Do you love Maysles documentaries? What about Maysles specs?

Albert Maysles' eyeglasses have a following of their own, and now you can get your own Al Maysles glasses!

From The Moment, by Sandra Ballentine, on October 23, 2009

Sight Line | A Maysles Spectacle

It’s not often that one can look at the world through the eyes of a genius, but thanks to a collaboration between Barneys New York and the California-based eyewear company Barton Perreira, you can at least view it through one’s glasses. These frames—a reproduction of a pair worn by the filmmaker Albert Maysles (of “Grey Gardens” and “Gimme Shelter” fame) since 1960—were conceived as the result of a crush. “Our whole office is in love with Albert,” admits Julie Gilhart, Barneys’ fashion director. The Madison Avenue store will host an event for Maysles on Nov. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. Fans of the filmmaker—and of his glasses (they start at $350)—are welcome.

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