Like many regular consumers, you may be new to Alcantara – the synthetic fabric used by Microsoft and other premium brands. While it has been around for years, suddenly it seems to be everywhere including now sunglasses.
As spotted in our Surface user forums a few weeks back Ray-Ban has updated their iconic Wayfarer with an Alcantara finish. Moreover, one of the colors appears to exactly match the burgundy option for Surface Pro and Surface Laptop (Ray-Ban calls it "Bordeaux").
For $155 you could also grab the cloth-covered sunglasses in gray, black, or blue direct from Ray-Ban.
Everything you need to know about Alcantara
Sure, it may all be niche and even a bit silly. But if you're dropping $1,299 on a burgundy Surface Laptop and you like to be stylish, we can think of worse things. Just please, let's not do any Alcantara Uggs.
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Grab some Alcantara Ray-Ban Wayfarers to match your Surface Laptop because, why not?
Hey shades looks cool and color is also beautiful.
Exactly! .. I'm still tempted tho lol
Ray-Ban Clubmasters is all you need...
Though I pretty much exclusively wear Ray Bans. I am not very impressed with the Surface Laptop. The Surface Pro, Book, and Studio yes!!! The laptop not so much. This is just my personal opinion.
Daniel, what battery life do these sunglasses get?
These work dawn till dusk. Any day.
haha nice
I'd like one, but I wonder how the Alcantara fabric will look after a few hours a day in the sun. That UV would make its colour fade. Or even peel off the frame
And the sweat!
No refunds. Patina adds character, even if made by greazy fingers and hair products.
I'm in.
I have a Surface Pro and my Type Cover is that colour. I will not be getting those sunglasses.
The cloth fabric type body doesn't suits for sunglasses. But for showoff it's cool!!!
Personally, I love Ray Bans, but I'll give this a pass. I guess I'm too conservative for this.
That's a great article about life beyond the cold metal chassis (ahem, Alcantara), but yet related to it.
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This is the prove we all have life.
This is the prove Windows central have life.
Yep. I usually put the first drop related scratch on my lenses within a day or two of buying my sunglasses. $10 or less for me, thank you very much
I buy my sunnies at the service station because guess what, when I accidently sit on/drop/leave behind a $200 pair of sunnies, I'm out $200.
As long as they have actual protection then I don't see a problem with that. I have 1 pair of raybans and they are over 10 years old now and still in great condition - I've lost/broke a ton of cheaper pairs over the years. I'm sure these will eventually but got some moneys worth out of them ahha
It looks ******* epic. I wanna touch it
That's what she said🙄
Noice!!
I got my Xbox, sunglasses from the ms store. It's green
Not a chance in........
Slow news day, eh? ☺
Pride. Dignity. Sense of self worth. That's why not.
Okay, if they had a blue one to match my SP Alcantara cover...
look who is so excited to get Alcantara condoms. don't even know why TabletWriter wants one?
They protect from disease and pregnacy. Two things I totally support. The thought of Alcantara ones makes my toes curl!
With all that sweetness you'll also need some Alcantra condoms!...
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No condoms is better specially with polished tip.
Remember to clean weekly with mild soap and warm water, applied to a microfiber cloth.
HELLZ YEAH!!! 😎
For poseurs only.....
NO....Poseurs wear fake ray bans. Not real ones. These are just another choice. I have about 30 pairs of oakleys, and 10 or so pairs of ray bans. I do not feel like a poseur in any of them.
I was talking about the alcantara part, not the Ray-Ban bit....
So was I.
Obviously not going by your comment.... Only Ray-Ban is mentioned....
You own at least 40 pair of sunglasses?? Hahahaha
so. whats your point? acutally I own more than 50 pairs. whats wrong with that?
ooooo more fanbaby downvotes.
Lol @ fanboy downvotes. You still don't realize that people are actually laughing at you right now.
Thing is i really don't give a f$@k.....downvoting for someone saying they have sunglasses...childish little fanbabies.
I really like raybans and they are well worth the money. Are the newest ones made of cheaper plastic though? It kinda feels like they are when I compare them to pairs from 10 years ago
not sure....maybe. Most of mine are the older vintage. I am an oakley lover, I have them for golf, Mtn biking, road biking, snowboarding, my regular reading glasses are all oakleys. Just quality all the way around. Been picking up limited editions for a while. I have a bunch.
hahah actually poseurs buy dozens of branded sunglasses and then tell strangers on the internet about them..
ha ha...acutally posuers don't buy brand name **** and tell everyone they do! asshat
Um no thanks, lol.
Daniel Rubino, I would like some Alcantara UGGs :)
Need a Bordeaux Romper to match.
I figured you would want alcantara assless chaps to go along with the rest of your pirate outfit for the harley rodney! "patched" in anywhere yet?