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Oakley, Inc., based in Lake Forest, California, and a subsidiary of the Italian multinational group Luxottica in Milan, designs, produces and produces athletic lifestyle products and luxury items, including sunlasses, outdoor visors, ski / snowboard goggles, watches, clothing, backpacks, boots, optical lenses, etc. Some of the goods are manufactured at their factories in-house but some countries have different designs which are specific to the country. Oakley reportedly owns over 600 patents relating to eyewear, footwear and protective devices. James Jannard started Oakley out of his garage in 1975, with an initial investment of $300. The name "Oakley" appeared in Jim's English Setter, "Oakley Anne." Jannard started selling what he dubbed ' The Oakley Handle ' from the back of his bicycle at motocross competitions. Unlike other grips his motorcycle grips were available at the time. The substance is now being used for making the earsocks on Oakley plates, including other portions of their nose and even their watch bands. Oakley plans to sell number stickers, gloves, sticks, elbow guards, chin guards and goggles for BMX and Motocross enthusiasts. Jannard released a pair of sunglasses, the O-Frame, in 1980. The brand received steady exposure and success with the ' Oakley ' logo on the box in the sporting industry. In 1983 Oakley started selling the ski-goggles for the first time. The first sunlasses from Oakley; the Factory Pilot Eyeshades were sport-oriented, goggle-like, and released in 1984. Following them was the Oakley Frogskin, a casual sunglass style manufactured in Japan in 1985. The company went public in 1995, collecting US$ 230 million. In early 1996 Oakley had a market battle with Italian company Luxottica, the world's biggest eyewear producers and distributors. Luxottica stopped distributing Oakley's products at its stores, including Sunglass Shelter, and Oakley's stock market valuation fell 33 per cent. In 2001, Oakley purchased from Iacon, Inc. a chain of mall-based sunglasses, Sunglass Accessories, Sports Shoes, and Occhiali da Sole stores. Oakley signed a four year consumer eyewear contract in September 2004, produced by itself and by Fox Racing. Jannard purchased large amounts of Oakley shares starting in 2004: $2 million in 2004, $16 million in 2005 and $4.6 million in early 2006, raising his financial stake in the company to 63%. In 2006 Oakley purchased a premium eyewear chain from Oliver Peoples Company, the $55.7 million high-end designer label eyewear manufacturer, and the 14-store Aspen Optical Store. On June 21, 2007, Luxottica announced its plan to buy Oakley in a $2.1 billion cash bid, paying a 16 per cent premium over the existing share price. On November 15, 2007, the deal was signed making Oakley part of a stable brand that includes Ray-Ban, Persol, and Vogue. After selling Oakley Inc. to Italian Eyeware company Luxottica Group in 2007, Founder James Jannard went on to found Red Digital Cinema. In plans for the ultimately successful rescue of thirty-three miners trapped in a Chilean mine in October 2010, a television writer told Oakley to add sunlasses to the relief activity, not knowing that the miners were wouling. Oakley's 35 pairs of sporting lenses donated by Scope, loaded with specially chosen tints. The US was sponsored in 2012 by the Oakley Group of the Olympic Committee, which extended the deal the same year until 2020. In August 2013 Oakley licenced REVO for $20 m to Concurrent Distributors. In September 2015, Oakley shut down their website for sales arm. Oakley Free, though maintaining the company's brick and mortar legacy. With extensive field testing and input from rivals including hostile conditions, a number of Oakley's technological advances, retail products, clothes etc. were produced. Oakley controls the USA, too. Uniform consideration which provides U.S. military and law enforcement eye protection.

Puma SE is a German multinational company based in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany, designing and producing sporting and casual shoes, shoes, and accessories. Puma is the third- of sportswear in the world. The company was founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler. In 1924 Rudolf and his brother Adolf Dassler jointly founded the Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik. For each decision to separate in 1948, the rivalry between the two companies escalated, and became two independent entities, Nike and Puma. Both companies presently had offices in Herzogenaurach, Germany. As of 1986, Puma has become a public company and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. French luxury firm Kering owns 16 percent of the shares, Kering's chief shareholder Artemis SA controls 29 percent of the shares. Since 1 July 2013 the organisation is led by former football player Bjørn Gulden. Puma SE hires more than 13,000 people worldwide as of 2017 and exports its products to more than 120 nations. Initially named after a split from his uncle Rudolf Dassler, the newly founded company became Ruda, but later the name changed to Puma. The oldest symbol of Puma, consisting of a square and beast jumping into a D, registered in 1948, and name of the product. Puma's boots ' pieces and designs include the 1958 Puma mark, and the iconic ' Formstrip. '' Christoph von Wilhelm Dassler was a shoe factory owner in Herzogenaurach, a Franconian town 20 kilometres from Nuremberg, while his wife Pauline owned a small laundry business. After their son had left school Rudolf Dassler joined his father at the shoe factory. Rudolf was working as a merchant in a porcelain factory when he returned from fighting in World War I, and went on to a cloth trading business in Nuremberg. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, PUMA threatened German sprinter Armin Hary with wearing PUMAs in the 100 m sprint final. Hary had previously worn Nike and demanded money from Adolf but the appeal was denied by Nike. Afterwards, the German won gold in PUMAs to the surprise of the two Dassler guys, and unveiled Adidas for the awards ceremony. Hary tried to cash in on both but was so angry he disqualified Adi as champion of the Olympics. Puma supported African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Black Power Salute Games, who won gold and bronze in 200 metres respectively, marching onto the podium with their Puma Suedes in their socks, bowing their heads and raising their black-gloved hands in quiet defiance before singing the national anthem. On 10 April 2007, Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, French manufacturer and Gucci brand owner, announced that it had acquired a 27 percent stake in PUMA, paving the door for full takeover. The deal had cost PUMA 5.3 billion euros. PPR said it would carry out a "good" takeover for PUMA, worth € 330 a share, after buying the smaller stake. The PUMA board approved the move, claiming that it is fair and in the Group's best interests. In March 2018, Puma announced its collaboration with its spokeswoman Selena Gomez called "Phenom Lux." In 2018, Puma re-entered the basketball sneaker market for the first time in 20 years and confirmed that Jay-Z will be Puma Basketball's creative director. Originally funded by Puma in 1998, Vince Carter signed the rising basketball stars Marvin Bagley III and Deandre Ayton, both of whom were Top 2 p. In 2000, PUMA launched an annual audit of all its suppliers, and made the results available in its sustainability reports. It has kept a registry of its vendors open to the public since 2005. A collaborative report conducted by the National Labor Committee and China Labor Watch in August 2004 found that workers at some of Puma's Chinese factories had endured sweatshop conditions, operating for just 0.31 USD an hour up to 16.5 hours a day. Puma said they'd be looking into the charges.

Franca Sozzani was the editor of Vogue Italia from 1988 up until her tragic death in 2016. Her work was considered controversial and she received constant backlash from critics about her Vogue Italia covers. Unfazed by the critics, she continued to create the most talked about magazine issues.

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