If the Memorial Day barbecues were any indication, the American man has learned his Wayfarer lesson. Welcome to Summer. Now, let's choose some shades that all your friends don't own already. We could suggest a great new pair from Ermenegildo Zegna, say, or Oliver Peoples, or any number of European brands that are updating the classics this season.
But let's stay closer to home for a second because small, new companies like Shwood, Capital, and Proof are taking those same timeless shapes and rendering them in a new material: wood. American trees, in fact, which are hand-carved in small batches to produce quality pairs (we're talking Zeiss lenses, in Capital's case) that are as affordable as they are one-of-a-kind; technically, no two pieces of tree are the same. For all three brands, prices top out near $150, which is a modest sum for an eccentric addition to your sunglass artillery. And, as an added weekend bonus, we're pretty sure they float (in pools, in punch bowls, in lakes — the ocean's at your own risk).
ABOVE: Bonnie & Clyde in Natural Cherry ($95) by Capital, wearcapital.com; AFTER THE JUMP: Bird in Zebrawood ($120) by Proof, iwantproof.com, Oswald in Walnut ($115) and Canby in Cherry ($98) by Shwood, shwoodshop.com.
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