Shaun White may be famous for smoking pot and snowboarding but no matter your tastes, you can’t deny that these are some smoking hot sunglasses. At $155, they’re actually one of the cheaper pair of Oakleys, but you still get big Oakley looks. Mirrored red lenses, retro logo and styling – these were made for Californians and purveyors of action sports. I so want a pair.
You don’t even need to see a picture of LEGO sunglasses to know they’re going to come styled as a throwback to the 1980s. But did you know you can snap on bricks to the sides? Nice. Customize them to your liking by building antenna on each side and head off to the mall. All the chicks hanging out by the Sam Goody will be swooning over you in no time.
While it might not be quite hot enough to melt us humans into bubbling piles just yet, summer temperatures can make us feel like our skin is literally falling from our bones. These groovy Melting Sunglasses by Anna Ter Haar feel our pain and they illustrate it perfectly.
The faux-drips of plastic add a touch of ironic hipness which goes unmatched by most other designs.
You’re the man now, dog. You don’t even know what a recession is. Shit, recession isn’t even in your fucking vocabulary. After all, that is a nice LP 650-4 Roadster you just picked up. How many hundreds of thousands did you drop on that again? Right.
Well do me a favor. If you’re going to be driving around in a fashionable car, you’re going to need a pair of fashionable sunglasses. Give Carrera’s new vintage line a spin. These shades are inspired by classic 1950s looks combined with the raw edge of the 1980s (read: cocaine trafficking), making them incredibly sleek looking. I’m sure if Steve McQueen were alive today, he’d certainly be rocking these at lunch. Get your own at Bloomingdale’s or Solstice, with prices ranging from $120-$150.
Here’s an idea I seriously can’t believe hasn’t been implemented yet: generating electricity through solar cells on sunglasses. It makes sense. When it’s very sunny out, you pop on shades and you’re good to go. Why can’t we mount panels to them to generate small bits of energy? You could then use said energy to power an MP3 player or recharge a cellphone.
That’s the idea with these Self-Energy Converting Glasses from designers Hyun-Joong Jim and Kwang-Seok Jeong.
The dye solar cell is described by the designers of the SIG as “cheap organic dye [used with] nano technology [providing] cheap but high energy efficiency.” Inexpensive, light, and visible-ray penetrable. The lens turns sunlight rays, (rays that would otherwise harm the eye,) into electrical energy.
I think we’ll be there by 2010. What do you think?
Fancy yourself a Daniel Craig? Not without these official James Bond shades! Former Gucci designer Tom Ford designed these slick aviators that were worn by Craig in the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace. They’re made in Italy, so expect an Italian price tag to the tune of $360. Make sure you have a similar wristwatch to complete the look.
Here in New York, it’s currently fashion week. What is it? It’s essentially a week where everyone goes batshit for new looks and afterparties. If only Mosley Tribes’ Spring 2009 lineup of sunglasses were available, I’d be able to get laid with Kirsten Dunst or an equally trashy blonde. That’s right. Slap on a pair of the Wayfarer-style glasses and sneak off to Brooklyn incognito, sipping PBR and smoking Camels throughout the trip.
Or you could just build a sweet pair of light-up Terminator glasses.
Not all of us have five minutes to kill on a DIY project. Or, perhaps you don’t own the correct tools or materials needed for our previous project. That’s why we’re giving away these hot modified aviator sunglasses to one lucky Gearfuse reader! Just leave a comment on this page with a valid name and e-mail address and tell us why you want these glasses. Best one wins the exact pair of Arnie-shades you see above.
The contest ends next Friday and I can only mail these to someone in the United States of America. Get cracking!
