Metallica’s James Hetfield Starts His Own Line of Sunglasses

The singer has partnered with San Francisco-based Sutro Eyewear to created the limited-edition JH Sutro Sunglasses called “the Hetfield.
To that end, Metallica frontman James Hetfield has partnered with Sutro Eyewear to launch the limited-edition JH Sutro Sunglasses. His model is duly dubbed “the Hetfield,” which comes in black and tortoise versions.

They look a bit between a Ray-Ban shape and something much more biker or punk. Hetfield describes them as “built to look faster than a speeding riff and to handle the life of a road dog like me.”

The glasses’ hinges are said to be 10 times stronger than normal sunglass hinges. They retail for $219.99 and are a good middleground between a classic frame shape — one that reads “grown-up” — and one that reads “rocker dude.” The price is also a nice compromise between designer shades by Tom Ford, which run about $400, and Ray-Bans, which run about $125.

Metal and rock kids everywhere will be grabbing these up, although they’re a bit pricey for the average metal head, aren’t they? They’ve got a nice “tough” feeling and a good rocker edge. What they don’t have, however, is any hint of femininity, so it’s doubtful girls will go for them.

Source: Hollywood Reporter