Arnette Eyewear was founded by Greg Arnette in 1992 in San Clemente, California. Arnette began by selling sunglasses out of the truck of a rental car at the beaches in Southern California. Arnette sold the business to Bausch and Lomb in 1996 for $100 million, but stayed on as CEO.
Today, Arnette Eyewear is a subsidiary of Luxottica, who is the largest maker and seller of sunglasses in the world. Greg Arnette stepped down in 2000 when Luxottica acquired the company. Arnette sunglasses and goggles are best known for use by professional skateboarders, surfers, and skiing enthusiasts.
Most of the original employees of Arnette left the company soon after Luxottica took over, many of them, including former COO Bruce Beach, said that Luxottica appeared to have no interest in learning about their customers and that they were taking the company in a different direction.
Arnette EyewearArnette Eyewear was founded by Greg Arnette in 1992 in San Clemente, California. Arnette began by selling sunglasses out of the truck of a rental car at the beaches in Southern California. Arnette sold the business to Bausch and Lomb in 1996 for $100 million, but stayed on as CEO.
Today, Arnette Eyewear is a subsidiary of Luxottica, who is the largest maker and seller of sunglasses in the world. Greg Arnette stepped down in 2000 when Luxottica acquired the company. Arnette sunglasses and goggles are best known for use by professional skateboarders, surfers, and skiing enthusiasts.
Most of the original employees of Arnette left the company soon after Luxottica took over, many of them, including former COO Bruce Beach, said that Luxottica appeared to have no interest in learning about their customers and that they were taking the company in a different direction.