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Torin Releases His TYW Sunglasses Line on Kickstarter

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Kretzschmar
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Torin's been hyping this up for about a year now and it finally came out on Kickstarter.

Info:

The TYW Designs line sunglasses line is starting with four styles and 10 different acetate colors in total -- the standard Rezi-Tek UV version is $130 and the Rezi-Tek UV Polarized version is $150:

Note: all sunglasses frames are Rx compatible.




Are you going to snag some or nah?
Jul 26 2018 9:42PM
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JoeF2661
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No. I'm not about to dump 150 on a pair of sunglasses that are not oakley's.
Jul 26 2018 9:49PM
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TOAST.
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Looks pretty dumb to me. Why do I need hats and sunglasses with his initials on them? Sorry TYW
Jul 26 2018 10:19PM
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patskis22
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Looking tight. Cooler than anything I've seen from Oakley or Ray Ban. Props to TYW
Jul 26 2018 10:42PM
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profa_212
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Nah I can get Smith's for like half that, sorry torin.


Maybe down the road if they are really nice or something, but super expensive sunglasses arent my thing. I see very little purpose in dropping loads of money on sunglasses. Especially some brand new brand
Jul 26 2018 11:38PM
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Twinjibber77
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Looks like they're going for class.... but they're more expensive than most Raybans? Why? No.
Jul 27 2018 12:08AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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crazy idea guys but maybe he isnt advertising tbese sunglasses towards our market??? what if maybe, just maybe, hes targeting the wealthy jerry demographics

imma buy a pair just to stunt on you poor people


also how much did torin yeeter wallace pay you krotch to shill this ad? SMH!

**This post was edited on Jul 27th 2018 at 10:34:40am
Jul 27 2018 9:55AM
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SofaKingSick
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TRVP_ANGELcrazy idea guys but maybe he isnt advertising tbese sunglasses towards our market??? what if maybe, just maybe, hes targeting the wealthy jerry demographics

imma buy a pair just to stunt on you poor people


also how much did torin yeeter wallace pay you krotch to shill this ad? SMH!

**This post was edited on Jul 27th 2018 at 10:34:40am



ah yes, all those wealthy jerries who totally know who torin yater wallace is...

the sunglass industry needs some shaking up but if i'm paying $150 for sunglasses that i'm shredding in, theyre going to be oakleys that have really nice lenses. what do i know about TYW lenses? nothing
Jul 27 2018 12:33PM
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SEABURN
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I hope he's drop shipping, and doesn't have too much invested in this. Talk about a "me too" offering. and that price point seems criminal... I hope he has a good merchandising/marketing team. I have a feeling the people that know who TYW is will not buy into this product, I hope I'm wrong... he's a dope skier who's continually worked hard through a lot of BS.
Jul 27 2018 8:15PM
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lurking
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Yeah lemme drop ~$140 for kickstarter sunglasses with 3 letters on them and cliché frames, definitely...
Jul 30 2018 12:06PM
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Crust_Station
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He’d do better to glue his logo onto thriftstore frames and sell them for $40 on instagram
Jul 30 2018 1:34PM
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Rparr
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I am getting so tired of pros making incredibly generic clothing / “lifestyle” brands. Hoping that kids will buy your stuff just because your quasi-famous name is on it is an incredibly poor business model. At least this isn’t as bad as Sean petit’s superproof line, I guess
Jul 30 2018 2:28PM
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mooseman077
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Good luck to him but im gonna pass
Jul 30 2018 3:19PM
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tinkytwinky
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ah yes, all those wealthy jerries who totally know who torin yater wallace is...

he grew up in aspen you twat

not stoked on these being $150 though, i'd buy a pair of claude von stroke shades before these puppies
Jul 30 2018 3:51PM
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SofaKingSick
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tinkytwinkyah yes, all those wealthy jerries who totally know who torin yater wallace is...

he grew up in aspen you twat

not stoked on these being $150 though, i'd buy a pair of claude von stroke shades before these puppies


what does his growing up in aspen have to do with it? my point was that he's not enough of a household name to drive sales with the gaper crowd. not for $150 sunglasses, anyway
Jul 30 2018 4:02PM
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Titus69
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RparrI am getting so tired of pros making incredibly generic clothing / “lifestyle” brands. Hoping that kids will buy your stuff just because your quasi-famous name is on it is an incredibly poor business model. At least this isn’t as bad as Sean petit’s superproof line, I guess


Same with Bobby's company, pretty sure the shirts are just thin cotton and say "Bob culture" on it, maybe some with graphics idk. Just a way for them to make extra money and promote themselves more.
Jul 30 2018 4:24PM
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Rparr
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Titus69Same with Bobby's company, pretty sure the shirts are just thin cotton and say "Bob culture" on it, maybe some with graphics idk. Just a way for them to make extra money and promote themselves more.


I think bobby's company is a cinematography thing, I can't find anything about buying clothing on the site
Jul 30 2018 4:35PM
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GrandThings
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Damn these designs are actually pretty sick and look high quality. I'd pay $50 for them, but not $150
Jul 30 2018 4:49PM
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Titus69
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RparrI think bobby's company is a cinematography thing, I can't find anything about buying clothing on the site


Guess it must've failed, if you look up bob culture on Google there's shop and product links but come up with a 404 error.
Jul 30 2018 5:29PM
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tinkytwinky
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SofaKingSickwhat does his growing up in aspen have to do with it? my point was that he's not enough of a household name to drive sales with the gaper crowd. not for $150 sunglasses, anyway


Aspen is like the mecca of gaper crowds and TYW is a household name there
Jul 30 2018 7:44PM
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SofaKingSick
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tinkytwinkyAspen is like the mecca of gaper crowds and TYW is a household name there


Fair point but I'd still bet it's not enough to make this a success
Jul 30 2018 8:02PM
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TheDoughAbides
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Titus69Same with Bobby's company, pretty sure the shirts are just thin cotton and say "Bob culture" on it, maybe some with graphics idk. Just a way for them to make extra money and promote themselves more.


i definitely remember seeing a couple kids with bob culture shirts on at school last year. Texan kids with rich parents who take ski trips to Colorado every year will buy this stuff and that's about it.

I lose or break a pair of sunglasses every month so I just buy like 3 shitty but polarized pairs on amazon for $20
Jul 31 2018 10:28AM
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GrandThings
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TheDoughAbidesI lose or break a pair of sunglasses every month so I just buy like 3 shitty but polarized pairs on amazon for $20


This. I usually run through two pairs of Knockarounds a year either from breaking or losing them
Jul 31 2018 1:59PM
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