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Article: Marie Antoinette: authentic 18th century jewelry plays a pivotal role in Sofia Coppola's latest period film, which insiders say will influence jewelry and fashion purchases for years to come.(inspired style: film)
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- September 1, 2006
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WHEN TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD winning costume designer Milena Canonero began working on "Marie Antoinette," she already had the framework for everything from the gowns to the shoes. "Sofia Coppola [screenwriter and director] had been doing several months of research in France and told me about her ideas for the macaroon colors, the pinks, gold yellows, and pistachio greens." From the lavish cakes to the costumes and sets, the film transforms the 18th century French court of Versailles into what Coppola refers to as "a cake and candy world." But it's more than that. Her modern, impressionistic, and upbeat treatment, and the strikingly contemporary visual design with '80s new ...