In 2014, Jeff Staple hinted at a new Oakley Collaboration

With the success of the recent Staple x Liberty of London capsule collection, the Staple Pigeon brand follows up with another high-profile release, teaming up with innovative eyewear specialists Oakley on its iconic Frogskin silhouette.

Using the same Liberty of London "Ptolemy" pattern from the apparel collection, the Frogskins feature a translucent frame with yellow interior ear tips and polarized Ice Iridium lenses. The sunglasses will also come with a custom carry case.

There were four pieces in total, a button-down shirt, t-shirt, 5-panel cap, and the Frogskins. The three apparel items were not associated with Oakley in any way. They were also available several weeks prior to the glasses, first appearing on the Reedspace e-store, and then on the StaplePigeon e-store.



The Frogskins retained the same pattern on a translucent blue frame, with Ice Iridium. Hype was built up several weeks in advance, and finally released on September 29th at 1PM EST. Traffic quickly started overwhelming the server at about 12:50 and the site was offline until around 3PM, at which point some orders started going through. The glasses were sold out by 4:30.