Jacques Marie Mage - Wolves, Obnoxious Acetate and The American Dream

[oudwood]

Peach is the like the red counterpart to the blue Arctic, which I'm really fond of, but also seems to not be a big seller.

My problem with the pastel colors is that they seem trendy, and I'm afraid they'll just look dated in 5 years. If we were at the $500/600 price point of yesteryear, I'd be more willing to do it, but It's hard to justify $900 for a pair these days unless I have some semblance that they'll be (mostly) timeless.

It's funny you say that. I had the same thought earlier, specifically, if the Zephyrin in peach go on sale at some point and hit the $600 USD mark, I'd pick them up. While I do think that the Peach color isn't trendy, (I think it has a really nice elegant and timeless look to them), I can't and won't do it for the current asking price.

JMM nailed the shade of pink though, and with the brown lenses. If anyone has dark brown hair and any sort of rosy hue to your skin complexity, these shades will look beautiful on you. You would look epic pulling up in a convertible to your hotel of choice on the Amalfi coast.

 

[Thin White Duke]

I saw them too, they were fake. 00/500 production and there was no matte effect on the front and sides. I recently had sold mine off for substantially more as they didn't work on me from a fit perspective.

Interesting and thanks for your input.
Took a closer look and noticed the number 00/500 (there were only 50!) also no box and papers. Cheers!

 

[Facultyofzen]

Is the bottom falling out of the resale market? I’m assuming they were authentic but that seems a very low price.

I'm quite staggered at the amount of JMM for sale on fleabay. I get the feeling people are either impulse buying only to realise later on the frames are not practical to their taste or fit, or are they simply buying just to flip and cash in. Is this indicative that the brand boom might be dropping off somewhat?

 

[Pakman161]

I'm quite staggered at the amount of JMM for sale on fleabay. I get the feeling people are either impulse buying only to realise later on the frames are not practical to their taste or fit, or are they simply buying just to flip and cash in. Is this indicative that the brand boom might be dropping off somewhat?

Supply and demand at work.

 

[eccentricaura]

Delete

 

[tweedlover]

I need to add prescriptions in them and decide if they should be kept sunglasses or regular clear lenses. Or are they too big and return them? Thanks

They look a tad too big.

 

[hoodog]

I need to add prescriptions in them and decide if they should be kept sunglasses or regular clear lenses. Or are they too big and return them? Thanks

Return.

 

[DorianGreen]

I need to add prescriptions in them and decide if they should be kept sunglasses or regular clear lenses. Or are they too big and return them? Thanks

Definitely too big.

 

[thass_hot]

Since I'm new to the brand the other day I asked here in the group how intense were the price increases in the last few years and the general response was they were quite severe (in line with other luxury brands).
Truth is in Europe frames retailed for about 500€ in late 2019 and now the average price is 800€. Luckily I find some former JMM retailers that have some frames for sale and I copped a pair of Torino for 430€ the other day. So good!

 

[hoodog]

Since I'm new to the brand the other day I asked here in the group how intense were the price increases in the last few years and the general response was they were quite severe (in line with other luxury brands).
Truth is in Europe frames retailed for about 500€ in late 2019 and now the average price is 800€. Luckily I find some former JMM retailers that have some frames for sale and I copped a pair of Torino for 430€ the other day. So good!

Good price! Congrats. Which retailers did you find?

 

[thass_hot]

Good price! Congrats. Which retailers did you find?

A retailer in my country in Portugal. They had the brand in 2019 and then they never had again. They have still a Jax in stock but I don't think it flatters my face.

 

[hoodog]

A retailer in my country in Portugal. They had the brand in 2019 and then they never had again. They have still a Jax in stock but I don't think it flatters my face.

Which retailer? I love the Jax.

 

[Deangelo1555]

I'm quite staggered at the amount of JMM for sale on fleabay. I get the feeling people are either impulse buying only to realise later on the frames are not practical to their taste or fit, or are they simply buying just to flip and cash in. Is this indicative that the brand boom might be dropping off somewhat?

The brand has blown up over the last year and people are cashing in on ebay. Also, a lot of the stuff on eBay is stores flipping stock.

 

[thass_hot]

Which retailer? I love the Jax.

Sao Optica, they don't have them online only in physical retail. This pair:

 

[hoodog]

Sao Optica, they don't have them online only in physical retail. This pair:

Nice. How much did they want for them?