Sunglasses that make you look like you've had your eyes blacked out

These novelty "Embarrassing Photo Protective Sunglasses" make you look like you've had your eyes blacked out by a censor bar: "Worried a paparazzo took a shot of you doing that thing you do that nobody knows about, because it would get you fired, arrested or worse?" They used to be sold by Urban Outfitters, but appear to have been discontinued.

Embarrassing Photo Protective Sunglasses (via Geekologie)

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Anonymous

I love the Opti-Grab nose post!!!

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MacBastard

Anyone that went to a punk or New Wave show in the early to mid-80s have seen these shades before. Not new.
frankieboy

Polysics have been wearing these for donkeys years
PeaceLove

Hey! These are the perfect complement to David Friedman’s pre-pixelated clothes! http://www.ironicsans.com/2006/03/idea_prepixelated_clothes_for_1.html
Donald Petersen

Worn by discriminating rockers since at least 1981.
lyd

That nose-piece is horrific. The chance of accidentally plunging it into one of your eyes after stumbling or running into someone seems way too high.

I would want to redesign that piece before I tried wearing these.
mcv

I saw one at the end of the Wikileaks/censorship panel at HAR2009, where one of the panelists received one of these.
Anonymous

My Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses are finally here!
Aaron T.

At least we know the bikini version will be invented by the year 2999.
mkultra

I really, desperately need a pair of these. Perhaps several pairs.
StAlfongzo

I can dig the chick with the blank stare!
Aaron T.

Here’s that image without hotlinking: the year 2999
Anonymous

They are still sold in stores (next to the registers at the Urban Outfitters I work at), just not online.
markfrei

This idea was first done by fashion house Maison Martin Margiela.

Their web site is pretty boing-worthy:
http://www.maisonmartinmargiela.com/
mausium

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Mouth-Toys-Paparazzi-Shades/dp/B004NM6N98
Anonymous

I’m sensing the arrival of a matching bikini.
- kmoser
  
  The bikini version will be a piece of cardboard printed with a pixellated pattern.
GreenJello

You know the last time I did this I got a restraining order issued against me…… Now people are paying for it?!?!?!?!??!
Anonymous

I did this for a halloween costume about ten years ago. Prior art baby! Anyway, I made mine from a regular pair of sunglasses, some carboard, duct tape and a sharpie.
Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3Qin7EJYbk Boing Boing way behind the curve! Haven’t you heard of Flickrblockrs?
Xeno

now just to get some swimtrunks to match.