please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message persol founded 1917 founder giuseppe ratti headquarters agordo italy products eyewear and sunglasses owner luxottica website www.persol.com persol is an italian luxury eyewear company specializing in the manufacturing of sunglasses and optical frames . it is one of the oldest eyewear companies in the world . the name is derived from per il sole which in italian means for the sun . formed in 1917 by giuseppe ratti persol originally catered to pilots and sports drivers . presently the company is famous for its durable sports sunglasses . its trademark is the silver arrow often referred to as the supreme arrow and several of the company s glasses feature this symbol . contents 1 history 2 technology 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1917 giuseppe ratti owner of the berry optical started producing his first glasses and lenses for athletes and aviators . 1 persol was a heavy influence in the production of sunglasses . the company developed the first flexible stem known as the patented meflecto system which was one of the first spring hinges ever developed for eyewear . persol was introduced to the united states in 1962 and opened its first boutique on rodeo drive in beverly hills in 1991 . it is currently owned by the luxottica group . technology edit currently all plastic persol spectacles are made in italy using cellulose acetate a hypoallergenic material derived from cotton . 2 the lenses for the sunglasses manufactured by persol use a crystal lens to filter harmful light from the wearer s eye . 3 references edit http www.persol.com usa history quality a work of persol . luxottica group s.p.a. retrieved 6 december 2012 . lenses technology . persol official site . retrieved 19 june 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title persol & oldid 742643313 categories luxury brandsitalian brandsmanufacturing companies of italyeyewear brandsluxotticaaltagamma membershidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 4 october 2016 at 22 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view