Mad Men, you may have heard, returns for its seventh and final season this Sunday.
And while Matthew Weiner, that scrivener djinn, is known for his attention to period detail — the Eames chairs, the silver-rimmed lowball glasses, etc. — your correspondent has always been most interested in the one mid-century prop every Angeleno can appreciate:
The sunglasses, man. The sunglasses.
And so, we’re proud to introduce The Sunglasses of Mad Men, for your viewing (and buying) pleasure.
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Inside you’ll find the sunnies (and some specs) worn by every major male character, all taken on the set of Mad Men, including:
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Don Draper’s Olympians, worn while vacationing in Hawaii.
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Harry Crane’s Silver Cool Ray’s, which he wore in L.A.
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Roger Sterling’s debonair tortoise shells, as seen in the Sunshine State.
Best of all, we also tell you the store that sells those sunglasses.
And how Ellen Freund — the incredibly accomplished Mad Men prop master — found the store and brought its proprietor on board.
So, you know.
Images by Dustin Downing
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![[L-R] Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck of R.E.M. at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1984.](https://www.insidehook.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rem-book-interview.jpg?resize=450%2C450)
![[L-R] Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck of R.E.M. at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1984.](https://www.insidehook.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rem-book-interview.jpg?resize=750%2C500)
