If a company can stay relevant for fifty years, you know that it knows what it’s doing. If it can stay relevant for one hundred and fifty years, then it’s got to be nigh on unstoppable. Burberry was founded in 1856 by Thomas Burberry, a former draper’s apprentice. Burberry focused his new business on developing outdoor attire. In 1880, he hit upon a revolutionary breakthrough when he invented gabardine, a fabric that was both hardy, breathable and water-resistant.
Since the company’s establishment and subsequent foray into outdoor apparel, Burberry has also reached into other sectors of fashion, including women’s apparel, accessories, fragrances, and eyewear. Burberry eyewear continues the brand’s long history of combining form and function. While not every piece designed features the famed Burberry classic check pattern, it does feature Burberry quality of design. When you have Burberry frames, you’re wearing 150 years of quality design over your eyes.