I recently purchased prescription sunglasses and it has changed my life. Never again will I have to laboriously switch from my clear lenses to my shades anytime the sun comes out. It got me to thinking about the Glasses/Sunglasses hybrid: a solution for clear vision and sun blockage in one neat little package.
Then: The incredible 80s/90s Flip-Ups. Made famous by Dwayne Wayne (could you make up a better name?) from the TV show A Different World. Dwayne could strut through campus with his shades down and BOOM, flip them back up when he would walk into class. The ladies would swoon over the dexterity of his frames.
Now: Transitions Lenses made famous by the one and only Larry David. In Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry has the ability to make anything hilariously awkward and awesome at the same time, and these glasses are certainly proof of that. Whether the lenses are in clear-mode during Larry’s notorious, judgmental stare-downs or in shade-mode while he’s playing golf with Jeff, one can’t help but fall in love with his practical choice in spectacles. Prettay, prettay cool.
