Sunglasses - not a dupe thread (I hope!)

DRZ · 11 May 2006 at 19:27

I have seen some sunglasses I like, they are Mormaii Bravas:

http://www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk/uk-sunglasses/Mormaii-Sunglasses/Brava/133.htm

I really, really like these but not enough to pay £70 for a pair! I also need to be able to get prescription lenses for them.

Can you lot help me by finding some similar that dont cost the earth and can be fitted with prescription lenses?

How much am I looking at for prescription sunglasses these days?

When it comes to my eyes generally, I am not a cheapskate - my current pair are £400 lighweight frames + thin lenses but I wear those daily - I wont be wearing sunglasses much so I cant see the point in spending more than £40ish on frames + whatever it costs for reasonable lenses.

spirit · 11 May 2006 at 19:40

I don't like them. Currently Im liking some of the Oakleys range.

Raymond Lin · 11 May 2006 at 19:43

You can just take any frames into places like Vision express and ask them to fit lenes in, just pair for the lenses.

Bumhucker · 11 May 2006 at 19:50

Are they worth £70?

Rayban aviators for the win

Vertigo · 11 May 2006 at 21:53

Bumhucker said:
Rayban aviators for the win

Or more correctly, polarised aviators for the win

KaHn · 11 May 2006 at 21:58

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/KaHnie/4209071f0f75f1.jpg

mine atm,

tbh i would recomend anything other than oakleys.

KaHn

1pudding1 · 11 May 2006 at 22:01

Anyone know if you can get precription lenses fitted into Aviator's? Especially lenses with the nice shiny mirror silver finish? No use on getting em if I cant wear em to fly is there!

Ukadder · 11 May 2006 at 22:33

If you think you can take any pair of sunglasses into Vision Express and get prescription lenses fitted then you have obviously never tried.

I got a pair of prescription lenses fitted to some sunglasses from there, out of the range of sun glasses THEY had for sale only 30% they could actually fit lenses to. For a sort of guide any glasses that have wrap around lenses probably can't have a prescription fitted to them. (Maybe you can make a request to the manufacturer with your prescription but it would cost LOADS I'm sure, if they even do them)

If you defiantly need prescription lenses then going in and seeing what they have to say and what they have on offer would be a very good idea. If you just bring in any pair you stand a huge chance for disappointment.

On a lighter note I got a pair of vision express frames sunglasses WITH prescription lenses for £45! They are rimless and not to bad, slightly cheap build quality but then I knew they wouldn't be used that much and being sun glasses are more prone to being lost, even look ok.