Awesome Sunglasses

Assuming you can’t afford the german luxury auto’s $400k+ pricetag, these similarly swanky shades made from fine materials let you own the Maybach name at an, um, slightly lower cost.

The dark lens and black brow, bridge and temple of Cutler & Gross’ 0772 sunglasses are nicely contrasted by the clear undereye, creating an eye-catching look. Handmade in Italy.

The polymer injected frames make these Nooka Mercury sunglasses lightweight, yet durable with a matching rubber nosepiece and ear guards for added comfort. Available in 6 colors.

Whether you’re going out for a drink or already nursing a hangover, you can’t go wrong with the Grandmaster Three, with its 18K gold accents, titanium hinges and anti-reflective lens coating.

Brian Ewing’s style is the first to be released in Anarchy Eyewear’s limited edition Artist Series of sunglasses. The 4 participating artists were chosen for their influence and connection to action sports.

9five Eyewear’s Spring and Summer 2010 unisex collection includes four styles with handmade premium acetate frames and high quality CR-39 lenses. Available in multiple colors in May.

Pablo Escobar or Pablo Cruise? Channel any Pablo you want to be, when wearing these super-cool shades from Tom Ford. Your eyes will thank you too, thanks to 100% UV protective lenses.

Perfect for split decisions, Oakley’s Split Jacket sports Switchlock tech to easily change its hydrophobic/oleophobic lenses; also: O Matter frame and Unobtainium nose pads and stem sleeves.

Oakley’s Crosshair 2.0 shades mix classic aviator design with a two-part modern toric shield lens; it also sports a lightweight C-5 alloy metal frame and hydrophilic Unobtainium earsocks.

SUPER returns to its minimalist roots with its Spring/Summer 2010 line of frames; new lightweight silhouettes include the Andrea, the Lucia, the W, and our favorite, the People.

Cheap Monday’s Night Merge/The Tau shades boast a harder, skeletal look: too-skinny but sturdy metal legs get paired with CM’s vintage horn-rimmed Classic Night frames.

Dita follows up on its aviator-style Ambassador frames; the equally large Landmark shades eschew curves for a squared, bolder profile with a Titanium frame and zyl acetate temples.

Vestal Vision is the brand’s first foray into eyewear; all six styles can be previewed online now, and feature Vestal’s own unisex take on classics such as the Aviator and Wayfarer.

Chocolate Skateboards celebrates its 15th anniversary with Super by releasing 333 pairs of sunglasses; they’re based on the Classic but use both translucent red and grey acetate.

Stay sharp and active with Oakley’s Scalpel sunglasses; the impact resistant 8.75 base lenses also enhance peripheral vision while nose pads and stem sleeves get grippier with perspiration.

Lightweight yet durable, Nike’s Defiant polarized sunglasses do double time for snow and water sports; they feature scratch- and impact-resistant lenses and a ventilated nose bridge.

We’re not big on white frames, but KR3W’s X Shades are a tasteful reinterpretation of the Wayfarer-style with a white half frame, smoked lenses, and silver accented hardware.

Oakley’s new Probation sunglasses (regular or polarized) sport a single lens with polaric ellipsoid geometry to minimize distortion and five-metal alloy C-5 straight-stem frame.

Help solve the puzzle of autism with Oakley’s TACA Fuel Cell sunglasses; each sports the TACA logo and puzzle motif on a polished black O Matter Frame with Plutonite lenses.

Metal but not massive, Oakley’s X SQUARED sunglasses are made with lightweight titanium alloy; also: anti-glare uV lenses that are hydrophobic, oleophobic, and impact resistant.

Ray Ban’s iconic Aviators get an upscale update with the Craft Outdoorsman; it sports a brow bar wrapped in hand-stitched genuine deer leather with blue or brown teardrop lenses.

Dita’s Lancier collection is made for drivers, pilots, and sailors; three sets of polarized, zero-distortion lenses are available, plus lightweight frames made out of titanium and zyl acetate.

Pro skateboarder Eric Koston and Oakley’s Frogskins not only look like wood, but feel like it too; the tone-on-tone shades sport a dark wood grain, dark grey lenses and EK logo pouch.