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armor disguised as excess, where looking fearless is the whole strategy.
means Short for 'glamorous' — a dazzling, polished, deliberately attention-grabbing style of beauty, fashion, or showbiz allure.
from A clipped, jazzy 20th-century shortening of 'glamour' — which itself has a wonderfully sneaky past. 'Glamour' is a Scots variant of 'grammar,' which in the Middle Ages carried a whiff of magic and occult learning (since the literate were suspected of casting spells). A 'glamour' was originally a magic spell, an enchantment laid on the eyes to make things seem more beautiful than they were. So 'glam' still trails that old sorcery: an illusion you choose to fall for.
- glitter origin
- David Bowie weaponized it before pop knew how
- sticky truth
- craft glitter is microplastic that outlives empires
- gladiator root
- glamour once meant a literal magic spell
- camera math
- more highlight reads as more confidence on film
david bowie ziggy stardust — alien rock persona with platform boots and lightning makeup, 1972 album that defined glam rock
new york dolls — androgynous band with cross-dressing members and trash-glamour aesthetic from 1970s nyc
roxy music bryan ferry — art-rock band with theatrical visuals and art deco influences, formed 1971 in england