Photographed by Ned Matura

From left: MONTANA from Spy Optic; REVO Carlisle from Legacie/The Luxury House of B. Robinson; ANAA from Costa; ASTROLOOP from Rudy Project; VUARNET VL1604 from Vuarnet


Sunwear might be one of the proudest signatures when it comes to eyewear and its Declaration of Independents. It is one of the best known arenas of brand recognition since some of the finest sunwear players are powerful optical brands with rich and well-earned optical traditions. As you can see from this mighty assortment, these are names steeped in self-established eyewear branding and in no way depend on borrowed lifestyle and designer fashion names. Layer on the fine-tuned realm of proprietary lens configurations, deep technological advances and affiliations with the sporting side of achievement, and you have a perfect inroad to the demands of active consumers carving out their unique position in a healthy lifestyle with optimum eyecare and protection. Go for their goals and reach yours.

— James J. Spina