Whatever mayhem is occurring around you, everything is calm behind MicroEdge, a wrapped single-lens shield that not only protects you from the vagaries of wind and dust (heck, hurricanes), but also speaks to you in soothing tones, reminding you to stay focused, watch the trail, and all is beautiful. It’s an elegant, minimalist design—frameless, nothing but lens but for the necessities of temples and nosepiece (both rubberized and adjustable) to keep it facebound. I wore it in Bollé’s superb modulator amber tint, a photochromic lens that starts life at fog-friendly 45% visible light transmission and darkens to 14%—greater range than you see on most sport shades, though you do trade away polarization for the privilege. But that range means outstanding versatility and makes me question why I’d ever want to fiddle with interchangeable lenses—MicroEdge does the changing for me. The polycarbonate lens is shatterproof, too. Apart from the glaring (heh) exceptions of sailing or flatwater paddling, there’s no sport I wouldn’t wear MicroEdge for. $135, but discounted considerably online at FramesDirect. Buy ‘em: Bollé MicroEdge Sunglasses
Phil Dalhausser (above) and Todd Rogers were in top form in their gold medal-winning match because, well, they were properly attired. Both are Oakley men. And both wore their Oakleys, replete with lenses, as they beat Brazil yesterday in Beijing. The cynical press had a field day earlier in the Games when Dalhausser and Rogers were spotted wearing their Oakleys minus lenses, due to a fogging problem. Reporters assumed they were under draconian orders from their sponsors. But an Oakley spokesperson assured me two things: 1. The guys didn’t have to wear sunglasses at all. They chose to wear them because they’re used to wearing them. (That’s evident when you see the sunglasses tan lines on their faces.) 2. Oakley has fogproof shades that the guys didn’t happen to opt for. Want ‘em? Free Shipping at Zappos
In the women’s gold-medal match, Kerri Walsh and Misti May-Treanor (pictured) played sans lunettes in a steady rain. Had the sun been shining, you’d have seen them in Bollé-Kerri in Serpent, Misti in Rattler. Check ‘em out at Sunglasses
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And if you’re wondering about other prominent shades-sporters in these Games, Jeremy Wariner’s omnipresent shields are from Adidas, and Lolo Jones’s from Oakley. Sunglasses from FramesDirect.
