Fascinating article.
It was a sad day when Luxottica bought out Oakley. I only buy their frames as they're absolutely bomb proof. My first pair was in 2005 and I still use those frames, albeit with updated lenses, as a spare pair. Unfortunately my optician (David Clulow) has also been borged by Luxottica so I get triple shafted by them (eye test, Oakley frames, Essilor lenses). The only reason I keep going there is the optician there is really good and knows her stuff, unlike the robot button pushers at other places who just follow the script on the computerised testing machine.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
