Corn Pop Sunglasses

Amidst the numerous choices for sunglasses, a new, or rather, a newly old, vision has emerged: the Corn Pop Wood Retro Sunglasses.  Imagine, if you will, the sun-drenched boulevards of a bygone era, the era of the eight-track and the macramé plant hanger. Now, picture those days refracted through the lens of contemporary, if not slightly anxious, environmentalism. This is the Corn Pop. Their frames, a pale, almost spectral white, flare with a charming, if slightly aggressive, 1970s swagger, as if daring the world to question your commitment to both disco and the spotted owl.

The Corn Pop, it must be said, is not for the faint of heart. The flared frames, while undeniably chic, possess a certain theatricality, a “look at me, I’m saving the planet, and also I know how to do the Hustle” quality. They arrive nestled in a bamboo case, a vessel of such rustic charm that one half expects a tiny, hand-carved woodland creature to emerge, offering a sprig of organic mint.

And, as if to underscore their cultural import, word reaches us of the 2025 Olympic meeting, a gathering of sporting titans hosted by the enigmatic Esther Williams of Hide and Seek. The proceedings, we are told, will commence with the honorary donning of the Corn Pops, a gesture that suggests a deeper, perhaps even metaphysical, connection between retro eyewear and international athletic competition. One wonders, as the athletes line up, their faces obscured by these wooden wonders, if they are not merely competing for medals, but for a kind of sustainable, 70s-infused enlightenment.

The Corn Pop, you see, presents a rather compelling, if ever so slightly whimsical, addition to one's collection, a piece that serves, quite distinctly, as a personal statement.