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Valentino Rossi: Living Legend Joins Oakley

May 2, 2012
Posted by Dan
Nine time World Champion Valentino Rossi

Nine time World Champion Valentino Rossi

Valentino ‘The Doctor’ Rossi is first in the all time 500cc MotoGP race wins standings, with 79 victories, and second in the all time overall wins standings with 105 race wins and now he has joined forces with Oakley to create a range of sunglasses for this summer! He has inspired four styles for the new range; Frogskin, Deviation, Holbrook and Jupiter Squared. Each and any every one is injected with a little bit of Rossi’s unique style and flair.

The classic Frogskin style has had an appointment with The Doctor and come out the other side looking better than ever! The Polished Black frame is bold, yet aestetically pleasing and made of the patented Oakley OMatter plastic composite making them strong, yet incredibly flexible. Desgined to absorb impact, the frame itself should  be able to withstand even the fastest motorbike crashes! With such a good frame, it would be a crime not to have an equally good lens and Oakley have not disappointed. Made to their usual dazzling standards, the Valentino Rossi Frogskins come with a Fire Iridium lens as standard, which boasts some of the best eyewear technology available today. Not only is it made to withstand the same impact as Industrial Protective Eyewear, the lens is self is completely UVA, UVB and UVC protective, meaning that even if they get scratched, your eyes will still be safe and sound.

No sunglasses collection would be really complete without an appearance from the classic Aviator style. This is portrayed with the Valentino Rossi Edition Oakley Deviation Sunglasses. The vintage look has been overhauled Rossi style with the teardrop shaped lenses curving inwards making a more rectangular lens shape. This is all on a 6-Base lens curvature (which is tech talk for the contour that angles back at the sides), this means that little or no light will be able to get in through the sides and bottom of the sunglasses and into your eyes! The Warm Grey lenses themselves are a category 3 lens; a dark lens which is perfect for driving and general usage.

The Oakley Holbrook’s are synonymous with a stone cold cool image and Rossi has continued this in his range whilst still adding a touch of his own outgoing personality. The yellow Oakley icons are accentuated perfectly by the simple black frame and Rossi’s signature VR46 symbol is emblazoned on the inside of the arms. The Polished Black frame is matched with Warm Grey lenses for increased visual contrast and improved depth perception in bright sun. Every pair of the Valentino Rossi Signature Holbrooks come with a Microfibre bag for storage and cleaning, decorated in the style of the sun and moon motif from Valentino’s helmet.

Finally, we come to the Valentino Rossi Signature Jupiter Squared sunglasses. The colourful Oakley icons and vibrant yellow strips on the earstems scream Rossi style and the Fire Iridium lens really sets them apart from the norm. With Oakley’s patented Three Point Fit, you can be sure that they will fit any head size or shape and the Unobtanium earsocks ensure that they will not fall off your head. This is because Unobtanium is the only rubber in the world which actually gets sticky when wet!

In summary, the new Valentino Rossi Signature range are a breath of fresh air in the world of classic sunglasses; the vibrant, unique styles combined with Oakley technology make them the must buy sunglasses of the summer!



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Oakley Does it Again with the Incredible New Sunglasses for Spring

March 6, 2012
Posted by David

The Incredible Oakley Half Jacket Sunglasses

Oakley never fails to seriously impress us with its new sunglasses releases and now we have 5 more incredible designs to add to the list, all of which are due this spring.

All sunglasses for men, the new Oakley designs to look out for include the Radarlock sunglasses, Crankcase sunglasses, Half Jacket 2.0 sunglasses, Racing Jacket sunglasses and the Deviation sunglasses.

The Oakley Deviation sunglasses boast the cool vintage aviator look but with the modern attitude and aesthetic twists that Oakley has become renowned for. Made of the lightweight C-5 metal alloy, the Deviation sunglasses feature a 6 base lens curvature for maximum vision and comfort and to also accentuate the vintage look of the design. The iconic Oakley logo is displayed upon the Oakley Deviation Sunglassesbridge section.

Next up we have the Oakley Racing Jacket sunglasses, which definitely take the modern Oakley style to the next level! Oozing with adrenalin, this fierce design features Oakley’s patented XYZ Optics for the ultimate in peripheral vision, as well as ram-air surge ports to provide defogging ventilation.

The Oakley Half Jacket 2.0 sunglasses are a super sleek design with the frame sculpted using the lightweight yet strong and durable C-5 metal alloy. The sunglasses also feature High Definition Optics for the best visual quality possible, and the open-edge lenses provide an unobstructed downward view. The Three-Point fit structure, custom-engineered spring hinges and Unobtainium stem sleeves that increase grip with perspiration all also prove that the Half Jacket 2.0 sunglasses may look deceptively simple in aesthetic, but are brimming with the Oakley innovation!

Oakley Racing Jacket SunglassesThe last two Oakley styles to look out for are the ultra fierce and sporty Oakley Radarlock sunglasses and the bold and statement Oakley Crankcase sunglasses.

All the new designs also come with Polarised lens options for the maximum in visual quality and protection.

These amazing new Oakley sunglasses are due to hit the store in the next few weeks so we’ll be sure to let you know when they arrive!

See the Radarlock lens being removed here on YouTube.



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