Customer Reviews

Oakley Straight Jacket Blue W/Black Iridium Lens Sunglasses

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This review is for the Smoke Gray frame with Black Iridium lenses.

This is my second pair of Oakely SJs. The frames are sturdy, hug the head firmly but not too tightly, and stay in place through even vigorous activity. They have proved themselves to be quite durable. Though it is subjective, I think they are attractive and appropriate with all but professional attire.

These particular frames (Smoke Gray) are pretty cool: transparent gray off the head, but look virtually black when worn. Weird. The lenses (Black Iridium) are a standard dark gray. They are nice for a sunny or extremely sunny day. They don't seem too dark to me, but others think they are too dark. The tint is pretty neutral, almost a little on the cold side in that they flatten out contrast a bit and make colors seem a bit muted. Like other Oakley lenses I have tried, these are very resistant to flare (bright flashes/glare when at certain angles to the sun), very resistant to showing unwanted reflections on the lens' inner surfaces, etc. In other words, good optical quality.

I've not tried the polarized version of these lenses, but imagine that if glare bothers you (esp if you spend a lot of time on or near water and other highly reflective surfaces), they may be the better option - though Revo and Maui Jim offer polarized lenses that are nearly as good as Oakley's and at competitive prices. I would have bought the polarized version, but these were so much less money and glare is not a big problem for me.

I love my Oakley straight jacket and have been buying this style of Oakley for around 15 years now if not more. They fit my head like a glove and seem indestructible. Each pair last easily over 3 years and that's been worn every day at home at work bumping into things being dropped etc. Only bought these new ones because I wanted to have two pair one for work/sport the other for leisure and driving.

They fit my big head thats all I can say and they are very expensive but worth it. Got em next day with Prime.

These sunglasses look awesome on my husband and he loves them. I got them at an unbeatable price and the shipping was extremely quick. Love Oakley and they are the color I wanted and everything.

very comfortable. I forget i have them on. I use these for driving, mountain biking, Riding my motorcycle and just being in the sun. Ive noticed my eyes are a lot less tired from being in the sun all day. less headaches too.

I love the fit and look. It's probably the best fitting pair of shades I ever had. The only downside was the lens, black iridium polarized, is a little dark for me. But I'm just planning on replacing them with something else.

I purchased the blood frame with Iridium VR28 black lense but the picture shows a G40 lens thats not Iridium. Iridium means that the outside of the lense is mirrored. I still liked the glasses so I decided to keep them. But these glasses have a problem fogging up. Although they look sporty I wouldnt recommend sweating in them since there is no ventalation around the eyes.

The nose piece pinched a bit after I first received them, but after wearing for a while they seem fine. They fit my face well, but of course it will be different for everyone.

bought these for motorcycling (full face helmet) and just general wearing. They fit well under the helmet, but the sunglasses nose guard kept the bridge of the glasses off my nose. This made is so that much more air than I am used to going to my eyes when I had the face shield open.

Another issue I had with them was that they were heavy. I would flip them up on my head and whenever I would bend my head down to look at something, they would fall again.

The lenses were nice, you could tell the difference from a cheap pair of glasses.

In the end, I decided to buy a cheap $20 pair of sunglasses and save myself 100 dollars. They are not the greatest either, but you get what you pay for.

These glasses do not come with the specifications for size! The lens seems great, but it is not!
very disappointed!