Tom Ford FT1035

The FT1035 at a glance

What you get is an oversized square front that covers a lot of face. It has a full rim all the way round each lens. It rests on a saddle bridge that spreads the weight across the nose, and the nose rest is part of the frame. The frame material is acetate, per the supplier. 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. The frame is finished with wide acetate temples. The branding sits on the lens. The detail that stands out is the metal t detail wrapping front to temple. Tom Ford files this colourway as code 01V.

The numbers on the temple

Written on the inside of the temple as 51-20-135, those are the lens width, bridge width and temple length in millimetres. A 51 mm lens puts it in the medium range for sunglasses, so check it against a pair you already own. If the fit needs a tweak once it arrives, any optician can adjust it; pairs ship exactly as the maker packed them.

What the lens does

Blue lenses are fitted. A blue tint gives the view a cooler cast. An even, flat tint. No polarization or UV figure comes with this pair from the supplier, and we do not add one.

Same frame, other colourways

Other versions of the FT1035 on GlareBear: 52Y (Dark Havana with violet lenses). The fit does not change between them.

Shipping and returns, plainly

Every pair is brand-new and sold as authentic Tom Ford, in the brand's packaging with the case and cloth where Tom Ford includes them. Shipping inside the US is free; the supplier packs it on business days, normally within two, and emails tracking. You have 30 days from delivery to return it unworn in its packaging for a refund less our return label; a defect, the wrong pair or transit damage goes back free within 7 days.