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.
It’s been said that many (most?) fashion designers are homosexuals who have a psychological need to make women ugly.
What are the pronouns that would be used to describe the thing wearing those ‘glasses’? Whatever the pronouns are, the thing is obviously too young to need bifocals.
Take those glasses off of her and she's attractive.
She knows how ridiculous they make her look, the photographer was unable to coax a smile out of her.
Or maybe he did, but any smile he got looked too forced and they had to settle for this image.
Wearing them? Whatever pronoun it demanded.
She when they're off.
Yep. A look-at-me stunt.
Even those “2-0-0-0” glasses for NYE are more esthetic.
WOMAN?! I thought that was Emo Phillips.
>>Not the kind of thing you’d wear to a job interview.
Put the COEXIST symbols on the earpieces and you HAVE to land the job
>>It’s been said that many (most?) fashion designers are homosexuals who have a psychological need to make women ugly.
So do most drag queens
That’s her serious face.
If she cracked a wide grin everyone would think this is a novelty gag.
With the unusual hang, those glasses have got to be difficulty to fit proper prescription lenses. They have to be specially shaped. They won’t sit the same on your nose.
Well, the model they're using here had a pretty good head start.
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