JOHNNY FLY

BECAUSE, FASHIONABLE ITEMS CAN BE SUSTAINABLE. Johnny Fly was founded in 2012 by Johnny Freeman – an ex racecar driver with a love for fashion.  Yes…you just read that correctly. ONE EVENING AT HIS DINING ROOM TABLE ..along with his best friend, Adam Cloninger and his now wife, Tara Masud, Johnny placed out all the pieces to create a pair of wooden sunglasses.  At the time, wooden sunglasses sounded REALLY weird.  Adam and Tara both agreed.  Johnny disagreed.  He was obsessed with ... sunglasses but struggled to find a good quality pair of sunglasses, in an affordable price range.  He also quickly learned, that all of these sunglasses he owned, we’re created using chemicals and materials that were really harmful to the environment. Wooden sunglasses, crafted to perfection, were his fix to this problem. JOHNNY FLY HAS MADE SUSTAINABILITY OUR PRIMARY FOCUS.  Our eyewear, now including RX, is made entirely of sustainable materials from the Acetate (compressed cotton) frames, to the wooden arms.  In 2015, we complimented our eyewear by adding a line of chemical-free leather bags to our brand.  All of our bags are made from recycled hides and naturally tanned with salt water, bark and sunlight. TODAY, Johnny Fly is still run by Johnny and his wife Tara, along with an amazing team that we like to call “The Fly Fam”.  Our flagship retail store is in the Arts District of our hometown, Charlotte, NC. So, if you’re ever visiting Charlotte, make sure to come say “hi!” to our team and get the chance to touch and feel the quality of our products; if you didn’t believe how great they were already.More