Oakley

American company, known for sports glasses and plastic sunglasses.

Jim Jannard started Oakley in California in 1975 and began with a grippy handlebar grip for motorcycles. The company then made motocross goggles and in the 1980s sunglasses for sport.

Oakley became known for curved polycarbonate lenses and bold shapes. The company was bought by Luxottica in 2007.

Oakley’s mark, a stylised O, at the corner of the lens.

Curved single lenses of polycarbonate.