PEOPLES FROM BARBADOS X LINDA FARROW
LINDA FARROW X PEOPLES FROM BARBADOS SUNSET-INSPIRED CUSTOM EDITION
The special edition has launched ‘Bajan style’ at an exclusive event in Barbados – a celebration of Caribbean style, beauty and flair
Bajan luxury eyewear brand, Peoples from Barbados (PFB) is pleased to announce a first custom collaboration with the world-renowned British luxury eyewear brand, Linda Farrow, the first chapter of a blossoming creative project between like-minded, entrepreneurial business partners, Alicia Hartman, Founder, PFB (Barbados) and Simon Jablon, Founder & Creative Director, Linda Farrow (London).
The Special Edition, offered as sunglasses or blue light blocking glasses, represents a luxurious contemporary design where a perfect fusion of the chic and soulful Bajan spirit and Caribbean color palette of PFB with the fine quality and luxurious design excellence of Linda Farrow has been fully expressed.
A unisex shape, based on a timeless iconic Linda Farrow design, the frame has been released in three unique Bajan colorations with fronts in tortoiseshell, midnight blue, or sand-toned crystal. The glamorous, eye-catching sunset gradient tones adorn the thick statement acetate temples, inspired by three different moments during the colorful setting of the Caribbean sun.
Celebrated for the first time in December, the new collaboration frames were previewed at a special event at EYE Q Stylist Opticians, the award-winning independent boutique owned by Hartman, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary at the end of 2022. Attended by loyal customers, and friends of Hartman, as well as Linda Farrow’s Simon Jablon, the event also marked the 10th year of a close relationship between Hartman, EYE Q and Linda Farrow, which continues to flourish and inspire new ideas.
“It is a huge honor for us to collaborate with Linda Farrow,” said Alicia Hartman, owner of EYE Q Stylist Opticians, and Founder of the independent eyewear brand, Peoples from Barbados. “I met Simon for the first time at Silmo in 2012, and ever since then, we have shared a mutual passion for unique, individual eyewear style.”
This new project is the fruit of our latest work together, a story of glamour and Bajan soul, translated in a statement design inspired by the Caribbean, with custom colors informed by our gorgeous Bajan skies....
Founder and Creative Director of Linda Farrow, Simon Jablon, said: “Alicia’s drive and passion for optics is remarkable and she is very much a pioneer for the optics community in the Caribbean. We are delighted to embark on this first collaboration with her brand, PFB. The edition offers the ideal fusion of an iconic Linda Farrow design, which perfectly translates our luxury character, blended with the story and atmosphere of Barbados and its natural beauty and colors.”
The LINDA FARROW X PEOPLES FROM BARBADOS Edition features a total of just 150 custom-made sunglasses/blue light blocking glasses (50 models in each colour) – this first edition is available exclusively at EYE Q STYLIST OPTICIANS, Bridgetown, Barbados.
ABOUT PEOPLES FROM BARBADOS - BAJAN SOUL, BEAUTY AND PASSION, SHARED WITH THE WORLD
Alicia Hartman first launched Peoples from Barbados as a Special Edition tribute collection at her luxury store EYE Q Stylist Opticians in 2016 to mark the island’s 50th Anniversary of independence. Since that time the collection has grown and expanded and is now stocked in unique optical and fashion stores around the world. Charitable projects have been a focus for the brand which also gives back to the community through special collaborations with local artists, photographers and creatives of the island.