About Oakley
It was during a car ride on Pacific Coast Highway in 1984, as the sun set over the ocean, light rays steamed into the side of our founder’s sunglasses, and he was struck by the reality that they offered nowhere near the same coverage as his newly-developed MX goggles. Soon after, with a coat hanger, Lexan goggle lens and some electrical tape, he made the first prototype and created the sport performance sunglasses industry.