{"id":435758,"date":"2026-08-27T09:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=435758"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:59:33","slug":"oliver-goldsmith-tennis-sunglasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/oliver-goldsmith-tennis-sunglasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Goldsmith\u2019s 1980s Tennis-Racquet Sunglasses Bring Quirky Cool to Courtside Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-racquets-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_8615622\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses-950x602.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver Goldsmith Racquets Wimbledon 1985 England Sunglasses\" class=\"wp-image-435869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses-950x602.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses-552x350.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses-1472x933.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/OliverGoldsmithSunglasses.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-racquets-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_8615622\/\">Oliver Goldsmith Tennis Racquets sunglasses,1985<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stands at a professional tennis tournament like the US Open, currently underway, are prime people-watching real estate. One is likely to spot Hollywood royalty mingling with actual nobility, all clad in chic preppy attire. It\u2019s like a game of celebrity I Spy, but it\u2019s admittedly very <em>beige<\/em>. The attendees are exciting, but the scene is not known for adventurous fashion. One can, however, toe the line between court and camp, and it only takes a single accessory. But beware: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-racquets-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_8615622\/\">Oliver Goldsmith\u2019s 1985 Tennis Racquets glasses<\/a> are for style pros only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decades before Zendaya broke the Internet in 2024 with her <a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/footwear-news\/shoe-trends\/zendaya-tennis-ball-shoes-wimbledon-1239048656\/\">Loewe tennis-ball heels<\/a>, renowned eyewear designer Oliver Goldsmith took a similarly whimsical approach to the sport with this pair of sunnies. Both functional and surreal, the frames echo the classic tennis-club motif of two rackets crossed diagonally at the shafts, their handles stretching up onto the wearer\u2019s forehead. The rims encircling the blue-tinted lenses mimic racket heads, complete with \u201cstrings\u201d in a grid pattern. The glasses were originally sold with gridless lenses that could be swapped out by an optician, but the lines add that extra wink that Goldsmith\u2019s designs are famous for.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master-934x950.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses on model\" class=\"wp-image-435873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master-934x950.jpg 934w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master-344x350.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master-118x120.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master-918x933.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tennis_master.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-racquets-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_8615622\/\">Oliver Goldsmith\u2019s Tennis Racquet glasses<\/a> would bring some much-needed quirk to the stands of a professional tennis tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A native Londoner, Goldsmith established his business in 1926. Through his audacious approach to design, he is credited with popularizing eyeglasses as accessories that are not just practical but stylish. \u201cGoldsmith was one of the true pioneers of modern eyewear design,\u201d says Jantie Vis, of the Amsterdam eyewear gallery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/vendido\/\">Nightwings<\/a>, which is offering this pair on 1stDibs. \u201cHis bold creativity and outstanding craftsmanship are what make his glasses so timeless and collectible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nightwings, which has been carefully collecting Goldsmith eyewear for the past 20 years, is in good company. This rare 1985 model is a redesign of racquet glasses from 1956, and both models are in the Victoria and Albert Museum\u2019s holdings of more than 60 pairs of frames by the designer. If the V&amp;A\u2019s version tugs at your racquet strings, fear not: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-tennis-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_12615732\/\">They\u2019re also available on 1stDibs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-tennis-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_12615732\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master-950x642.jpg\" alt=\"Nightwings has an additional pair of Oliver Goldsmith racquet sunglasses for sale on 1stDibs.\" class=\"wp-image-435906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master-950x642.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master-518x350.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master-120x81.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master-1380x933.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp_Image_2021_06_21_at_09_19_37_master.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nightwings has an additional pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-tennis-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_12615732\/\">Oliver Goldsmith Tennis Racquet sunglasses<\/a> for sale on 1stDibs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you recognize his name or not, you are familiar with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/oliver-goldsmith\/fashion\/\">Goldsmith\u2019s designs<\/a> from their cameos in popular culture. From Audrey Hepburn\u2019s oversize frames in the titular scene of <em>Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s <\/em>to John Lennon\u2019s round wire-framed specs and Grace Kelly\u2019s futuristic shades, Goldsmith is responsible for some of the most famous glasses of the 20th century. The \u201ccrown jewels\u201d of his client roster were none other than (then) Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, both of whom wore Goldsmith glasses during numerous public appearances. Princess Diana was a fixture in the stands at Wimbledon and wore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-oliver-goldsmith-lady-di-berwick-rose-5621-made-england-sunglasses\/id-v_12426382\/\">Goldsmith\u2019s Berwick frames<\/a> to the tournament at least twice in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-racquets-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_8615622\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master-950x713.jpg\" alt=\"One of the temples of the sunglasses is printed with &quot;Tennis Racquets&quot; and &quot;Made in England.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-435903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master-1244x933.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5974_master.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/fashion\/accessories\/sunglasses\/vintage-ultra-rare-oliver-goldsmith-racquets-wimbledon-1985-england-sunglasses\/id-v_8615622\/\">the sunglasses<\/a>&#8216; temples is printed with &#8220;Tennis Racquets&#8221; and &#8220;Made in England.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the princess took plenty of fashion risks in her day, she didn&#8217;t go so far as to don Goldsmith&#8217;s racquet-shaped sunglasses, which would have been, to put it in tennis terms, an unforced error. The world probably wasn\u2019t ready for such a sensational match anyway. But if a fashionista with fewer royal restrictions wore these to the US Open today, endless Honey Deuce toasts would surely be made in their honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Let_s_Rally_30x30_master-1000x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/collections\/tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShop the Tennis Collection on 1stDibs\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/collections\/tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>View All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stands at a professional tennis tournament like the US Open, currently underway, are prime people-watching real estate. 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