Question for sunglass experts. Searching for a particular pair of Prada shades.

[mayday]

Hello all,

Back in 2004, I got a pair of Prada SPR 59es:

http://www.eyewearandsunglasses.com/...&categoryID=23
http://www.abs-sunglasses.com/Produc...&categoryID=23

They were nice, and I still wear them from time to time. However, the pair I really wanted were a much larger version of those glasses. They came in a plastic or a metal frame. Similair to the pair Sleepy Brown is wearing in the link below.

http://cfs.tistory.com/attach/8080/1047615655.jpg

The sales lady they were brand new that year. (But then again, she would say that!).

If any knows the Prada model I'm talking about, I would be extremely grateful for that information. (And any sites that are selling them as well would be appreciated).

Have a great day,
mayday.

 

[seamless74]

i say look in the mirror i mean really stare at yourself hard.... and repeat these words to yourself three times....



"do i really need the PRADA sunglasses when i could buy something way cooler for cheaper"



if after saying that three times to yourself if you still want um be my guest...

 

[mayday]

Originally Posted by seamless74

i say look in the mirror i mean really stare at yourself hard.... and repeat these words to yourself three times....



"do i really need the PRADA sunglasses when i could buy something way cooler for cheaper"



if after saying that three times to yourself if you still want um be my guest...

So, I take it you have a low opinion of Prada sunglasses. Thanks for sharing.

 

[CharlieAngel]

I have a pair of Prada sunglasses (not the ones you want, though). Why? I have a big fat head with a flat face (aka "asian fit". Surprise! I'm also asian). I tried every single cheap $10 pair of sunglasses down in Venice beach, at The Grove, the friggin Rite Aid, etc. I tried all sorts of under $200 glasses at the various Luxo shops, and some not Luxo. I finally found that the only pair of sunglasses that fit my stupid head and that also did not make me look like a cheap Yakuza extra in a bad Hollywood chop-socky film were the $250 Pradas and, this being SoCal, I really need a pair of sunglasses because I walk just about everywhere.

Did I buy them because they were Prada? No. It's cute, in a way, but I'd rather have spent that $250 at The Body Shop or a new used guitar or something.

BTW, I just got prescription glasses and the only pair of sunglasses in the shop that would fit my head that they could turn into scripts were... Prada. Go figure. $450 for prescription sunglasses is a bit steep, though. :/

 

[mayday]

CharlieAngel,

You hit the nail on the head. I am a black guy, with a flat nose and a round chubby face, but I love sunglasses and I wear glasses. It really is hard to find something that fits and there have been times when I have had to walk away from a pair of frames I really liked.


I am now going through a similar process with the Cazal X Dita shades. They are large and out there, whereas I am relatively conservative, but I love them.

http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...70&postcount=5

It was when I was researching the Ditas that I remembered another large pair of sunglasses that had worked well for me a while back. That's why I started looking for the Pradas again.

It's ironic really, because these Robert Marcs are what I would normally go for.

 

[samkhk]

This is interesting.

I'm Asian too..but somehow perhaps my nose is not as sharp as i would like it to be and so most of the time the sunglasses that fit my face would show my brows (which i hate)

And..surprise surprise...after trying out hundreds of sunglasses...Prada was the only brand (to date) that could cover my brows, look chic, and not too in-your-face.

and somehow it makes my huge forehead less so. =))

 

[Casey]

Wow. Not to sound redundant but I'm Asian. And I have Prada sunglasses. I snatched them up for $35 at Loehmann's because they didn't slip off my nose like all the other ones and I didn't want to let the opporunity pass. I don't know if I found a better fitting pair since then. I have found better looking ones though...