There is that famous scene from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, when Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn, lowers her sunnies to have a better look at a woman who, she will find out, is her neighbor’s lover. Her style was much imitated courtesy of an unforgettable closet designed by Givenchy, but that one accessory instantly became a symbol of understated elegance. Shortly after, one year later, Sue Lyon plays the role of Dolores Haze, aka Lolita: in the heat of the summer she is wearing heart shaped sunglasses. Romantic and pop, they are a symbol of adolescence and of the transition from childhood to adult life, when Lolita becomes aware of her sensuousness.
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