.

 

[myillwillinc]

i worked in a bike shop and the other guys all rode road bikes and had eyeshades, i got a pair and thought they were the shiz. never looked back, now i have about 30 pairs and seen to pickup some here and there along the way...

 

[kinston1989]

First pair were Polarized Batwolf Matte black, simple yet got me hooked on the oakley bug. Now i got about almost all the Gascan, with the exception of 4 pairs. I liked my batwolf, but soon discovered gascan fit me better. Plus all the guys i hanged out with at work were xmil, so i always enjoyed them.

 

[Batwolf]

Started with a Fives Squared and thought it was the perfect size. Lost them at the beach a few weeks later, that was 3 years ago.

Now that I'm into Oakley I think they're too small. Funny how that works.