Neil Armstrong's Shades

From: Huckberry - Tuesday Jun 27,2023 01:15 pm

Hey everyone, Arlo Crawford, Managing Editor here. This time around, our June Top 10 is quick and dirty: a summary of the most clicked, shared, and added-to-cart items on Huckberry during this first month of summer. We’re offering a few thoughts on why we think these bestsellers rose to the top, but we want to hear from you—what made *your* list? Let us know on Instagram or reply to this email and you might make it into next month’s Top 10.

The Wedding MVP: My wife and I chose to walk down the aisle accompanied by Metallica’s "Ride the Lightning," but if I *did* have to wear a blazer, I'd definitely buy the Relwen Flyweight Flex.

Most Hyped Collab: Waterproof, durable, and damn fine looking, our first collab with Crocs has produced the Western Boot and the Western Clog, as well as some handy Jibbitz. (There’s a flask!)

Most Helpful Buying Guide: They teach you in J-School that the role of the media is to ‘speak truth to power,’ and we couldn’t agree more. That’s why we wrote this guide to finding your ideal short sleeve button down. Don’t worry about thanking us, it’s our job to tackle the toughest questions.

Most Shared Diversion: Tired: War. Wired: Movies about war. You guys couldn’t stop clicking this post about The Best War Movies, and we’re here for it.

Most Memorable Review: Yes, these are ‘pretty incredible’ shorts, Michael P. We also love how you filled the pockets with chicken wings. Just our kind of dude, tbh.

Bestselling Dad’s Day Gift: Time I spent considering my major in college: 35 minutes. (Max.) Time I spent researching the chest measurements among various brands of t-shirts: 35 years. We get it, a t-shirt just gotta fit. You guys made it easy on yourselves, and bought a pile of Forty Fives.

Best Brand to Kick Off Summer: Our favorite new brand in June, Duck Camp is the ideal wear for hunting, fishing or just drinking four Miller High Lifes before lunch. Your choice.

Flyest New Kicks: Sure, running on a track is cool. And that loop around the neighborhood is pretty rad. But dirt don’t hurt, and the ultimate run is up a mountain, ideally while bleeding from an incident with a pricker bush. The new norda 002 is the shoe for that one.

Trunks Fit for a King: There’s your nephew getting slathered in sunscreen, there’s your brother-in-law eating a soggy hotdog, there’s your mom complaining about how the chlorine ruins her hair. But there’s you, rocking a pair of 5” inseam shorts in a bold-ass pattern, looking like you just stepped out of an Italian Vogue shoot from 1976. You got this. Poolside for life.

Fastest to Sell Out: Wearing the same shades as Neil Armstrong is a…flex. So when American Optical reached out about reissuing the Apollo sunglasses that actually walked on the moon, we didn’t think twice.

As a bonus, here’s what
we’ve been up to at HBHQ:

What We’re Sipping: It’s summer so if you’re not drinking tequila, what are you even doing. We recommend LALO, based right here in ATX.

What We’re Reading: With the passing of Cormac McCarthy last week, we’re digging back into Blood Meridian.

What We’re Listening To: The Bones of J.R. Jones is dropping a new album. We’re listening to the first single, Heaven Help Me, on repeat.

What We’re Watching: Chimp Empire is narrated by one of our favorite actors of all time, Mahershala Ali, and reveals the shocking secrets of chimpanzee society. ‘Nuff said.