Grayman and Company

01/19/2026

Our sunglasses page has been reworked for easier flow of prescription impact resistant glasses. These are made in California and available in clear, polarized tint and multiple Transitions photochromic variants.

11/27/2025

Our once-a-year sale is on.

20% off all ready-to-wear and accessories
Choose one as a free gift with any bespoke tailoring order

Use code BLACK25

08/17/2025

When Masculine Pride Imperils Mission

The past years have demonstrated that tribe, identity and ego interfere with pragmatism.
Young men of action develop themselves in the overt world of capability and lethality for years and it becomes a core part of their pride and identity. As they advance into the world of covert and clandestine work, the fundamental requirements of disguise create a difficult tension. They must treat their greatest assets as a secret, and conceal the visual artefacts of their abilities. At this trade skill, most are not very successful because they are not operating against and enemy or nature. They are working operating themselves. These artefacts bleed through and turn something special into an open secret.
Our mantra is ‘Elegance is Deception’ and we have always encouraged the ‘soft profile’ as much or more than ‘low viz’. The visual affectations of an artist, an artisan or a pl***oy, are often masculine enough to be digested by the operator with minimal resistance, but also contrast with the new hypermasculine status quo that the most lethal in a crowd may present as the least threatening.

We welcome your input.project

05/04/2025

Our ANSI Z87+ compliant KH12 sunglasses took over a dozen direct hits without a crack
⚖️ .177cal, 8gr weight
♠️ Tipped lead pellets
💨 Fired at 420 feet per second from 2 meter range

Smoke and speed ramp effect used to help illustrate projectile velocity.

Shots fired by , himself

04/04/2025

HEAT has obviously been an inspiration for us for some time. Such that we did a direct homage a few years ago. With the passing of Val Kilmer there has been the expected outpouring of grief and appreciation, as much for the imaginary characters he played as the man himself.

Why was HEAT so great and why did Val Kilmer resonate so in HEAT? There are two man lightning rod attractions to the film: the to-date unparalleled gunplay and the romantic foil dynamic of two opposite and equal warriors dueling. The two most famous scenes are the street fight and the diner. But while the mythos and spectacle of these two are certainly magnetic, they are, themselves, difficult to relate to. And yet, the vast majority of the this community feels a resonance with the film. And the reason for that is that the supporting roles, played with perfection by all but exceptionally by Val Kilmer, are formed with authenticity in their camaraderie that exceeds the uncanny.

Val Kilmer's character, in particular, plays who the Instagram generation can see themselves in. Young, eager to prove himself, mentored by a veteran, ambitious, competent but not necessarily confident, challenged by the sudden serious consequences of decisions he made with the impetuous mindset of invincibility found primarily on young men. And when those consequences visit his family, there is a clear allegorical connection to the dilemma and guilt complex of the modern veteran.

And such is a great reflection of the overall theme: that the psychology of warriors and intimate violence pervades uniforms, laws, ethics and objectives. That it is consistent and the same no matter what window dressing it wears.

In our homage to Val Kilmer, J wears our KH11 sunglasses, our driving gloves and our suit in a now-discontinued Loro Piana glendplaid fabric. He carries a Mk18 with a UH-1. Had we done this shoot today, we would have J wear our KH9 Wide wayfarers, which are a closer match to what Val Kilmer wore on screen. In comparing the two, you can see how the shoulder padding of the 90s era different greatly from what we use now.

02/11/2025

They say make no monuments of the living lest they disgrace the stone.

But one should be unafraid to mould themselves into whatever they must to leave their mark on the world.

We will drape them in cloth.

02/06/2025

Our original KH12s are now available in an ANSI Z87+ compliant variant with detachable side shields.

12/12/2024

Our new impact-resistant KH9 Wide Keyhole sunglasses are designed for medium to large faces and are suitable for pupilary distance (PD) of up to 74.

The more rectangular shape has been a subtle sign of authority in film and media, ranging from Sonny Crockett's Rayban to Viktor Bout's Persol to Gallahad's Cutler and Gross.

12/02/2024

Reply to your confirmation email with every suit order for your choice of sunglasses, gloves or a polo, free

08/26/2024

Wasted service is rare.
And that is not your story.

02/28/2024

02/14/2024

Our impact resistant sunglasses fit into every lifestyle and every geography.

thriving in the Mojave wastes in our KH11s and Sarma wool shirt with a tuned 12.