With spring around the corner and summer on its heels, everyone is getting ready for luxuriously warm weather and poolside vacations. One of the key accessories of summer is sunglasses, but finding a good pair of sunglasses can be quite a chore if you wear prescription glasses year round. Oakley makes it easy-just pick the pair of glasses you like, accompany your choice with your prescription, and voila! Stylish sunglasses that help you see better, too. This article will highlight the five best prescription sunglasses, all made by Oakley: two pairs for men, two pairs for women, and one pair that’s made for everyone.
The first pair is for the businessman, the guy in charge who walks into a room and immediately commands all attention and respect with merely his presence. If this is you, consider Oakley’s Jackknife 2.0. These prescription sunglasses are professional all the way around, with sleek wire rims at the top and no rims at the bottom of the lenses. The frames are available in four colors: black ice, brushed chrome, light, and toast. With only 9% of light able to pass through the lenses, your eyes are sure to be well protected. As with most Oakleys, you can adjust the size to fit your face perfectly. The total cost of these glasses with prescription lenses is generally around $493.
Are you a man who tends toward more fashion forward trends? Then consider the Gasket design from Oakley. Like the Jackknife 2.0, these glasses pass a mere 9% of light, and you can personalize the size and fit. However, the Gasket has a bolder frame; thicker, and more box-shaped. The plastic frames are available in black/red, brown tortoise, olive tortoise, black, cork, and dark blue. These glasses are slightly cheaper, with $423 being the typical retail.
Oakley has excellent selections for women, as well. The fashion forward woman is likely to be attracted to Oakley’s Behave design, which sports large lenses framed by thin wire. The lenses themselves, while passing 10% light, are available in a wide variety of colors, and the frame comes in bronze, black, chrome, or gold. These glasses are custom sized as well, and retail for $379.
The Coto 2.0 is perfect for the sporty woman, as it has a more streamlined design. Retailing at $493, it costs a bit more, but passes less light at only 9%. The Coto lenses are also available in a variety of colors. The custom sized plastic frames come in berry, black chrome, brown chrome, or polished brown.
Finally comes arguably the most technologically advanced pair of prescription sunglasses ever made: Oakley’s Thump 2, which comes with a one gig MP3 player in the frames. These unisex glasses have a small earbud that comes down from the side of the glasses into the ear, allowing the wearer to listen to music without worrying with wires and a handheld MP3 player. These glasses pass 10% of light and come in a variety of lens colors, and the one size fits all frames come in either brown smoke or polished black. Thump 2s generally cost around $461.
The easiest place to buy these glasses is online, either at www.framesdirect.com, or www.heavyglare.com. You can also check out www.oakley.com. If you would rather purchase them in store, check with an Oakley store in your area (the website can help you locate the one closest to you) or stop by your eye doctor, they may carry them also. These glasses are a bit pricey, but they are the best, and they’re sure to get you ready for summer in style.
