ray ban wayfarers

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seems to be about a trillion of 'em for sale on the bay, seeing as though ive only been around for so long, i'm gonna need some help finding the right model..

i'm interested in original/vintage, big-ass framed ones with the uncomfortably fashionable slant and in turtle shell

any reliable sellers going around not selling shitty fakes?

also, heard ray ban might be re-releasing the original shapes soon? i tried a pair of new ones on in sunglasses hut a few days ago, but they didn't really have that extravagent shape my dad's old pair seem to..or am i just imagining the diff shape?

help us out

thanks!

[fadingblue]

there are wayfarers I and II.

at the mall they sell the first ones i think so that would be the original.

your dad might have the otherones which are a little wider.

and wtf is this "slant" your talking about?

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there are wayfarers I and II.

at the mall they sell the first ones i think so that would be the original.

your dad might have the otherones which are a little wider.

and wtf is this "slant" your talking about?

are you wtf kidding me?

the original wayfarers are renowned for the angle/slant/slope for which they sit out from the face. Some say this makes them a little uncomfortable, and is detrimental in its sun-blocking qualities...

[home]

there are wayfarers I and II.

I am beginning to think its a little more complicated than this..

Different styles, periods of production and sizes are confusing the hell outta me..

anyone care to share a brief chronology?

[kakaro]

I got a pair at our local thrift store for 15 bucks.

turtle shell and all.

fuggin awesome.

[airportlobbytx]

There are a ton of them out there. Vintage ones are nicer (and can be had for around $50 on eBay) because the plastic is nicer and they don't have the Ray-Ban logo on the lens and arms. Just find a seller that seems reliable. Ray Ban IIs are bigger glasses, in my experience, and have an 80s look to them. They look better on girls.

Both the originals and the IIs sit at an angle on the face (and I'd bet the crappy new Luxottica mall ones do as well).

They do come in all sorts of sizes, so if you are buying them online, it's best to get measurements.

Also, they show up at thrift stores all the time - they weren't trendy for a while in the 90s. I picked up a pair that my girlfriend stole from me just a couple of weeks ago for 99 cents. I've probably bought four or five pairs over the years.

[mixedup]

the new reissues are available everywhere now...including the mall . apparently they reproduce the 1952 model "to spec". other than the fact that they have the ray ban logo on the arms of course. they're nice glasses, though.

[white_giraffe]

i don't know any specifics. but at one of those sunglass kiosks they have the small and bigger wayfarer versions.

[I_miss_lily]

I believe the I and II are just different sizes of the "new" flat style. Rayban has recently re-released the old style slanted ones. I've found these in the mall, I have a pretty wide face and I find these a touch hard to wear, almost look "catty" on me.

[airportlobbytx]

They Wayfarere IIs I've seen have been slanter. Like these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ray-ban-sunglasses-b-l-wayfarer-II-vintage-l1724-voas_W0QQitemZ260105931256QQihZ016QQcategoryZ79732QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The only difference from the originals was they had a larger lens.

I've never seen a "flat" Wayfarer. Do they exist?

[mixedup]

the reissues are RB2140 and i believe they come in 2 sizes, though i could be wrong on that.

[I_miss_lily]

RB 2140 comes in 50 and 54mm sizes, the 2132 does as well, look at them in person and you'll see the "slant" everyone is talking about. The 2140 is definatly harder to wear but cool if you can pull it off.