We’ve all been there.
You go for a waist-high dip in the ocean to cool off when a rogue wave sends your designer sunglasses to sleep with the fishes.
Or you return from a weekend trip only to find that you’ve unwittingly donated another pair of designer sunglasses to the LAX Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s lost and found box.
Point is: It’s probably time to stop overpaying for sunglasses.
Thankfully, you don’t have to splurge for designer brands to get designer looks and quality. Which brings us to WMP Eyewear, the family-owned, Arizona-based brand that keeps its overhead lean so it can offer you high-quality, on-trend eyewear at prices that are easy on the wallet.
Regardless of your taste, face shape, and lifestyle, you won’t have a problem finding a handsome pair of sunglasses among WMP’s impressive suite of products.
Key Takeaways
The right sunglasses for you are the ones you feel most comfortable in. But to really hone in on the perfect pair, you should also take into account considerations like the shape of your face, the quality of materials used, and styles that are compatible with your wardrobe and lifestyle. WMP Eyewear prioritizes all of the above before producing durable, stylish, high-quality shades and offering them at improbably low prices.
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How To Choose Sunglasses Based On Your Style
Like your clothes, the sunglasses you choose to wear are a direct reflection of your personal style. Do you follow trends? Does your taste skew more traditional? No matter your preferences, there’s a pair of shades out there to compliment them in style.
1. Shades For A Retro-Inspired Look: Abner
If you’re looking for a retro vibe that’s subtle enough to pair with any outfit yet modern enough to make a statement, Abner would like a word. Sure, Abner is your great uncle on your dad’s side. But he’s also a statement-making pair of sunglasses with a champagne-colored frame and smoke-green lenses.
Looks aside, you’re also working with 100% UVA/UVB protection lenses to help protect you from UV rays during those long days spent lounging around on the beach, patio brunching, or catching an afternoon baseball game. You know… sunglass things.
2. Modern Frames To Update Your Wardrobe: Emerson
Fact: Aviator sunglasses are timeless. Opinion: Timeless styles were made to be tweaked and elevated throughout the years. And if they happen to be tweaked and elevated into WMP Eyewear’s standout Emerson shades, all the better.
Emerson is a modern take on the traditional aviator and a must-add to your collection of sunglasses. You’re working with polarized lenses to reduce glare and an acetate frame that’s both sturdy and lightweight.
The square design makes these shades part conversation piece, part elegant disruption, and all handsome. Color-wise, you can choose from whiskey brown, black beige tortoise, crystal brown, denim blue, saguaro green and moonrock grey. Still built to last. Still affordable. Your move, designer sunglasses.
3. Classic Sunglasses For Everyday Style: Wesley
Then along came Wesley with his classic square frame, quiet confidence, and devil-may-care attitude. This is the go-anywhere, do-anything frame you’ve been looking for. From the beach to afternoon coffee dates, Wesley will serve you well.
As with most WMP Eyewear sunglasses, these too offer 100% UVA/UVB protection and shatter-resistant polarized lenses with an anti-glare coating. While these shades certainly wouldn’t be out of place at a wedding or beachfront happy hour, they’re the perfect go-to for everything your daily routine throws at you.
4. Frames For The Work Week: Jaxon
Jaxon’s horn-rimmed frames are sure to move the needle during your morning commute, afternoon walk, and evening alfresco happy hour. The bold, semi-rimless design speaks volumes—not only about your personal style, but about your impeccable taste in half acetate, half stainless steel frames. Which is a pretty specific thing to have opinions about, but we’ll allow it.
The smoke green lenses add an exclamation point to Jaxon’s already attention-grabbing details, and it comes in a variety of colors that’ll match with anything from business-casual outfits to boardroom-ready suits.
These are the sunglasses you procure after you’ve already scooped up a more versatile pair of everyday shades. The ones that compliment your growing collection. The ones you reach for when you’re feeling yourself and have no choice but to unleash your cool on the unsuspecting masses.
5. Square Sunglasses For A Minimalist Style: Jacob
Standing out while blending in. Sure, it’s a bit of an oxymoron. But it’s exactly what you’ll do when you make the excellent decision to don a pair of WMP Eyewear’s Jacob sunglasses. The rectangular, injection-molded polycarbonate frame features stainless steel arms, resulting in a minimalist look that’s both durable and visually striking.
Jacob wouldn’t want you to overthink him. He’s a humble sartorial workhouse that doesn’t need much. Just a nice round head, a lens cleaning here and there, and the occasional frolic through a rolling meadow or lavender field. Or a babbling brook, but only if there are no meadows or lavender fields available.
6. Frames For Laid-Back Attire: Nick
A true frame of leisure, Nick is always up for a sunset cruise on a deck boat, a Central Park picnic date, or an afternoon spent putting on a style clinic in a beer garden. Though modern touches can be found throughout, retro styling is at the heart of these WMP square sunglasses.
Under the hood, you’ve still got benchmarks of quality like UVA/UVB protection, shatter-resistant polarized lenses, and tough-as-nails injection molded polycarbonate frames. And sure, you could absolutely opt for the brown, black, or grey frames. No wrong turns here. But don’t you owe it to yourself and the style gods to instead rock something more along the lines of emerald green or clear frames? Yes. Yes you do.
Finding the Right Sunglasses for You
Not all sunglasses are created equal. And while aesthetics are a key ingredient for looking and feeling your best, there are a few other aspects to consider before picking a winner.
Choose Which Men’s Style Fits You Best
Personal style is just that: personal. If you feel great wearing a certain style, there’s nothing anyone can say to make you think otherwise. Confidence is king, but so is variety.
Regarding the latter, WMP Eyewear offers a huge variety of styles, from square-shaped retro frames to eye-catching circular sunglasses. If you’re adding more frames to an already impressive stable of sunglasses, you’ve got plenty of wiggle room to experiment with more quirky, funky styles.
If you’re looking for The One, you may be better off sticking to classic styles like aviators and wayfarers.
Know Your Face Shape
A general rule of thumb—WMP square sunglasses tend to look best on round faces, while round sunglasses tend to look best on long or square faces.
The best way to get a true feel for what shape suits your face is to refer to the WMP site, which has meticulous measurements that include lens width/height, frame width, nose bridge measurements and temple size. Considering the details are down to the millimeter you can safely and easily make the best decision from the comfort of your home.
Great Materials Matter
Quality materials and great prices don’t always play nice together. WMP Eyewear makes every effort to keep overhead low in order to offer you budget-friendly sunglasses without skimping on the good stuff.
Durable materials like stainless steel and acetate are used for its frames. Shatter-resistant, polarized lenses are further improved by anti-glare coatings and maximum optical clarity. To sweeten the materials pot even more, look for sunglasses with 100% UVA/UVB protection. Materials pot? Materials pot.
Final Verdict
If you’re doing it right, you’re paying attention to which styles of sunglasses go best with specific occasions. From retro-inspired square frames to classic designs that have stood the test of time, WMP Eyewear offers an impressive suite of products that are approachably priced and made to last.
Ryan Jamison 
FashionBeans Editors 
Dan Hughes