"Back in her heyday, Yoko Ono was almost never seen without her shades on. And these were them: The original sunglasses from Porsche Design. She wore them on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, she wore them at press conferences, she wore them during recording sessions and when she was on vacation. She's still wearing them, even though they haven't been made in years. But now the German automaker's product design studio is bringing them back as the P'8479, complete with visible gold-tone screws and Beta-Titanium frame. Make no mistake about it, the 80s are back."
Information Courtesy Of: Luxist.Com
CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Loyal long time Livestyle readers are quite familiar with the complete and utter disdain that I have for retrosexuals and their shallow and unimaginative co-option of 1980's pop-culture. To be sure, I have never issued a formal demurral to 80's culture - that decade was fucking awesome - no, my righteous indignation is reserved for the gimmicky consumption and Day-Glo® colored regurgitation of bygone trends. I mean, from looking @ these Trendoids an outsider might be lead to believe that these acid washed "me-and-my-girlfriend-share-the-same-clothes" Sisterhood of the Traveling Skin Tight Pants types are cool, when, clearly, they are actually sad soulless voids bereft of any meaningful creativity. Ehhhhhhh, I could ride on these lames for days, but, alas, I have more important business to attend to.
If forced to say 1 good thing about Hipsters I would concede that their limited knowledge of the past means that they pillage so liberally often leaves some great old school gems relatively unscathed ... they simply don't know enough to ruin everything. This holds true for luxury brands such as MCM and vintage Iceberg (NOTE: Pre the whole watered down "History" label. My collection is already heavy homie. What Y.O.U. know about the immaculately detailed 1992 The Lady & The Tramp Drive-In-Movie knit? Yeah, nothing ... lol.) and, now, I believe this will ultimately be the case with the iconic "Yoko Ono" P'8479 Sunglasses By Porsche Design.
Founded in 1972 by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche - designer of the legendary Porsche 911 model and grandson of Porsche Motors founder Dr. Ing Ferdinand Porsche - the Porsche Design Studios and their racing inspired, technologically advanced creations quickly became synonymous with top tier style. Sure, they released a string of collections encompassing everything from pens to watches, but, their most popular pieces were their "Lady-Gaga-Before-Lady-Gaga" meets Magnum P.I. sunnies (NOTE: Original models regularly go off on eBay for hundreds of dollars). Yes, the L.O.V.E. of the late, great John Lennon's life was never seen without her signature shades! Hey, did I mention that Kool Moe Dee rocked a pair too? Wild Wild West!
Anyway, the reintroduction of the "Yoko Ono" P'8479 Porsche Design Sunglasses are a rare welcome addition to the already flooded vintage market. I'ma say this though, the minute that I see more than 3 people in 1 work week wearing these sunnies it will be a wrap for these wrap around shades homie! True story.
If forced to say 1 good thing about Hipsters I would concede that their limited knowledge of the past means that they pillage so liberally often leaves some great old school gems relatively unscathed ... they simply don't know enough to ruin everything. This holds true for luxury brands such as MCM and vintage Iceberg (NOTE: Pre the whole watered down "History" label. My collection is already heavy homie. What Y.O.U. know about the immaculately detailed 1992 The Lady & The Tramp Drive-In-Movie knit? Yeah, nothing ... lol.) and, now, I believe this will ultimately be the case with the iconic "Yoko Ono" P'8479 Sunglasses By Porsche Design.
Founded in 1972 by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche - designer of the legendary Porsche 911 model and grandson of Porsche Motors founder Dr. Ing Ferdinand Porsche - the Porsche Design Studios and their racing inspired, technologically advanced creations quickly became synonymous with top tier style. Sure, they released a string of collections encompassing everything from pens to watches, but, their most popular pieces were their "Lady-Gaga-Before-Lady-Gaga" meets Magnum P.I. sunnies (NOTE: Original models regularly go off on eBay for hundreds of dollars). Yes, the L.O.V.E. of the late, great John Lennon's life was never seen without her signature shades! Hey, did I mention that Kool Moe Dee rocked a pair too? Wild Wild West!
Anyway, the reintroduction of the "Yoko Ono" P'8479 Porsche Design Sunglasses are a rare welcome addition to the already flooded vintage market. I'ma say this though, the minute that I see more than 3 people in 1 work week wearing these sunnies it will be a wrap for these wrap around shades homie! True story.
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