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Microsoft once turned its eye to Wayfarers

Written by Allan Barger

Feast your eyes on these babies.

That's right, they're so Pirates of Silicon Valley it hurts. These "sexy" two tone wayfarers which come to us from a very long time ago from a much hipper, happening Microsoft. What's more these are apparently the very last pair of these retro cool specs in existence. We can almost see the young Bill Gates strutting round the office chatting up the girls of Microsoft toting these back in 80s. I can almost hear you screaming "I want them now", so after the jump check out the eBay listing;

What you're seeing is the only pair of 1980's Hot Green Microsoft sunglasses around! A reliable source said these were only given to a handful of employees and every pair has been broken or lost over time... Except for these! These sunglasses were in use while Microsoft Office (word, excel, etc) was created and released! These bright sunglasses were the reason for many bright attitudes during the rise of Microsoft, and those bright attitudes might be the only reason for Microsoft's success. These hot green shades were making a fashion statement on a desk at Microsoft while stocks split and and the company developed! These magical sunglasses deserve thanks for many things, without them the world might not have developed into the world we know and love today. Enough can't be said about the history and importance of these very special sunglasses.

Only problem? They want $173,000 and obviously don't read Fashionising, Wayfarers barely made the Sunglasses Trends this year, that and they look they're from my local dollar shop.

[via ebay]

Written: 4th September 2008 at 00.55