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Heinz and Company baked beans' factory in Kitt Green, near Wigan. They were designed by Lawrence Jenkin, who worked with Barry Humphries' costume designer, Stephen Adnitt. The resin 'baked beans' on the frame co-ordinated with Dame Edna's 'Breakfast Dress', designed by Adnitt.\n\nDame Edna Everage's oversized and increasingly flamboyant glasses became a hallmark of her style. They were made by the North London firm Anglo-American Optical, where Lawrence Jenkin was chief designer. The majority of Dame Edna's glasses were created as costume accessories and were based on the flame shape or on a curly shape.  These are an example of the flame shape, and like all the glasses created for Dame Edna, have no lenses.","physicalDescription":"Golden yellow and royal blue acrylic wrap-around spectacles' frames without lenses, pierced and inlaid with rhinestones. 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