Original Penguin The Skinny Polarized Sunglasses

Here’s the Skinny—The Skinny sunglasses, that is. Lightweight and comfortable, they stand out for their tricolor frame: dark tortoiseshell on the front, navy on the arms, and white on the earpieces. The square polarized lenses provide 100-percent UV protection while cutting glare. Their brown hue, along with the keyhole bridge, gives this style a retro feel. 

The brand’s story dates back to 1955, when a Munsingwear salesman on a work trip in New York City—inspired, perhaps, by a few whiskeys—bought a penguin from a local taxidermy shop, thinking he needed a drinking buddy for the flight home. Later, the flight attendant saw the two sitting together and remarked that the penguin ought to be immortalized. The salesman thought it was a great idea, and the rest is history.