Brooks Brothers is an American high-end luxury fashion company founded in 1818, the oldest apparel brand in continuous operation in the United States. Originally a family business, Brooks Brothers produces clothing for men, women and children, as well as home furnishings. Brooks Brothers licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear, Paris-based Interparfums for fragrances, and Turkey-based Turko Textiles for its home collection.
The first Brooks clothier store, at Catharine Street in Manhattan, 1845
Brooks Brothers at 7 East 44th Street in Manhattan
Brooks Brothers store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California
A 2007 display in a Brooks Brothers store
Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate based in Milan. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails its eyewear brands all through its own subsidiaries. The company, presently organized as a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica which formed when the Italian conglomerate merged with the French optical firm Essilor, is the world's largest company in its industry, both prior to and after its merger with Essilor.
Luxottica Carlos sunglasses, produced by Luxottica prior to its licensing deals with fashion houses
Persol sunglasses
Ray-Ban's Aviators