Dive into the Revo story, explore our fascinating history, and discover the milestones that have shaped who we are today.
1987
Two-time Super Bowl champ Jim McMahon is frequently spotted in his Revos and becomes an unofficial Revo ambassador.
1988
Astronaut Pete Conrad, the third man on the Moon, is featured in a Revo ad, cementing Revo as a cutting-edge innovator in eyewear.
1995
Revo launches Python, a luxe style priced at $250—unheard of at the time. It becomes our No. 1 best-seller.
1998
Revo introduces a sports performance collection with high-contrast, polycarbonate lenses. The first style in this collection is Icon.
2002
Revo ad is featured in Tom Cruise’s Minority Report
2011
Revo partners with Oceana, an international ocean advocacy group and provides team with performance eyewear for their expedition.
2019
Revo x Bear Gryllls
In partnership with global icon Bear Grylls, Revo launches a capsule collection featuring Revo SuperFlex™, an innovative, flexible frame material.
2019
Glass is back
When Revo was founded in 1985, our pioneering Crystal Glass lens was celebrated for its flawless optics. In 2019 we brought it back, featuring an innovative new process that encapsulates our NASA lens technology within two layers of glass for unparalleled clarity and polarized protection.
2019
Moonwalker sells at auction for record price
Revo auctioned the first piece of the sold-out Moonwalker Zero G limited edition sunglass. With a strong showing, the Moonwalker Zero G #001 sold for $1,650 (well above the original estimate) with all auction proceeds from global bidding benefitting the Conrad Foundation.
2020
Revo celebrates its 35th anniversary
In honor of Revo's 35th anniversary, we launched our first-ever foldable aviator, the Thirty-Five LTD, featuring a 100% lightweight titanium frame. Only 1,000 individually-numbered frames were made. It sold out completely.
2020
Revo x Bode Miller
Revo announced Bode Miller, the most decorated American skier, as its first global winter sports ambassador. Together we launched the Revo x Bode Miller goggle collaboration. The collection features revolutionary Revo SuperNova+ photochromic lens technology and Limitless+ design.
2021
Revo Clear
Revo introduced its first-ever collection of readers and computer glasses, featuring a blue light protecting lens that blocks harmful glare from digital screens and reduces eye strain.
2022
Revo x Kendall Toole
Revo partnered with lifelong athlete and Peloton instructor, Kendall Toole to offer Revo's iconic lens technology combined with Kendall's effortlessly cool style. A portion of the proceeds from this collaboration is donated to Bring Change to Mind, a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging dialogue about mental health.
2022
Revo x Annika
In partnership with golfing great, Annika Sörenstam, Revo offers professional quality polarized sunglasses that are suited for both on the green and off.
2022
More than three years in the making, Revo introduced Sonic 1 and Sonic 2. The first multi-functional sunglasses equipped with Revo's NASA lens technology and cutting-edge audio bluetooth technology, providing the ultimate sight and sound experience.
2023
REVO FEATURED IN LOST IN THE ARCTIC
In 1847, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 128 men disappeared without a trace while searching for the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In their film released in 2023, Lost in the Arctic, explorer Mark Synnott and Nat Geo photographer and filmmaker Renan Ozturk, both Revo ambassadors, navigate through a maze of potentially deadly sea ice in the Northwest Passage looking for answers, sailing 8,000 miles on afiberglass sailboat.
2024
Jim McMahon x Revo
A remake of our iconic best-selling 80's style most famously seen on Bears legend Jim McMahon on the cover of Sports Illustrated, the rerelease of Grand Sixties is an exact replica of the original, a testament to our timeless design.
