Sweet Frames in Prometheus?
June 25, 2012 2:41 PM Subscribe
I am in search of the glasses that Rafe Spall wears in Prometheus. I haven't had any luck yet and I would appreciate any leads.
They look very like a Cutler and Gross pair my colleague has, only his are square rather than round.
posted by mippy at 3:01 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by mippy at 3:01 PM on June 25, 2012
It might be worth looking up Dead Man's Spex on eBay, as the thread linked to above suggested they were NHS/vintage spectacles. These Shuron frames are dead ringers!
posted by mippy at 3:04 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by mippy at 3:04 PM on June 25, 2012
They look more like Shuron nuladies with some kind of frosted crystal browline (or maybe in an all-clear frame?) than clear freeways to me.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 3:58 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 3:58 PM on June 25, 2012
Which is to say: they look like women's frames to me. I'm doing all sorts of searching for "vintage clear cat eye glasses" but am not coming up with any exact matches.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 4:10 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 4:10 PM on June 25, 2012
Best answer: These guys will make custom eyewear. See here for an example.
posted by Magnakai at 4:12 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by Magnakai at 4:12 PM on June 25, 2012
These are pretty close, though the browline is grey and they're slightly less square around the temple. Also pretty close are a lot of vintage safety glasses, but I haven't found any pairs in totally clear frames.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 4:31 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 4:31 PM on June 25, 2012
Best answer: According to this interview with Janty Yates, the specs were vintage.
posted by Dr. Zira at 4:37 PM on June 25, 2012
posted by Dr. Zira at 4:37 PM on June 25, 2012
See if these j.f. Rey's suit...
Although they're clear w/light blue...
Gorgeous design and materials.
posted by alicesshoe at 7:29 AM on June 26, 2012
Although they're clear w/light blue...
Gorgeous design and materials.
posted by alicesshoe at 7:29 AM on June 26, 2012
Ooops, link didn't work...
http://eyeglass.com/jfrey1057.html
posted by alicesshoe at 7:31 AM on June 26, 2012
http://eyeglass.com/jfrey1057.html
posted by alicesshoe at 7:31 AM on June 26, 2012
Response by poster: Thanks for the links, everyone! I had a feeling they might not be widely available, now I know it's true.
posted by interiority at 1:26 PM on June 26, 2012
posted by interiority at 1:26 PM on June 26, 2012
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posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:49 PM on June 25, 2012