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Ray-Ban
brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ray-Ban is a popular brand of eyeglasses and sunglasses created in 1936 as Bausch and Lomb and is famous for inventing the aviator and wayfarer styles of glasses. Ray-Ban started out making sunglasses for pilots in the United States Military, but soon after rolled into the civilian market. Nowadays, Ray-Ban is owned by the Italian conglomerate Luxottica.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Eyewear |
Founded | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) in Rochester, New York, United States |
Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | |
Owner | Luxottica Group |
Website | ray-ban |
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