Somebody tell me the Redux is ugly!

[OakleyOneKenobi]

Got my first one a couple of weeks ago and I am pretty confused on this one. The Black/Prizm Grey is boring. It looks too small on my head. The wifey thinks it looks like kiddo glasses or swimming goggles when seen upfront. Yet, it has become my go-to glasses. I find myself reaching out for the redux every time I am looking for a pair. I can't quite put a finger on exactly what tugs at my strings with this one.
Interestingly, I haven't seen much of the Redux on the WOAYWT thread with the exception of @Dullisc who frequently sports the Redux and actually looks pretty rad with them!

What do you peeps feel? I am almost on the fence about ordering a second pair, a Silver one.

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It's ugly.

 

[The Koonce]

I thought this was??

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You are funny!!!!!

 

[pjd1234]

You are funny!!!!!

How much??

 

[Tavers]

They are ugly af. But hey, you do you. If you like 'em, that's all that matters. FWIW, they look good on you pictured above.

 

[The Proprietary Molecule]

The redux is probably the most criminal thing lux has put out to date, completely bastardized the sleek elegance of the original

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Exactly what I've been saying ever since that abomination was released.

Design lines suck on the re-duh

 

[Magmaredhot]

Agreed..

 

[kmbijit]

The more I think of it, more I am convinced that the ugliness is on purpose.

Oakley of the 2000s, it was all about the Plates, Moons, Racing Jackets, Zeros and Subzeros. All of these are icons today but were considered downright ugly back then. Too bold, too radical for the time. Something only sportspersons and celebrities could wear and not look like a dork.

In the 2010s-2020s, Oakley had quite a few goodlooking designs, some of which are bestselling even today. But this was also a period of tame, inoffensive designs - standard squares, rectangles and even aviators. Most of them are already forgotten. Bottlecap, Catalyst, Breadbox, Enduro, Targetline, Gibston, Holston, Elmont - who remembers these?

The current era: The bold, punch-in-your-face, ugly. The Plantaris, The Xeus. The Redux. These Ugly / Radical designs have just one purpose : to become a topic of discussion. People hate the design, but they also keep talking about it instead of just forgetting about it and letting it slip out of memory. That keeps the brand relevant and in the eyes of buyers.

If I reimagine myself as someone mildly interested in sunglasses, not biased (or rather, unknowledgeable) towards any brand in particular. And then, I see Inkkoonce with his 24k Kato. The first thought to cross your mind would be - "WTF are those glasses??" I would probably do a search and come across the Oakley brand. I might start exploring the collections, and just maybe end up buying one of the less radical designs. Oakley just scored one. Meanwhile the other guy in standard black Holbrooks probably didn't even get a second glance - that was just a regular square sunglass, wasn't it?

 

[The Koonce]

How much??
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I used to have that too!

 

[J😎!]

How much??
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Are you seriously selling these?

 

[pjd1234]

Are you seriously selling these?

Hmmm maybe…