Where’d you get them peepers?

Out with the old and in with the new. That is how I try to keep all that clutter from building in my quaint little room year after year. Only this time, as I rearranged and tampered with my perfumes, jewelry and neat little accessories nesting delicately on my dresser, I noticed a very integral piece to my collection of fine things had vanished. After searching every crevice and dusty corner, I came to realize that my vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers were gone for good. I couldn’t help but feel guilty for their untimely disappearance, not just because it was my carelessness that caused their elusive whereabouts in the first place, but because in the last couple years, I really didn’t give them the attention they deserved. It was just that the thrill of my oversized frames and scratched lenses just wore thin as I began to notice that everyone and their nephew owned some incarnation of the ‘cool dude’ Tom Cruse shades a la (1983) Risky Business. Weather an imposture pair or not, I can't help but think that Wayfarers have a tendency to make people look like a twenty first century Debbie Harry or Dee Dee Ramone wannabe.

As I languish in my loss this evening I realize that my thick rimed peepers, were more than just a means of eye protection. These babies were classic, and best of all, they had no monetary value; a friend of mine found them in a ditch somewhere in cottage country. From that day forward, they’ve kept me from squinting at every outdoor concert. They’ve also made their way to and from New York City numerous times, whilst making some pretty charming photo-ops. along the way.

I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic for my sunglasses at a time like this. Now I can only hope that they are in safe keeping (probably stowed in the most obvious place). If not, I’d like to imagine their legacy will live on in the hands (or nose) of another lucky rapscallion.

Better yet, if they never show up again, these Giles Deacon's S/S 2010 sunglasses will make a suitable replacement. Maybe I could opt for something like this instead.