Fight Club Tyler Durden T-shirts?

Niice I wanna see it when its done.
Thats why I had devil horns on at one point as Tyler. Chuck Palahniuk drew horns on the Fight Club 2 posters.
I literally just cut and paste myself in the flash scenes with windows paint haha. I had to draw an arm around Marla to match up.
I didn't download any filters I used what sony Vegas had already. I was holding back on the green but Finchers movies are soo dark and green looking.

I really hope it gets made into a film sometime after the comic.
 
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Just out of curiosity, because I am in no financial shape to be ordering a logan, but I asked him about the jacket Rupert found on eBay. I asked if it may have been made of a different leather considering Rupert states he doesn't believe the jacket was washed. I thought it may have been washed or softened up with a lot of work. I told him Rupert didn't think the jacket was washed so could it be a different leather. He replied with this

neither of you have seen all the CVJ#2 that I have made; the jacket Rupert has has indeed been wet and looks like someone has soften up the leather and broken in with wear.
That is the reason I chose this leather. by the way that leather is from the same period.
Rupert's jacket is made of calf skin yes, as are all my standard CVJ#2 jackets.
Each time I reorder this article of leather it is tanned the same way for the same color as best they can make it, all of that type of leather has variations in it and some are a little darker and some are a bit lighter in tone.
 
Got my track pants today. Got both a medium and large the fit isn't too much different except in the waist. I think I may wear the medium. They are great I love them good material and thick.

I also wanted to share with everyone some information from Oliver Peoples. I spoke to someone very high up on the chain and got some interesting details.

1) Brad Pitt had purchased multiple gold 523's prior to the movie for use in the film. The director decided against Brad's judgement and went with the silver frame that we all know today.

2) The lens color for the movie has a specific name. Kinison Red named after Sam Kinison the comedian. He wore this color during the late 80's and early 90's in his sunglasses. (Note the 523 frame wasn't made till like 1995) -- In fact, he was wearing this color in his Oliver Peoples M4 when he died. Either Kaplan or Fincher saw photos of Kinison and went with this red.

3) All of the 523's on ebay that they have seen are either owned by collectors, vintage, and or used. They stated none of these were brand new just made 523's. Which leads to my next finding:

4) They haven't made any 523's since the re-release in 2009 and this includes the Japan TI stock. There have been a few old stock 523's leftover in fact the Sunset BLVD location has 2 523's left one silver and one gold the 2009 version. If you want them here is your chance.

5) Due to the popularity the person I was in contact with checked all known archives for old stock those two above were the ones she found with the exception of a brand new 1998 Oliver Peoples 523 in the Kinison red intended for the movie. This was owned by the owner of Oliver Peoples himself. I now own these and I can tell compared to my other 523 1998s these are definitely new and compared to my 2009 523's which is also brand new.

6) Oliver Peoples contacted me again the other day because they were intending to do another re-release of the 523's including trying to redo the 1998 version. They got in touch with the original designer but ran into a problem. The factory where 523 sunglasses produced which was in Japan is no longer in existence. It no longer makes any eye glasses or anything of that nature.

Thus, they now have no way of making more 523's because the original designer is gone. She stated to hang onto any as the value will probably steadily increase.

The last 523's that Oliver Peoples have are located at the Sunset BLVD store. Like I said if you want some brand new 523's that is your chance before they are gone only one of each left.
 
So Aj, the color you had made that was said to be screen accurate isn't the color in the film? Do you have pics of the kinison color?
 
Pretty sweet info AJ! Awesome to know they were based off Sam Kinison's glasses! That just makes them that much cooler.
 
Sorry to say, but that sounds like a load of misinformation from OP.

1) Brad Pitt had purchased multiple gold 523's prior to the movie for use in the film. The director decided against Brad's judgement and went with the silver frame that we all know today.

I've never heard this before, and it's something that probably would have come up in the last 15 years. A few things strike me as odd; Brad wouldn't be in charge of purchasing multiple anything for the film's wardrobe. Nor would he on his own accord. If he had something from his personal collection he really liked, like the aero 54, OK then maybe they might use it. Even then Kaplan would send someone else out from the dept. to buy or make multiples of it. And unless Fincher really had a major problem with gold over silver, it would be Kaplan's choice, not the director's. Sounds to me like they are just trying to get rid of gold frames or build some kind of interest for them by saying Brad Pitt owned a pair even though nobody wants them.

2) The lens color for the movie has a specific name. Kinison Red named after Sam Kinison the comedian. He wore this color during the late 80's and early 90's in his sunglasses. (Note the 523 frame wasn't made till like 1995) -- In fact, he was wearing this color in his Oliver Peoples M4 when he died. Either Kaplan or Fincher saw photos of Kinison and went with this red.

I don't believe that for a second. Multiple inquiries have been made by dozens if not hundreds of people asking about the red color to official OP reps, and even some of OP's people who were around and involved when the film was made (most don't work there anymore) and in almost 15 years Sam Kinison's name has never come up. Even if it were a similar red color to these mysterious red shades Kinison wore (of which I can find no photos), I'm convinced there is no official name for the color.

3) All of the 523's on ebay that they have seen are either owned by collectors, vintage, and or used. They stated none of these were brand new just made 523's. Which leads to my next finding:

They would have no way of knowing if they were brand new or not just by looking at other people's listings on ebay. All I can say is I've seen plenty of mint condition 523's over the past few years. I've deduced they are coming direct out of Japan and it would seem they have been for years.

4) They haven't made any 523's since the re-release in 2009 and this includes the Japan TI stock. There have been a few old stock 523's leftover in fact the Sunset BLVD location has 2 523's left one silver and one gold the 2009 version. If you want them here is your chance.

Again, these have been highly sought after since the film's release. If there were any new old stock left in OP's archives, don't you think they would have been sold long ago when they were getting a hundred phone calls a day from people asking for them? For a time, yes maybe they were rare, like from 1999-2008, but the numbers alone on ebay show there has been a steady stream of mint condition 523 selling at an average rate of 30-40 a year for the past 5-6 years. And that is just one of many outlets. All I'm saying is, draw your own conclusions.

5) Due to the popularity the person I was in contact with checked all known archives for old stock those two above were the ones she found with the exception of a brand new 1998 Oliver Peoples 523 in the Kinison red intended for the movie. This was owned by the owner of Oliver Peoples himself. I now own these and I can tell compared to my other 523 1998s these are definitely new and compared to my 2009 523's which is also brand new.

Is the Red the same color lens as your "screen used" red lenses?

6) Oliver Peoples contacted me again the other day because they were intending to do another re-release of the 523's including trying to redo the 1998 version. They got in touch with the original designer but ran into a problem. The factory where 523 sunglasses produced which was in Japan is no longer in existence. It no longer makes any eye glasses or anything of that nature.

If that is true, then it's more than likely the machines and jigs used to produce the OP-523 model, (and the Sunset model for that matter) are under the control of another entity. All they need is the software file for those models. That could be the source where these new OP-523's are coming from.

they now have no way of making more 523's because the original designer is gone.

This doesn't even make any sense. Not having access to the original designer has no effect on the production of this model. OP still own's the proprietary rights the the software files that were created back in 1998 from any of it's designers. I would have a very hard time believing that they lost it. They can be easily reproduced. It's a conscious choice not to officially release them for whatever reason that may be.

Cool vid showing how frames are made:

 
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I agree with everything soul has said and a few points he made I've never thought of. How can there be so many 98 frames out there in almost 20 years. I too haven't seen any images of kinison in rose tinted sunglasses. In Japan, they have been manufacturing the 523 ti frame up until this year and the frame is the same as the 98 frame except for the finish and the hinges on the legs. As far as the gold frames goes, I've been following pity's style for years now and I'm a pretty good source for the designers he wears. It is a fact that he does purchase multiples of the things he buys. If he had purchased the 523 in gold, he would have had a pair for himself and worn it in his personal life. From what I can see, he wore the aeros during and after the screening of the film. I'm guessing they got him the shades and he kept them or he had them and brought them to the production. The whole thing is really weird and now all of a sudden some guy on Instagram has all the answers on the film shades.
 
I was in the fight club op mission like a crazy mad man in 2000 and all they could produce for me was a coral red lense. Really hard to believe that some guy running op's Instagram knows the exact tint used. I honestly think they're just trying to get rid of the not so popular gold frame. This is business. This is how you con people into buying things. You can buy the story if you like but more evidence is required for a true conclusion.
 
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I think that itsalwayssunny is some how affiliated with op and has been getting first dibs on the frames. I also think oliver peoples quoting customers 900 for the 523's when customers have been inquiring about them for a decade is just plain wack no matter how rare they are. Really unethical.
 
I can't make a long reply right now due to being at work. If you want more information call Oliver Peoples Sunset Blvd and ask for Kandi. She is really nice she is the one with the information.

I will make a follow up reply when I get home.

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I know you live near there too Dan you could go in there and ask too.

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And sunset blvd store is their flagship store it is where Itsalwayssunny has been getting his frames from. Kandi is the one selling them to him.
 
Oh and one follow up, as for the red it is nearly identical in color. There is a slight difference when you hold it up to the light like a pink vs red but it is very subtle. I am not sure if that is a finish on the lens or what. It is hard to capture when worn on the face but holding up to the light you can see the variation. I will try and post pics.

As for the frames being no longer being able to be made I do believe it because Kandi had intended to sell me several frames. However, she couldnt get them remade due to the above reasons.

I started finding this all out once I found out where the frames appearing on ebay were coming from.
 
And sunset blvd store is their flagship store it is where Itsalwayssunny has been getting his frames from. Kandi is the one selling them to him.

Well if he's been getting a steady supply of frames from her all these years, then obviously he is making a considerable profit with his markups. Why aren't we privy to the same deals and steady stream of frames? And that still doesn't explain where they are all coming from!???
 
Well if he's been getting a steady supply of frames from her all these years, then obviously he is making a considerable profit with his markups. Why aren't we privy to the same deals and steady stream of frames? And that still doesn't explain where they are all coming from!???

You can call her and ask her. She is super friendly and I spoke to her for like 30-40 mins. Honestly, I am skeptical like you guys too. I personally want to walk in there.

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Well if he's been getting a steady supply of frames from her all these years, then obviously he is making a considerable profit with his markups. Why aren't we privy to the same deals and steady stream of frames? And that still doesn't explain where they are all coming from!???

He makes between 300-500 dollars on his markups. Sometimes he isnt markig them up because he bought them for 900 and sells them for 1000. (Which after an ebay cut breaks even)

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Which I am not sure why, they also told me they were going to put a frame on ebay too.
 
How in the world can they have over thirty or forty vintage 98 523 frames in stock somewhere and not have sold them to the countless people inquiring about them in the last 15yrs is my question. Why make the 09 rerelease and change the color the finish the bridge and the hinges when the whole time they had the color code of the originals and over forty 98 frames in stock?
 
I've actually been in contact with Kandi for the past 5 months and have placed multiple orders with her for lenses. She is very nice, and knows I'm a huge FC fan, but she has never mentioned she had access to a seemingly unlimited supply of 523 frames.

He makes between 300-500 dollars on his markups.

WOW!
 
I am now beginning to think that all of these so called 98 frames are being manufactured possibly in Japan and the manufacturers are making the 523's identical to the original 98 rerelease. Everyone I call from op says the same thing. All they have is one gold frame from 98. Coincidentally it comes out now that pitt had purchased gold frames for the film. No one I've ever spoken to has ever mentioned an endless supply of 523 frames in a secret vault that are being sold to the same person. Unless itsalwayssunny purchased all of them from their secret vault.
 
I've actually been in contact with Kandi for the past 5 months and have placed multiple orders with her for lenses. She is very nice, and knows I'm a huge FC fan, but she has never mentioned she had access to a seemingly unlimited supply of 523 frames.



WOW!

Why not call her then? She is the one giving us this information about the Kinison red, brad owning gold frames, etc. we should solve this because we have her saying one thing and everything else is speculation.
 
So op Instagram said that they thought up until now they were happy to just keep those vintage gems in their vault.
 
So op Instagram said that they thought up until now they were happy to just keep those vintage gems in their vault.

Yeah I just saw your comment. They also said some of the ones on ebay are counterfeit? Hmm not to my knowledge the sellers I have seen have been legit.

As for my frames, I own 4 523 frames. 1 is a 2009 frame I bought from Oliver Peoples brand new. 2 are vintage 1998 one has small scratches the other doesnt sit as tight on the face due to being worn.

The other I have is the one I recently got in the Kinison red this one is clearly a brand new frame. This is the one they stated came from the ownee of Oliver Peoples as the story from above. I cannot validate the age of it but it is clearly brand new 1990's frame. It has the engravings, the 5 prong, bridge, etc just like my other two 1990 frames. You can tell it has never been worn or worn less than 10 times it sits super tight on the face like my 2009 which are also brand new.
 
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