Can't find Tony Stark's sunglasses from Iron Man 3

There's a darker mahogany in the OP 1978RX, the "Bordeaux Bark" which could be a closer match...

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on their website there's a wonderful black version with stock light brown gradient lenses, I think maybe tomorrow I'll go to their shop (five minutes walking from my office) to see both this burgundy and the black one, since I like this color more, but I prefer the lenses in the black one. I'm afraid they won't swap lenses in any case, something for instance moscot shops do instead
 
I wish I had an Oliver Peoples boutique in my high street my friend, you must work in the very classy part of town lol!!! - Italy is so chic!!
In the UK, outside of London, city retail seems to be gradually degenerating into Greggs and charity shops!! - I guess internet shopping is having its inevitable impact.

That said you would need epic restraint not to make a daily investment when passing the OP store!!

I think the black would look awesome, the dark colour really accentuating the lines of that retro 1970's optical frame shape.
 
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I have to share this great bargain on a vintage pair of the original Initium Superunknown with the small and short temple tips, when the seller unexpectedly dropped the price from €95 to €32...

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They are unmarked and as new with the correct old logo style large deep compartment brown case...

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So I thought I had the wrong versions as I wanted "all black" as per RDJ at the "Orphan" premiere...

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...But on closer inspection of the "Orphan" premiere Superunknowns, it turns out these are the correct frames, gloss black outer frame with a light marbled inner frame.

You can see the lighter marbled detail on the inside of top of the frame and on the inside of the arm...

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The AR coated lenses are similar to the IM2 amber striated tortoise Superunknowns, in that they look quite light in hand but turn much darker brown when worn.

Another premiere frame to tick off the list!!


Also worn here...

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I have to share this great bargain on a vintage pair of the original Initium Superunknown with the small and short temple tips, when the seller unexpectedly dropped the price from €95 to €32...

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They are unmarked and as new with the correct old logo style large deep compartment brown case...

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So I thought I had the wrong versions as I wanted "all black" as per RDJ at the "Orphan" premiere...

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...But on closer inspection of the "Orphan" premiere Superunknowns, it turns out these are the correct frames, gloss black outer frame with a light marbled inner frame.

You can see the lighter marbled detail on the inside of top of the frame and on the inside of the arm...

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The AR coated lenses are similar to the IM2 amber striated tortoise Superunknowns, in that they look quite light in hand but turn much darker brown when worn.

Another premiere frame to tick off the list!!


Also worn here...

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Olive Havana with Green Gray Double GradientLens Polarized

I saw it in black too, but it looks a little see-through, so that might be it. Match it with the blouse.
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View attachment 1911108Olive Havana with Green Gray Double GradientLens Polarized

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I must be a tad colour blind as I'm not getting any olive havana, the olive havana have noticable havana striations, especially on the bridge....
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All I seem to see is a consistent gloss black, especially on the bridge where the striations would be noticable...

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Gloss black has a habit of sometimes looking different in colour due to picking up any and all reflections on the high sheen finish.

Even on my posted pictures of my gloss black, the reflections are showing colour variations on the arm, despite it being an even gloss black...
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I think it's something other than black because the wire of the temple arm and the stripes on the inside are visible. In photos with high contrast where the skin tone is not natural, it looks black. I should look for more photos.
 
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The sheer parts are the same in all the photos, so they don't look black. Coincidentally, there are Adidas sneakers in this photo!
adidas Originals RIVALRY HI?
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on their website there's a wonderful black version with stock light brown gradient lenses, I think maybe tomorrow I'll go to their shop (five minutes walking from my office) to see both this burgundy and the black one, since I like this color more, but I prefer the lenses in the black one. I'm afraid they won't swap lenses in any case, something for instance moscot shops do instead
I tried to ask, but despite my very respectable customer profile that was in their archive, they told me that it was not possible to change the lenses. I think that tomorrow I will go to my optician and have the intium lens from avengers endgame copied, since we already know that it looks good in a burgundy frame
 
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I've shown this image in particular as it represents "true" black colour comparison to that of the black Canon camera - The Canon camera effectively acting as a control variable or constant, showing the colours, contrast and brightness are true and have been unchanged and unaltered. The Canon camera has both matt and gloss black parts.

By showing the frames right alongside the Canon camera which we know to be 100% black in colour, we can establish the colours, contrast and brightness are accurate and unaltered in the image.

Here is my gloss black frame with light grey marble on the inside of the frame...
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Now look what happens to the same "true colour" image when the contrast and brightness are altered...
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The frame no longer appears gloss black, the altered brightness and contrast have accentuated and lightened only the lighter gloss reflections to look similar to havana striations or areas of differences in colour, giving a misleading representation of the actual true colour, the deep gloss black finish no longer appearing even and constant across the frame surface, even though the even gloss black colour 100% exists in reality.

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There aren't any light olive or havana striations anywhere - They would be noticable at least on the bridge (a large and flat section area of the overall frame) in multiple images from all angles. If anything, the olive havana would be even more apparent and visible outside in the sunlight, with the lightest olive striation sections going even lighter with the sunlight shining through the frame, as opposed to the images taken indoors.

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Where are the light olive havana striations that would be consistently apparent across the entire frame surface, especially the bridge, in the HQ images if this was indeed the frame...?
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I'm sticking with my gloss black frames. (y)
 
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I think that's wrong because in several different photos with lowered contrast, the dark and light areas are all the same, but that's just my opinion and I'm sure of it, and I'd like to end this discussion here. I think black is good.
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Mike sent me a photo.
The stripes also match.
 
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With all due respect I thought you had ended this discussion?

Look how much you have lightened and altered the images to present them as matching!! It's so bright you can't even see RDJ's face at all, which is now as white as snow and his hair is now blonde!!

Here is the true colour comparision showing 2 genuine unaltered images taken in every day normal conditions, they are like chalk and cheese...

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You are more than welcome to have the last word Sake my friend.
 
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