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.,.and have just broken your usual driving glasses (Oakley juliets). I need to look suave during the day, and sporty when in casual mode.

What would you recommend - on an £50 budget? 😕


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 3:55 pm
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Do you have a small ish head? If so, Eyewaearoutlet are doing Five Squared's for £52.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 3:57 pm
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Oakley Juliet's are anything but suave.. 😉


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:00 pm
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Tifosis by default.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:03 pm
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Well the answer is of course, sod the money and get some Ray Ban's

More importantly What's the car? and piccies? (are you talking about 159? am I getting confused by heritage?)


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:03 pm
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It's an estate, in the sunshine 8)


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:07 pm
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.....depending on how you have 'broken' your Oakley's I would send them back and get them repaired.

A mate of mine sent his back (quite a few years ago now) for a new frame after he stood on them); can't remember what they were, maybe A-wires - about £120 anyway.

He paid £17 for a new frame and when they came back a small scratch on one of the lenses had also gone, so he got sent a new pair of glasses for £17.

Or...

Bloc

http://www.bloceyewear.com/new-york
http://www.bloceyewear.com/delta

etc

Uvex do some nice glasses

Depends how worried about the brand you are though, probably.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:08 pm
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Did you used to play drums in Limp Bizkit?
And a 10 year old estate car isn't really "heritage" is it?


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:09 pm
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I have a large oval face and usually suit smaller rectangular lenses with a sporty "angry" look.

Car is thus:

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^^ not mine but the same.

Likeing the Bloc's... the California looks good.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:12 pm
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you'll need to buy an italian heritage car to go with what ever specs you buy....

In my french van i just wear dark safety specs 😉


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:13 pm
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I wear X-Squared in my 159ti for daily driving, Ray Ban's if I'm going somewhere posh.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:15 pm
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Fives Squareds sound like the sort of thing you want.

Ray Bans or some brown Frogskins are what you should be getting.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/oakley/frogskins-glasses-polished-rootbeer-bronze-ec037419?country=GB&currency=GBP&gclid=CjwKEAjwsOKpBRCDtfOnzaDg3HsSJAAJ2ojiJ_5ECq-PEI9i9Agbil58YEw4Ncx_19QCzXBIzuAz-hoCllPw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:15 pm
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And a 10 year old estate car isn't really "heritage" is it?

I assumed it was humour/sarcasm.....

Please tell me it is/was?!


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:19 pm
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I was thinking of

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Is disappoint 🙁


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:21 pm
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and the reality....

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😀 😀 😀


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:22 pm
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For a proper Italian heritage car it has to be Wayfarers and to hell with the price.
For your car I'd recommend some Foster Grant Aviator ripoffs 😉


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:26 pm
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Francesco has heard a 159 is "heritage" now.

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Posted : 23/04/2015 4:34 pm
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[i]"the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society: man-made heritage"[/i]

Don't see the issue.

Anyway, Wayfarer's or Aviators then if life was good, Blocs if not. Sunglasshut webcam based face detector says I have a square face.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:37 pm
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Same issue - same face shape

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So I need Wayfarers for driving the front car* but what about the second car**?

*Fakes obviously in tribute to the cars origins

**Sun shining, finished work, feeling good so go ahead and flame me for showing off my cars 🙂


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:40 pm
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"second hand"

neither do I


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:40 pm
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You need something that will distract people from that square face then 😛

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Posted : 23/04/2015 4:43 pm
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Anyway for good sunnies with excellent lenses and quality frames, have a look at the Wimbledon branded ones. Made by Rodenstock and better quality than most.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:44 pm
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Kryton, if you took your definition:

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"the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society: man-made heritage"

from Wikipedia, you missed off the word "cultural".

This looks to be the full quote:

[i]Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.
Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity).[/i]

I reckon that a nice looking, but fairly ordinary Italian estate car is pushing the boundaries of that definition. 😉 😀

If it was a vintage Ducati, or perhaps a really old Bugatti, like the 1936 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic then you might have a point.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 4:51 pm
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So I need Wayfarers for driving the front car* but what about the second car**?

Blonde wig and fake boobs should do it 🙂


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 5:44 pm
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Get a pair of Bolle Hustler or Spider safety specs and save yourself about £40 , then wonder why you ever spent more.
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Posted : 23/04/2015 5:56 pm
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Those fiat pandas in 4x4 are well sought after here and a 20 year old one can fetch 6k euros


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 7:56 pm
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You must've tried hard to break a pair of Juliets. I'll have them off you


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 8:13 pm
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Yes I was thinking along the lines of:

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Posted : 23/04/2015 8:18 pm
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Its a diesel Alfa FFS. Put a bag over your head, cut two holes for your eyes in it (optional) and get a bloody life!


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 9:14 pm
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Its a diesel Alfa FFS. Put a bag over your head, cut two holes for your eyes in it (optional) and get a bloody life!

Harsh 🙁


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 9:19 pm
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Posted : 23/04/2015 9:20 pm
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I need to look suave during the day, and sporty when in casual mode.

I'm confused. You're driving along in a car. You won't look suave or sporty, you'll just look like a bloke in a car. Or maybe a bloke in a car who's trying too hard.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 9:24 pm
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Or maybe a bloke in a car who's trying too hard.

And whats wrong with that? Summer's here. Its time to make a middle age fool of myself learning at ladies. You all do it even if you won't admit it, and its always better done in shades 😀


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 9:46 pm
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Its time to make a middle age fool of myself leerning at [u]ladies[/u].

Please see the gif above, Kryton. 😉


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 9:48 pm
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*orders dog-tags*


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 9:52 pm
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*orders dog-tags*

😆


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 11:04 pm
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Hmmm

... "driving glasses"...

For a middleaged cliché you say?

Whatever the ginger fellas got:

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Posted : 23/04/2015 11:25 pm
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Suave (The OP earlier):

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Posted : 23/04/2015 11:52 pm
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****ing lol you wear those?


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 12:00 am
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Big **** off RayBans, it's the only way.


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 12:02 am
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Who n earth asks for advice on what sunglasses to choose?

Ah, someone who calls a modern Alfa "heritage" and thinks oakleys look good outwith sport.


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 4:44 am
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Nothing wrong with asking about sunnies.

A lot wrong with calling an Alfa estate "Italian heritage..." though!

Raybans for driving. Glasses with a gradient tint (right terminology) are my preference (in an Australian heritage sports car)

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re: Thread title - it's *you're* - you're welcome 🙂


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 5:54 am
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If it ws an Italian heritage car, Persol would be de rigeur.


 
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Posted : 24/04/2015 6:58 am
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The mrs has a 9 year old yaris.

I'd hate her to have inappropriate sunnies on, what shades for a japanese heritage car?

Heritage my arse...


 
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