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The historic brand of sunglasses and goggles celebrates 30 years since the launch of the first sports eyewear and once again in the new collection "Heritage" iconic models that have made the fortune of the Californian brand, combining them with special versions made by some designers sports.
Friday 2 May 2014 4 minutes reading time
"This new collection is a tribute to the iconic creations made history and a tribute to the tradition still alive and new Oakley," said Colin Baden, Oakley CEO. "But it's a blast from the past: the Oakley Heritage collection is a tribute to the incredible inventions that have revolutionized the world with original ideas and passionate company'' s designer who has created and its innovative spirit that continues to challenge the limits of the possible. "
'' The idea of ​​proposing glasses dedicated to sports occurred to the founder of Oakley'' s thirty years ago, in the days when glasses were still a rarity among cyclists of the Tour de France. Some wore sunglasses frames in the race or generic models aviator, but they were a little more of simple objects to fashion. When Bernard Hinault was the victim of a disastrous fall in the Tour de France of 1985, reporting injury even more serious because of the glasses he wore. Oakley launched then the Eyeshades, the first glasses designed for the sport, which would offer adequate protection against the sun and bumps. The founder of Oakley used a particular material, the'' Unobtainium, to ensure maximum adherence to the face of his new glasses, even on damp skin. To offer an expanded peripheral vision and clarity unmatched, he used the shape of the lens formed by the mask sports. To achieve the lenses, I exploit the advantages of a synthetic formula called "Plutonite", an optical material pure, lightweight, that optimizes the impact resistance and has the property intrinsic to filter out 100% of UV rays. Also known as "Oakley Lights" and "Factory Pilots," these revolutionary glasses have gone down in history with the name "Eyeshades."
The collection was launched quest'' year, the Oakley Heritage reissued some of the creations of more Oakley revolutionary past and it repeats the colors. The world's first glasses designed for sports, the Eyeshades were launched by Oakley in 1984, and today'' s company offers them in a special edition "optimized", combined with two sets of rods (curved and straight). Also returning are Razor Blades, the next model to Eyeshades. The new version of these sunglasses is accompanied by both straight and curved rods. The Frogskins, which were the first Oakley goggles with dual lens system, complete the vintage series of the Heritage collection.
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