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| Persol Magnificent Obsessions- The Intersection of Film, Eyewear, and Iconic Elegance Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:53 AM PDT  PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film Obsession: Costume Design-- Oscar-winning costume designer Milena Canonero, designed hundreds of elaborate costumes for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, taking the entire color palette from a box of macarons. Film still above. I attended the fascinating exhibition on Thursday night that celebrated the painstaking and thought-provoking process to dedication that becomes obsession in pursuit of the craft, or in this case, frame by frame. PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film took a unique turn to parallel the "harmonious partnership between human and machine" by way of its iconic frames and iconic moments in great cinema. >> MORE: EyewearPersol Eyewear made its first screen appearance in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita- an iconic piece of film history if there ever was one. A pair of Persol glasses is both hi-tech and handmade and involves 30 manual steps to create the perfect frame. The countless steps from an actor's immersion in character research to the meticulous detailing of a costume designer – to create cinematic icons were the focus of the Persol exhibition and its honorees, Milena Canonero the costume designer, the writer and director Terry Gilliam, and actor Sir Ben Kingsley for his role in Ghandi.
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