Photographed by Ned Matura
The New Main Stream
Not just your uncle’s fishing sun specs. Costa pushes through into any arena it wants with proprietary lens characteristics continually breaking new waves of innovation. THIS is truly a sport and lifestyle brand rooted in the Independence of great eyewear.
MOTU from Costa
Street Style
Sport is increasingly flush on the lifestyle aroma, as seen here with fashion notes of crystal and grip textured temples.
ADIDAS excalate a428 from Silhouette
Heroic New Heights
Nike has pulled out all the stops, leading with frame and lens modernisms, taking this new wave in its collection beyond and through to a new level of cutting edge.
NIKE Vaporwing R EV0914 from Marchon Eyewear
From top: WANDERER from Smith Optics; CROSS LINK ZERO from Oakley; DRAGON ALLIANCE Nate from Marchon Eyewear
Bold Statement
One of those classic eyewear trending moments where fashion needs to closely follow on what is being stylishly accomplished by sport eyewear. No one delivers trendsetting zyl colorations like Kaenon.
SHILO from Kaenon
From top: RAWLINGS RPS4 from FGX International; KUMU from Maui Jim
Deluxe Sport
Numerous designer brands tamper and tempt with the attributes of sport eyewear, but Prada easily dominates that trend with its well-defined segment of sport-oriented eyewear.
PRADA SPS 05R from Luxottica
X Marks the Sweet Spot
Once a viable alternative, Wiley X now carves out a powerful front-runner spot in the field of sport sun options.
BOSS from Wiley X Eyewear
Lens Make a Deal
And the deals (features) can vary in an instant with what is perhaps optical’s most innovative (and easy) lens switching systems.
SWITCH Axo from Liberty Sport
Pilot-to-Copilot
With this distinctive matchup of aviation and polarization, INVU affirms its recently awarded EyeVote of confidence.
INVU 136 from Europa International
From top: 5TH ELEMENT PRO from Bolle; VUARNET VL1607 from Vuarnet; BOSS HUGO BOSS 0800/S from Safilo
From top: FLYER from Spy Optic; PUMA 0040S from Kering Eyewear; TONY HAWK 2002 from Eyewear Designs
Lite’n’Light
A key element of the sporting edge is the ability to remain nearly weightless on the face. This wisp of a semi-rimless style strikes that lightening brilliantly.
RACERUNNER from Reptile Polarized Sunglasses
Optical (and World) Domination
Legend for its lens tech, Revo has most recently set the bar for potent issues via its association with Bono from U2 and his resounding sense of world vision.
REVO Harness from ClearVision Optical
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