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Vintage...

April 17th 2008 09:50
flip up glasses
Remember sunglasses like these, the ones that used to flip up? I've owned more than one pair of these in the past, and, like all my sunglasses, I had them long after everyone else had gone onto the next trendy look.

In fact, for years, my children would claim I wore buzzy bee sunglasses, because they were so large. Everyone else had gone onto tiddly little sunglasses that kept out about a centimetre of sun and no more. When I finally caught up and bought some new specs that came with their own magnetic sunglasses, I knew I’d been right not to go with the flow. The pathetic little sunglasses that covered my new much smaller specs kept nothing out. In fact, they made it harder to see than normal.

So I reverted to the buzzy bee type, the ones that fishermen wear when they’re out in the glare all day, the ones that not only shade the sun directly in front, but from the side as well. These are great – and they’re back in fashion.

Apparently the flip-up models are now regarded as vintage sunglasses. Along with these delightful items.
louvre sunglasses
These are apparently known as louvre sunglasses.

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Comment by Nomad

April 17th 2008 13:53
yeah those flip up ones, they were never actually trendy.
people who wore glasses thought they were trendy... but they weren't.

Nomad

Comment by Mike Crowl

April 17th 2008 19:47
Awwww....so I wasn't trendy for a while after all!

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