The ultimate test to see if you're going for the brand or the style:

Would you consider it if it doesn't have a famous brand attached?

i like it, something different

of course!

It could say rayban for all I care... and raybans are for old men.

raybans rock, gotta love the timeless wayfarers!

http://www.guloptik.net/ProdImages/r...20Wayfarer.jpg

The Gucci's are nice. I already have a pair of Diors which are very low key and nothing flashy. I also have a old pair of salvatore ferragamos from 2003 with the rhinestones which are a bit flashy.

Who makes the LV glasses? If it's Luxotica, say no.

I think they look fine IF you can pull them off.

just like anything

Maybe the billionaire version is better?
 

Let's be honest here, I don't think you would remotely consider those glasses if they're from Costco or Walmart.

Most buyers pick them because they're from an expensive brand, LV, which people recognize.

Older men are wiser, they realize Rayban makes high quality glassware while LV makes premium leather goods. Patek Philippe makes good watches, not YSL or Prada.

Now, if you want to blow that kind of money on glasses, something like the following is way more cool, but then, it depends whether you want the style of a man or a boy/rock star-want-to-be.

http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens...ast/00006f.jpg

Selima Optique

No, you didn’t misread the price tag. Yes, these glasses really cost four digits. But unlike the plastic frames you can pick up for a few hundred bucks at LensCrafters, these buffalo-horn glasses are made to grow old with you. Take it from designer Selima Salaun (try to imagine a charming French accent): “These are a bit more expensive, but when you have buffalo horn, it can be repaired, which you cannot do with plastic when it breaks.” The good news is that Selima Optique will repair your glasses if ever they should buckle; and if they’re feeling dull, bring them to a Selima Optique boutique in for a polish. “We soak the glasses in olive oil for twenty-four hours,” says Selima, “and then we heat them with a special process that uses the smoke of the flame.” As with a pair of raw denim jeans, all of this fussing ultimately makes for a highly individualized pair of glasses. “As you wear them for a year or two, the skin gives it a patina—it takes on a matte finish. Like good wine or an Hermès bag, they only get better with age.” Hell, they’re practically a bargain.

Buffalo-Horn Frames, $1,200

ewww looks like something a pimp would wear lol :D

Fixed

jsilver & halogodv2, exactly! just like anything fashion related it will work if you can pull it off, part of it is your look and the other is your swag and how you carry yourself.

observer, amongst the few that actually like these LV sunglasses i would get em because i like the style, not just because they are an LV product. those selima optiques are nice, picture wearing those with a fitted suit and similar colour shoes, thats not pimpin thats just fly fashion! hmmm, billionaires might even get their own custom designed glasses made, i wonder what Sir Richard Branson wears? while on the topic of expensive glasses, even other well known and common/popular brands have expensive glasses that are a bit too much for some to pull off. these are usually limited edition models and sell for a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars.

ctsport, i think real pimps might go for something with more bling, like these luxuriators... they are to eyewear what vertu is to cell phones, an over excessive status symbol and fashion statement for young money and celebs. retail starts at $5k and goes up to $125k, check them out here, Luxuriator

skinnypupp, are we all jokes or does RS condone racism?

Maybe read the rest of the thread before accusing me of racism ;)

Saw this in Gq, looks nice, but $1200 for glasses.

to each his own, but since you're asking for an opinion, i hate flashy clothes and accessories. honestly it just makes people look cheap, but whatever floats your boat. anything that has the brand name or logo spewed all over it is extremely tacky. those glasses dont even look good on reggie bush.

Just found this when I saw the picture of the glasses:
http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/new.../21550234.aspx

http://j.bdbphotos.com/pictures/F/4L/F4K9O8P_large.jpg

Well said!

Given two identical shirts, one with logo and one without, the one without is always classier.

Same with glasses. Some buy for fame and snobbish factor, others buy for quality, form follows function.

That's why you have men wearing gold and diamonds, yes, tacky is the word but it's all relative I suppose, depending on your experience and exposure to finer things in life.

rick ross is a fag.

Yea, those are two completely different pairs of sunglasses, was thinking about buying the LV evidence a couple of months back, but couldn't talk myself into buying $800 sunglasses, they fit really nice on me and are definitely beck breakers.

The millionaires are one of the most iconic sunglasses LV has ever made. Designed by Nigo, Pharrell and Marc Jacobs, i would have to say they produced a very nice design.

However, both the sunglasses are very flashy pieces. Tom Ford and Oliver Peoples also has some very nice sunglasses out. Check these Oliver Peoples ones out, their much better and settled. Their quality will also beat LV. The price as well :) $495

http://www.oliverpeoples.com/shop/kv...-edition.html#

http://www.oliverpeoples.com/media/c.../KVA_BK_GG.jpg

Check out Mosley Tribes too, a brand by Oliver Peoples, nice stuff!

http://www.mosleytribes.com/index2.html#/home

what do you guys think of these?


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...nglasses/1.jpg

my friend has those ^, they fit nice as well

yep they're pretty comfy, i have my eye on something new so i am selling my pair if anyone is interested.

Ugly!

i think they look good i perfer the evidence i went to holt renfrew vancouver and i tried them on and they look pimp way better than cheap gucci or prada sunglaases but cartier is my favorite crazy lens with tint i belive scoot stoch wears cartiers and so do rappers there expensive tho 2,000 - 3,0000