The most common feature on a pair of Oakley glasses is the Icon. Starting in 1994 with the release of the Eye Jacket, and later with the conversion of M Frames and Zero's, the Icon logo was placed on almost every pair of glasses. Prior to this revision, ear stems typically had the full Oakley logo in either the Thermonuclear/Classic font, or the thin stretch variant.


In 2004, just prior to Oakley's 30th anniversary, they brought back the full company name on the ear stems for a few select models. Two logo styles were used, despite one being the more prominent representation of the lineup. This new logo was a variant on the Thinstretch font, but with more weight to it, and was dubbed the Heavy Stretch logo.

To market this collection and give it a unique look beyond a simple logo change, Oakley provided exclusive display towers and boxes that would be tightly linked to these frames. The towers were fashioned in a dark coating, and a weathered Heavystretch logo was displayed prominently on top. Boxes came in a vibrant red design, with the new logo criss-crossing into what was known as the splatter stretch design. This weaving of logos did leak into some of the promotional videos of the time, even when not being used specifically for the Stretchline releases. In addition to the red boxes, red microbags were also included. Early releases had the standard black tags sewn on, but later on moved to their own Stretchline tags.


Distribution of this new line was granted exclusively to Ski and Surf shops. Previously it had been common for OPD's or Oakley Premium Dealers, to have certain exclusives, but it was typically unusual to limit distribution of entire models. The Stretchline collection started off in 2004 with two models, the Fatcat and Warden. The Fatcat was a smaller version of the Monster Dog, but with a bulkier frame. The Warden was Oakley's first attempt at an Aviator frame, and in fact its working name was Aviata.

The Warden initially came with hammer stems, similar to the Romeo and X-Metal XX, and the lenses were the largest of the wire models at that point. It came in several colorways including Olive, Pink Camo, Polished Black, Polished Gold, and Silver. Lenses were primarily traditional tints, except for Violet in the Pink Camo frame. Three athlete exclusives were created in contrasting color schemes in order to accent the Heavystretch logo. The first was all White with Black accents, another with Black with Pink accents, and finally a Black with Green accents.


Fatcats also came in very traditional options, but like the Warden, there was one that stood out. In addition to the faded clear 'Whiskey' option, a white-ish Cream, and the usual Tortoise/Polished/ and Matte Black colors, they also came in a vibrant Blue Camo. Many stores did not carry this colorway for fear of not selling it, which caused the frame to become initially hard to find. However they did show up at Vaults later on and in larger quantities. Lens options were very standard, with only Grey and Bronze variants. A single Polarized lens was offered on the Polished Black frame, and differed from the other Black option by having a bright white stem logo. The whiskey frame, along with Brown and Black Fade on other models, was prone to peeling, and with some warm water, the entire frame could be cleared, providing the opportunity for unique customizations.