History of Oakley

[@terryhughes7196]

😮 Oakley was huge growing up as a young man in the '80s their grips were the best in the business on a BMX bike

[@markamd1]

RIP Mike....What an incredible story

[@stephenturner8667]

I started work for Oakley U.K. in 1999, when it was based in Letchworth, it was a really great company, great product really unique, I think it’s a shame that Luxottica bought the company because it then just becomes a numbers game. The uniqueness of the product and the history is no longer running through the veins of the company. I never met JJ, but the guy I worked with and for had dealt with him from the beginning and went on to deal with him in his movie camera business. Yeah all I can say it’s a shame, it was a really cool product from the USA, like so many In the 1980s and 90s, but now it’s just another product on a shelf with 1 million other products all driven by a faceless organisation with one goal and that is profit.

[@gothamjetskier776]

Luxottica whom has owned the brand Oakley for quite sometime now own at least 70% of the sunglasses market. Oakley's can now be made in China and/or assembled in the USA. Sad that a great American brand fell into this path.

[@timmcclements7657]

it is sad...they also say made in America which very untrue...i worked there for 7 1/2 years... there frame's are made here for the most part(some in Mexico) the rest(the icons etc) are from china or Mexico or cambodia....IE where ever it's cheap....favoritism/ discrimination... what ever people call it these days runs deep .....very unfair work Environment

[@BMXRacingScotland]

Didn't realise that Jim Jannard, the founder of Oakley, financially backed the high end RED video cameras. They are highly regarded in the film industry. He shot all the Oakley adverts for twenty years using top of the range Canons. Many of the lenses were limited editions. The man is a legend.

[@mrphunky]

@user-zv7lm8uk7h Did he really invent the red cameras??

[@mrphunky]

@user-zv7lm8uk7h holy smokes! That man is filthy rich!!

[@mrphunky]

@user-zv7lm8uk7h I’m sure not filthy , maybe did exaggerate but to sell it to Nikon , I’m sure he didn’t sell for cheap. Plus doesn’t Red something proprietary that other camera companies can’t do as far in video?

[@mrphunky]

@user-zv7lm8uk7h dang!!!!! I currently work at Oakley costing the lenses here in California, and I’m also a photographer/ videographer so I’m so amazed on how much that man did.

[@19Bearsfansince79]

I will always support this company... Go Oaks!

[@blastosist]

RIP Mike Bell.

[@rogerlima2427]

Adoro a Oakley d+!

[@BrandonKent136]

Im trying to start a glasses company. and i was wondering what would be the best way to put the logo on the glasses.

[@JimmyLefebvre-jw7xn]

Bonjour, et aujourd'hui vous avez réussi à créé votre entreprise ?

[@DiasPinto-c8b]

Kkkk aí patrao

[@DiasPinto-c8b]

Eu vou donatar dinheiro pra segurar o primeiro lugar aqui chapion 🏆🥇💶💷

[@emanuele76]

It`s a shame now that such a cool brand is in the hand of luxottica, which is exploiting the brand without attention to details and R&D.....it`s just an other Ray Ban now.....shame

[@Reconseal4050]

Oakley makes their sunglasses mostly in the USA!

[@timmcclements7657]

not true at all...made in America is a big misconception meaning they are put together here with parts from Mexico/china/Cambodia etc

[@DiasPinto-c8b]

meter mala eu preciso de alguns equips o mundo ta acabando em oakley..

[@DiasPinto-c8b]

Ja sei eu vou donatar meu primeiro lugar ok e so na donatacao e vc segura meu primeiro lugar segundo meu pai e nos dois levanta a taca ja 🏆🏅🎖🥇

[@markamd1]

What? 😂

[@rjs9006]

It's dumb not to make a product that people would use and buy. The best grip in the world and they won't make it. They force you to buy them from jerks on evil bay who charge ridiculous prices.

[@lucastorres362]

O.A.K.L.E.Y

[@INK46]

Lame I was looking for Oakley sunglasses

[@rjs9006]

It's dumb not to make a product that people would use and buy. The best grip in the world and they won't make it. They force you to buy them from jerks on evil bay who charge ridiculous prices.