ISO Aviator sunglasses with red lenses

July 31, 2013 12:39 PM

Where can I get aviator sunglasses with (actually) red lenses?

I used to have a great pair and, as sunglasses do, they departed from my life whichever way. Since, I have ordered "red" sunglasses on Amazon 3 times and searched everywhere else I know of with no luck.

Google insists that I either want red frames or that perhaps I really don't want red at all (you know how it goes). That is why I took it to the hive.

As for price, these should run on the cheap I would think (<$20?), but then again, they have become so rare, so lay it on me. Thanks

posted by cake vandal to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total)

Response by poster: oh, just a note: the ones I've gotten from vendors on Amazon.com the three times I mentioned, they were purple, then orange-brown twice. When I check reviews for new items listed (and pictured!) as red sunglasses, other customers warn of the same thing.
posted by cake vandal at 12:41 PM on July 31, 2013

These look pretty red.
posted by aubilenon at 12:46 PM on July 31, 2013

These reviews suggest that these red glasses are indeed red. Are they among the ones you've tried?
posted by contraption at 12:47 PM on July 31, 2013

Response by poster: contraption- it looks like we may have a winner there. reviews are split down the middle, so I don't know whether there's a pool of product that is only partially true to the description, but I'll stake six bucks on it I guess. :-/
posted by cake vandal at 12:57 PM on July 31, 2013

I'm sure if you go to zenni optical you can get some aviators and customize the lens color for less than 20.
posted by Teakettle at 12:58 PM on July 31, 2013 [1 favorite]

I priced out red tinted no scrip aviators from optical4less and came up with a $37 price. The advantage of getting them from an optical place would be better quality frames and your choice of lens material.
posted by seanmpuckett at 1:33 PM on July 31, 2013 [1 favorite]