Fat Francis / 21 March 2025 / Categories: Product and Brands, Brands, Sunglasses

Linda Farrow Solid Gold Sunglasses Shop London

I bought my first pair back in 2017 when Negin Mirsalehi along with three other high profile influencers Nicole Warne, Elena Perminova, Leaf Greener were selected for the Linda Farrow campaign.

The campaign was literally everywhere, Vogue, Harpers, Vanity Fair and I think it was the first time I had seen a very expensive but not that well known to the masses use “the influencer” I’d guess at the height of the job, for the campaign, it was "a first" journalists wrote about which is interesting for me, it was a moment, (social media influencers given the celebrity status of actors and musicians, models) as the trend for consumers to move away from social media has grown we've seen the power of the influencer wane.

That said I bought a pair second hand online and then found another pair I loved in TK Maxx of all places with the case. I still have both pairs and I wear them. I actually love them, both saucer round, one with rims, one without, sort of a Linda Farrow signature. Mine are not solid gold sunglasses.

The Linda Farrow eyewear brand was a revival of the Linda Farrow fashion brand from the 1970s so not surprising the eyewear design influences came from those early collections that had proved so sought after in high end department stores like Browns and Harvey Nichols.

Another signature is the use of precious metals in the design and construction, a reason why the price point is so high. Yep they sell solid gold sunglasses. It’s not unusual to find 22 karat gold in your shades from Linda Farrow.

I took me a couple of years to pluck up the courage to step over the threshold and into the shop. I lost had pinched my Linda Farrow case on holiday, fortunately the glasses were on my nose and I wanted to replace it and have the experience.

I of course had no real idea of the price point, I think I paid about £29.99 in TK Maxx which I knew was a mistake, how much of a mistake I was about to find out.

The experience in store was gorgeous, the staff were very kind to me and not snooty at all. I was wearing my sunglasses in case they thought I was an imposter.

I began browsing to discover the pair I liked were at the time about £1200. So after they’d picked me up off the floor I went ahead and purchased a new case for about £50 or £60.

The Linda Farrow brand are my absolute favourite sunglasses and the store on Mount St London is an absolute pleasure to visit.

The quality and design are really something special for men and women.