Tom Ford FT1181

The FT1181 at a glance

In the photos the Tom Ford FT1181 is a rectangular front, wider than it is tall. It has a full rim all the way round each lens. The frame sits on a saddle bridge that spreads the weight across the nose, and the nose rest is part of the frame. The feed gives the material 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 is at the hinge. Look for the metal t detail at hinges. The colour code is 53E, Tom Ford's own name for this finish.

Reading the size

The size is 56-20-135: lens width, bridge width and temple length in millimetres. At 56 mm across the lens this is a large frame. Nobody bends the temples or nose rest before shipping; an optician can do that in a few minutes if the fit is off.

The brown photochromic lenses

Lens colour: brown photochromic. A brown tint warms the view slightly and sharpens contrast. A light 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

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. Our supplier packs and ships on business days, usually within one to two, free to any US address, and you get tracking by email. 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.