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The article mentions that the film served as their design inspiration.

"As for the design? Cash says they modeled the glasses after the 1988 film, They Live, in which a magic pair of sunglasses exposes the subliminal messaging in advertisements."

He talks about this in the article.

Exact same though. The designer MUST have had that in mind with the shape/aesthetic he went for.

If you go to the kickstarter, they confirm that's where the design came from.