Tom Ford FT0698

The FT0698, front to temple tip

In the photos the Tom Ford FT0698 is a rectangular front, wider than it is tall. There is a full rim all the way round each lens. The frame sits on a plain single bridge, and the nose rest is part of the frame. Our supplier lists the frame as acetate. Acetate is the plant-based plastic that most designer frames are cut and polished from sheet; it holds deep colour and an optician can re-adjust it with heat. It has acetate temples. The branding sits on the lens. The detail that stands out is the metal t detail at hinges. Colour 02V is how Tom Ford labels this version.

Reading the size

The size is 59-18-145: lens width, bridge width and temple length in millimetres. The lens width of 59 mm is extra large for a sunglasses frame. The pair leaves the supplier exactly as packed by the maker, so a small fit adjustment, if needed, is an optician's job.

The blue lenses

Blue lenses are fitted. A blue tint gives the view a cooler cast. An even, flat tint. Nothing in the supplier's data says these lenses are polarized or gives a UV rating, so we say neither.

In the box, and getting it to you

Nothing is opened or handled before you: a new Tom Ford pair in the brand's own packaging, with case and cloth when the brand includes them. Our supplier ships it free to US addresses, usually within one to two business days, with tracking by email. Thirty days to return it, unworn and in its packaging, for a refund minus the label we send; anything defective, wrong or damaged in transit goes back at no cost within 7 days.