When I'm not spending the equivalent of each on groceries each week.

Good eye

Takumi just posted a few pictures obey on FB

That combo is fantastic

Highland feels like a Fives 3.0/Fatcat/Valve hybrid

Wow, that's something special. Welcome to the site.

It was mentioned in a thread back in 2005 [Link]. The topic was the Salvage Jacket, which came afterwards I believe. Lower prices, but still a little pricey at the time. ($160 vs $500)

Might be the .jpeg extension. They uploaded, but seemed to choke on being inserted. I've added them to your post.

That was a line that Jim kicked off a while back, where he wanted some high end (and high priced) apparel. I don't recall how much was released, but it didn't last too long. That said, the prices nowadays aren't too far off, but I recall $500 jeans being thrown around.

March 1997 is the only article I can find on the Wayback Machine

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1997--Oakley, Inc. (NYSE:OO) today announced that Romeo, the first product in the X Metal eyewear line, was released on Friday, February 28, to selected high-end optical retailers in California.

"We are very excited about the release of Romeo. The X Metal design and manufacturing technology represents a radical application of a new metallurgical process, previously unheard of in the eyewear industry," said Jim Jannard, Chairman and President of Oakley. "We look forward to the response from our retailers and loyal Oakley consumers who have been eagerly awaiting the launch of Romeo."

In the coming weeks, the company will continue the orchestrated release of Romeo, with a wider distribution to select retail accounts throughout the country. The company indicated that Romeo's suggested retail price in the U.S. is $250. Romeo will soon also be released to an elite group of athletes and personalities who will be involved in marketing the product.

Oakley is an innovation-driven designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance eyewear.

CONTACT: Oakley Inc., Irvine

Link Newcomb, Chief Operating Officer

Renee Law, Corporate Communications Manager

714/951-0991

Too bad, since i like the idea of adding a hoodie to any jacket you already own

Ten years!!! H01B3RG and I did a review of them, and it certain wasn't that long ago. Guess we're old.

Oh nice! That sub is a prize. Welcome

Nice. Welcome to the site.

Welcome. Glad to have you here. EJs are a great pair.

Welcome, great to have you here. Musty be fun having a shop. I know I'd have a hard time not cannibalizing the profit if I were in the same position.

Was 24K Gold, actually gold? I just figured it to be Iridium, with a certain bake time to get the right hue.

As if that's a bad thing!

No problem. Congrats on the pickup

It's from the Fall 2009 Men's Technial Outerwear line. The SKU: 411257 comes back as a Ranger Jacket, although I don't see the ALPHA suffix. Here are the standard releases:

411257H RANGER JACKET Blue Tar-62C
411257J RANGER JACKET Black-001
411257Q RANGER JACKET Shadow/Black-22H
411257JRP RANGER JACKET Gry/Brn Hounds-22E

But I'm assuming the 206 color code related to the pattern on the front, and probably has something to do with the Alpha name.

Are there any tags? Sometimes it will give a SKU or even a Year/Season.

50th Anniversary. 48 for the public, one for Jim, one for Rick.

Well, added to the DB in any case.

Tell him that I appreciate the reference. C Wires are a nice pair. I still need to catch up on a few 90s and y2k era wires that have passed me by. Welcome.