Posted on 12/13/2020 10:07:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
Gucci is known for setting trends – but we’re not sure this is one that will catch on.
The fashion house is selling a pair of upside-down cat’s eye sunglasses – and they’ll set you back £470.
Cat’s eye shapes – rounded at the base and pointed at the side – were popular in the 50s and 60s but have been back in style over the last few years.
But adding their twist, Gucci has inverted the whole shape, with the legs and nose bridge the same way up so the glasses are wearable.
The description on the website says: ‘An unconventional take on the ’50s and ’60s inspired cat eye frames, these sunglasses are presented with an inverted design that created an ‘upside down’ effect.
‘The frames and temples are created using multiple layers of black and white acetate. Enamelled floral details and a petite ‘Gucci’ logo further enrich the design.’
But the unusual design has left shoppers a little confused and some have mocked the style on social media.
One said: ‘Gucci why are we doing this.’
Another added: ‘Somebody come look at this… Gucci took some glasses, turned them upside down, and slapped a $755 price tag on it. I ******* can’t with this year anymore.’
Others posted pictures of themselves wearing their own glasses upside down.
Even Specsavers teased the high-end fashion brand about the glasses, posting: ‘Hi @gucci, we need to talk.’
It followed up with a picture of the glasses turned upside down and said: ‘Fixed them.’
We have contacted Gucci for comment and will update this article if they respond.
Fashion reminds me that there are a lot of idiots in the world who somehow have more money than I do. Must be inheritance.
It literally appears as though one is wearing their big, wing tipped, Cat Eye glasses upside down. There is nothing
elegant or nifty about it. It looks like something a comedian would wear during a performance. Designed to produce stares and a flurry of confused giggles.
They laughed at the Opti-grab too!
Might look fine on Elton John. He could purchase one pair and the expense/profit would be covered.
bttt
And I've seen some pretty stupid things this past year.
I think they are very gucky.
You can always find a market in stupid people with too much money - usually the wives and adult children of men who earned it.
Retarded is the word that comes to mind.
Doesn’t your nose get in the way when you try to drink out of it?
[ You can always find a market in stupid people with too much money - usually the wives and adult children of men who earned it. ]
No truer statement has ever been made than this!
And I've seen some pretty stupid things this past year.
Chin up.
The year isn't over...
What a stupid idea to try to create a fad. Me, my pet rock, and lava lamp are laughing.
You’ve got to be kidding me. They picked one of the most unattractive women around to were these stupid things.
I guess they think the rich white elite are too stupid to realize that they are being taken to the tune of several hundreds pounds.
Gucci’s new sales slogan: “Gucci, Gucci, Gotcha”
Gucci is mocking people with those upside down spectacles, the plain Jane model, and whatever the heck clothes she’s wearing.
Not the kind of thing you’d wear to a job interview.
There is no intelligence in the design. It’s just a childish flipping of the frames. Bomb.
The original cats eye frames were high fashion in the 40s and gained broad popularity in the 50s. They became the eyewear of old ladies and nerds in the 60s...and then started showing up on Madonna types in the 80s as some kind of retro avant-garde thing. They’ve never really gone away. They have new versions out now excluding this ideocy.
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