Anyone know what the 75 thing is all about (website background, some apparel) or is it just a fashion thing? I've never liked clothing lines that resort to putting American football-style numbers on their clothes so I was a bit dismayed to find Oakley plugging it.

Ed Roff (Synergy - 3/19/2005 10:48:11 PM)
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Jim Jannard founded Oakley in 1975. This year is the 30th anniversary, hence all the 75 stuff and comeback of the retro logo and Razor Blade.

Ed Chiu (eddyc - 3/19/2005 6:16:52 PM)
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I was born in 1975...mmmmm i wonder....

Factory Pilot (Monsterdog - 3/19/2005 4:11:07 PM)
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It's all obviously FP inspired clothing.

Dann Thombs (Dann - 3/19/2005 7:18:26 PM)
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Yeah, I was born in '75 too. No wonder I'm an Oakley fan. :-)

Ed Chiu (eddyc - 3/19/2005 9:05:22 PM)
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I mentioned this in the thread with the Catalog scans. 30 years of O Madness.

Brian Johnson (BrianJ1888 - 3/20/2005 1:01:01 AM)
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right on! I was born with the O as well!

CAL . (o-xide - 3/20/2005 3:13:56 AM)
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Ah, I had thought of that but didn't know it was as early as '75, thought it was more very early 80's.

Ed Roff (Synergy - 3/20/2005 12:41:44 PM)
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The original grips were '75 when Jim Jannard was selling them out of the back of his car. The company took form in the early 80's.

Dann Thombs (Dann - 3/21/2005 9:10:49 AM)
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