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Company type | Subsidiary of Luxottica |
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Founded | 1986 |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA , United States |
Number of locations | 42 retail stores |
Key people | Rocco Basilico (CEO) |
Products | Eyewear and Sunglasses |
Owner | Luxottica |
Parent | EssilorLuxottica |
Website | oliverpeoples.com |
Oliver Peoples is an American luxury eyewear brand established in 1986, and owned by Luxottica. [1] The brand is sold in Oliver Peoples boutiques, online, and in fashion boutiques and department stores throughout the world. Oliver Peoples eyewear is designed in Los Angeles, Italy, and Japan. [2]
Oliver Peoples was founded by Kenny Schwartz, Larry Leight and his brother Dennis Leight in 1986. [3] Before they launched the company, Schwartz and Larry Leight worked as opticians. They would draw glasses on the celebrities in Vogue magazine. [4] In 1984, Leight designed a frame, later named "Identity," [5] that was fabricated for pop artist Andy Warhol. [6] Warhol wore the glasses for an editorial spread published in the German magazine Männer Vogue in 1987. [7]
In 1986, while Schwartz and the Leight brothers were searching for eyewear brands to stock their new boutique in West Hollywood, California, [8] they purchased a bulk lot of American brand name frames in their original packaging for $5,000 at an auction in Connecticut. [9] While going through the inventory, a receipt was found naming the frames' original owner, Oliver Peoples. The brothers named the company after him. [3]
In 2006, Oakley acquired Oliver Peoples for $46.7 million. [10] In 2007, Oakley was purchased by eyewear giant Luxottica. [11] In 2016, Rocco Basilico became the CEO of Oliver Peoples. After his first year at the helm, Basilico earned himself a place on the famed Forbes ' '30 Under 30' list. [12] To date, Basilico has helped increase Oliver Peoples' retail footprint from 14 to 42 global stores. [13]
1989, Denise Crosby wears OP-505 in “Pet Sematary”
1991, Oliver Peoples is mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis' novel, American Psycho . The film adaptation, released in 2000, features Christian Bale in the iconic Oliver Peoples 'O'Malley' frames. [14] The same year, Julia Roberts wears 'M-4 Sun' frames in Dying Young .[ citation needed ]
1993, Whoopi Goldberg wears MP-2 in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit . Also in 1993, Laura Dern wore Oliver Peoples glasses in Jurassic Park . [15]
1994, Anthony Edwards wears Oliver Peoples (full rim frames, later rimless) throughout his entire tenure on ER .[ citation needed ]
1996, Jeff Goldblum wears Oliver Peoples Finley in “Independence Day”.
1997, Bruce Willis wears 'O'Malley Sun' in The Jackal . [16]
1999, Brad Pitt wears Oliver Peoples' styles in Fight Club . [17]
2004, Denzel Washington wears Oliver Peoples M4 in Man on Fire . [18]
2005, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wear Oliver Peoples in Mr. & Mrs. Smith . [19]
2007, Nicolas Cage wears Oliver Peoples MP-2 in National Treasure, Book of Secrets.
2013, James Spader wears Oliver Peoples in the NBC series The Blacklist . [20]
2014, Mark Wahlberg wears Oliver Peoples in the movie The Gambler
2017, Bono from U2 wears Oliver Peoples 'Row After Midnight' frames. [21]
2022, Kevin Costner wears Oliver Peoples in the television series, Yellowstone . [22]
2022, Theo James and Aubrey Plaza wear Oliver Peoples in the HBO series The White Lotus . [23]
2023, Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy wears Oliver Peoples in the HBO series Succession . [24]
In 1994, Oliver Peoples and Sir Elton John collaborated to create a series of frames with a portion of the proceeds going to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. This marked the first collaboration with the brand. [25]
In 2009, Oliver Peoples collaborated with actress Zooey Deschanel for a signature pair of sunglasses called "Zooey." [26]
In 2012, Oliver Peoples collaborated with the Peck estate to launch the Gregory Peck style inspired by Peck's character in the film "To Kill a Mockingbird". [27]
In 2013, Oliver Peoples collaborated with French women's brand Isabel Marant. [28]
In 2015, Oliver Peoples collaborated with Rodarte., [29] Public School. [30] and fragrance brand Byredo. [31]
In 2016, Oliver Peoples collaborated with the luxury fashion label established by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, The Row. [32]
In 2019, Oliver Peoples collaborated with the Grant estate to launch the Cary Grant style inspired by Grant's character in the film "North by Northwest". [33]
In 2020, Oliver Peoples collaborated with premium audio company Master & Dynamic. [34]
In 2021, Oliver Peoples collaborated with Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli, [35] and fashion house, Frère. [36]
In 2023, Oliver Peoples collaborated with New York womenswear brand Khaite. [37]
As of 2022, the brand has 42 stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. [13]
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