Most brands launch sunglasses with a lookbook and a press release. Oakley, on the other hand, launches them with a comic book.
Since late 2023, the brand has been building out Future Genesis, a full-blown sci-fi universe starring Max Fearlight (the hero of Oakley’s original 1992 promo film) and his daughter Maxine. Chapter 1 gave us the 13.11 back in early 2024. Now Chapter 2 has arrived, and with it comes the Infiniloop, easily the most radical thing to escape the storyboards yet.
Two Lines, One Sunglass
The design brief here was essentially a dare: how few lines does it take to hold a lens on a human face? Oakley’s answer is two.
A polished chrome titanium wire traces the upper frame while a matte black O-Matter line handles the lower half, and the two only touch at a handful of tiny intersection points. The lenses simply hang in the negative space between them, edges fully exposed, looking less like they’re mounted and more like they’re levitating.
The details get weirder the closer you look. The temple tips curl back on themselves like bent paperclips, and the whole thing really feels more like a piece of sculptural jewelry than performance eyewear. That’s also clearly the point.
Prizm, Because It’s Still an Oakley
For all the gallery-piece styling, Oakley didn’t skimp on the functional bits. The Infiniloop ships with Prizm Black lenses, the brand’s grey-base tint built for bright conditions with boosted contrast and the impact resistance you’d expect from these guys.
So yes, you could actually wear these on a run. Whether you’d want to subject a $997 art object to sweat and pavement is between you and your accountant.
The Enthusiast Elephant in the Room
The Infiniloop costs roughly double the 13.11, a sunglass that plenty of Oakley diehards admired but largely waited to buy until it hit the markdown racks. Scroll the comments on Oakley’s own launch posts and you’ll find longtime collectors asking, fairly, whether Future Genesis is producing wearable products or expensive vaporware.
But here’s the counterpoint. Oakley built its entire reputation on selling science fiction (Medusa, Over The Tops, X-Metal), and this is the first stretch in years where the brand feels genuinely strange again. A limited drop with a collector’s comic set included isn’t for everyone, but it was never supposed to be.
Spec Sheet
Model: Oakley Infiniloop
Frame Construction: Titanium (upper) and O-Matter (lower)
Finish: Polished Chrome and Matte Black
Lens: Prizm Black (grey base)
Edition: Limited quantities
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Price: $997
Pricing & Availability
The Oakley Infiniloop drops July 14th in limited quantities for $997, with each pair accompanied by a collector’s set of Future Genesis Chapter 2 comics. Head over to Oakley’s website or select Oakley stores to grab a pair before the flippers do.
Recap
Oakley Infiniloop
Born from Oakley’s Future Genesis comic universe, the $997 Infiniloop suspends its Prizm Black lenses between just two frame lines, one titanium and one O-Matter.
