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Remember wanting a pair of Oakley sunglasses for a period of time back in the day.

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Remember wanting a pair of Oakley sunglasses for a period of time back in the day.

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Iamaghost82@reddit

I always wanted a pair but couldn’t afford them so I bought a a few $10 knock offs. Peak 90’s stuff
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zombie_overlord@reddit

I had some amazing knock offs that you couldn't tell the difference on at all. They were the metal "Juliettes" with red lenses, like Cyclops had in the X Men movie. Got them as a birthday present, but they got them for like $20-30 or something.
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Spartan04@reddit

aka Foakleys.
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BloodyRightNostril@reddit

aka Joakleys
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JacketDapper944@reddit

Mine were $8
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Cool_in_a_pool@reddit

Buying Foakleys on a school trip was where it was at!
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Educational-Cut572@reddit

Ha I didn’t realize buying Foakleys on a school trip went beyond my high school! Definitely the cool thing to do on our junior class trip to DC.
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CiroFlexo@reddit

Man, I didn’t expect to see “class trip” let alone the specific reference to DC. That takes me straight back to Spring 1997.
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epidemicsaints@reddit

Its like an optical illusion where my eyes scan up and down trying to find the goatee.
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BloodyRightNostril@reddit

You mean sideburns
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JoeSpic01@reddit

Bought a pair for $20 on my 8th grade trip to DC!
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Nordicdba@reddit

I have multiple pairs and I’ve been wearing Oakleys for at least 39 years.
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kgruesch@reddit

Now i just wear regular glasses made by Oakley.
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NCRaineman@reddit

Got a pair that stay in the car. All my others are Chinese knockoffs.
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54sharks40@reddit

I'm outdoorsy-ish and swear by Oakleys for active use.  I wish a. the brand wasn't co-opted by douchebros and b. was independent and not a Luxottica brand
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TrustAffectionate966@reddit

I still have two pairs of aviators that I've had for almost 20 years hahah. They are scratched and beat to hell, but I still rock 'em in the car.
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Dave_Labels@reddit

Literally bought a pair yesterday. Love em. Just not this model
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Kal_El_77@reddit

Couldn't afford em'......still can't. 😎
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no_clever_name_yet@reddit

Not I! I had the Smith Slider 01’s. Came with interchangeable lenses! (Picture from a sold listing on eBay.) I had black frames and metallic red ones and a tortoiseshell pair, too. Because you could changed the lenses the plastic had spots they’d break after a year of heavy use. https://preview.redd.it/zyuwesq5wukc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6d4741ff0f8a0389135709cf417525cd966f3b3 I had them because my dad was a cyclist (they were in his cycling catalogs) and you could get the polarized lenses for them at a reasonable price. NOT SO with the Oakleys.
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BlueFox5@reddit

Dragons were my style. They were the coolest shades ever. I was so stoked to find they make prescription frames now. I got the coolest prescriptions now.
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always4wardneverstr8@reddit

No, but now I can't stop singing "one of these things is not like the others" in my head
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RyBread@reddit

Had the bottom pair
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compulov@reddit

I finally got my Oakleys as an adult... unfortunately, they're my prescription glasses.
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rowman_nahledge@reddit

I wouldve killed to have had these in highschool. Had to go for the knockoffs.
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UrAverageDegenerit@reddit

I remember buying 2 for 1 fOakleys for $20 at the sunglass kiosk at the mall, I thought I was so cool. Eventually 1 broke and I lost the other one. Now, I wear wayfarer/retro style sunglasses and wonder what the hell was wrong with me back then.
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PiffWiffler@reddit

I had a pair that were clear plastic and blue mirror lenses. Match that with frosted tips and my shark-tooth necklace, and I was the MAN
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Tony_Tanna78@reddit (OP)

Were you wearing JNCO jeans as well?
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PiffWiffler@reddit

Close; Exhaust Jeans
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Jcbowden10@reddit

I owned a couple pairs. They were cool for the time. Eventually moved onto ray bans when my friends told me the lenses were better and wouldn’t scratch as easy.
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rinky79@reddit

I recently found my OG Frogskins. They're back in style.
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That-Illustrator-620@reddit

Lol yeah because she's like 200 years old
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bansheesho@reddit

What do you mean back in the day? Those still look pretty awesome.
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