Oliver Peoples is a brand name of eyewear begun by Kenneth Schwartz, and Larry and Dennis Leight in Los Angeles in 1987. The brand gained mainstream popularity by the end of the 1980s. They began with the introduction of a retro-inspired eyewear collection created by designer Larry Leight. They are headquartered in Los Angeles and their products are available internationally. When the Oliver Peoples brand was purchased in 2006 by Oakley, Oakley t...
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Oliver Peoples is a brand name of eyewear begun by Kenneth Schwartz, and Larry and Dennis Leight in Los Angeles in 1987. The brand gained mainstream popularity by the end of the 1980s. They began with the introduction of a retro-inspired eyewear collection created by designer Larry Leight. They are headquartered in Los Angeles and their products are available internationally. When the Oliver Peoples brand was purchased in 2006 by Oakley, Oakley themselves were subsequently purchased in 2007 by Luxottica Group S.p.A., the world's largest eyewear company and owner of multiple brands, such as Lens Crafters, Ray-Ban, Sunglass Hut International, and Persol. Two Oliver Peoples veterans, Bill Barton, former president of Oliver Peoples, and Patty Perreira, vice-president of design, launched the luxury eyewear brand Barton Perreira.
Oliver Peoples is a prestigious and culturally distinctive eyewear brand frequently represented alongside other luxury brands such as Gucci and D&G.;
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