In the field of cultural studies, glamour is the impression of attraction or fascination that a particularly luxurious or elegant appearance creates, an impression which intensifies reality. Typically, a person, event, location, technology, or product such as a piece of clothing can be glamorous or add glamour. "Glamour" originally referred to a magic spell, an illusion said to be cast by witches.
Virginia Postrel says that for glamour to be successful it nearly always requires sprezzatura—an appearance of effortlessness, and to appear distant—transcending the everyday, to be slightly mysterious and somewhat idealised, but not to the extent it is no longer possible to identify with the person.[3] Glamorous things are neither opaque, hiding all, nor transparent showing everything, but translucent, favourably showing things.[4]
The early Hollywood star system in particular specialised in Hollywood glamour where they systematically glamorised their actors and actresses.[3]
Glamour can be confused with a style, which is adherence to a particular school of fashion, or intrinsic beauty; whereas glamour can be external and deliberate.
"Glamour" originally referred to a magic spell, an illusion said to be cast by witches. In the late 19th century terminology, a non-magical item used to help create a more attractive appearance gradually became known as 'a glamour'.[3]
Late in the 19th century the common meaning shifted to being applied to ordinary objects and jewellery without connotations of supernatural, merely upon the effect that it has on appearance. This is a sense used in this article and to some extent is the way that it was used by the early Hollywood system.
In modern usage glamour is often confused with style or beauty; but they may be considered to be distinct, although glamour may give the appearance of beauty or present as a personal style.
Many forms of architecture employ glamorous motifs to enhance the appearance of what may be otherwise mundane buildings. The Art Deco style is generally considered to be a glamorous one.[2]
CinemaEdit
The "Golden Age" of the glamour in Hollywood was the 1930s and 1940s, following the depression and its aftermath.[5]
"Glamour is the result of chiaroscuro, the play of light on the landscape of the face, the use of the surroundings through the composition, through the shaft of the hair and creating mysterious shadows in the eyes. In Hollywood, stars as far apart as Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth and Dolores del Río, own and acquire glamor, technology and willingness to refine the beauty of its own... Are indecipherable magic of the cinema, substance of the dreams of a generation and the admiration of the following meeting."
Hollywood studios presented their female stars in designer gowns and exquisite jewelry,[7] both on screen and in carefully orchestrated occasions for publicity. Joan Crawford is quoted to have said, "I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford, the movie star."[8]
Photography was shot in rooms that had been specially painted to flatter the skin tone of the actors and actresses, and attention was paid to hair and clothes.[3] Notably this was successfully done with:
Glamour photography is the photographing of a model with the emphasis on the model and the model's sexuality and allure; with any clothing, fashion, products or environment contained in the image being of minor consideration. Photographers use a combination of cosmetics, lighting and airbrushing techniques to produce the most physically appealing image of the model possible.
See alsoEdit
Look up glamour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
^"50 Of The Most Glamorous Old Hollywood Actresses". Silver Petticoat Review. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ abFulford, Robert (13 September 2003). "Art Deco's glamour: Art Deco borrowed from the style of machines. The Deco artists loved surfaces that glittered, surfaces of glass, silver, steel, lacquer, then chromium and Bakelite". robertfulford.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
Stephen Gundle (2002). "Hollywood Glamour and Mass Consumption in Postwar Italy". In Rudy Koshar (ed.). Histories of Leisure. Berg Publishers. pp. 337–360. ISBN9781859735251.
Réka C. V. Buckley and Stephen Gundle (2000). "Fashion and Glamour". In Nicola White; Nicola Joanne White; Ian Griffiths (eds.). The Fashion Business. Berg Publishers. pp. 37–54. ISBN9781859733592.
Jeffrey Richards (1984). "Stars". The Age of the Dream Palace. Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC. pp. 157–158. ISBN0-7100-9764-6.
October 21, 2023
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In the field of cultural studies glamour is the impression of attraction or fascination that a particularly luxurious or elegant appearance creates an impression which intensifies reality Typically a person event location technology or product such as a piece of clothing can be glamorous or add glamour Glamour originally referred to a magic spell an illusion said to be cast by witches Lana Turner was considered to be a glamorous star 1 Art deco is often said to be glamorous 2 Virginia Postrel says that for glamour to be successful it nearly always requires sprezzatura an appearance of effortlessness and to appear distant transcending the everyday to be slightly mysterious and somewhat idealised but not to the extent it is no longer possible to identify with the person 3 Glamorous things are neither opaque hiding all nor transparent showing everything but translucent favourably showing things 4 The early Hollywood star system in particular specialised in Hollywood glamour where they systematically glamorised their actors and actresses 3 Glamour can be confused with a style which is adherence to a particular school of fashion or intrinsic beauty whereas glamour can be external and deliberate Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Cinema 4 Icons 5 Photography 6 See also 7 References 8 Further readingHistory Edit Glamour originally referred to a magic spell an illusion said to be cast by witches In the late 19th century terminology a non magical item used to help create a more attractive appearance gradually became known as a glamour 3 Late in the 19th century the common meaning shifted to being applied to ordinary objects and jewellery without connotations of supernatural merely upon the effect that it has on appearance This is a sense used in this article and to some extent is the way that it was used by the early Hollywood system In modern usage glamour is often confused with style or beauty but they may be considered to be distinct although glamour may give the appearance of beauty or present as a personal style nbsp An Aston Martin DB5 as seen in Goldfinger Expensive items are often part of a glamorous lifestyle Design EditMany forms of architecture employ glamorous motifs to enhance the appearance of what may be otherwise mundane buildings The Art Deco style is generally considered to be a glamorous one 2 Cinema EditThe Golden Age of the glamour in Hollywood was the 1930s and 1940s following the depression and its aftermath 5 Glamour is the result of chiaroscuro the play of light on the landscape of the face the use of the surroundings through the composition through the shaft of the hair and creating mysterious shadows in the eyes In Hollywood stars as far apart as Marlene Dietrich Carole Lombard Rita Hayworth and Dolores del Rio own and acquire glamor technology and willingness to refine the beauty of its own Are indecipherable magic of the cinema substance of the dreams of a generation and the admiration of the following meeting filmmaker Josef von Sternberg 6 Hollywood studios presented their female stars in designer gowns and exquisite jewelry 7 both on screen and in carefully orchestrated occasions for publicity Joan Crawford is quoted to have said I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star 8 Photography was shot in rooms that had been specially painted to flatter the skin tone of the actors and actresses and attention was paid to hair and clothes 3 Notably this was successfully done with Greta Garbo 5 Betty Grable 5 Grace Kelly 3 Hedy Lamarr 3 is quoted to have said Any girl can be glamorous All you have to do is stand still and look stupid Sean Connery 3 Marilyn Monroe 3 Icons EditGlamour icons are people that are thought to epitomise glamour that have an individual style that makes them more attractive For example Caroline Princess of Hanover Hereditary Princess of Monaco well known worldwide simply as Princess Caroline of Monaco Diana Princess of Wales Gloria Princess von Thurn und Taxis Princess Grace of Monaco Princess Isabelle Countess of Paris Queen Elizabeth II 9 Rosalind Russell Coco Chanel Joan Collins 10 Joan Crawford Marilyn Monroe Diana Ross Mariah Carey Marlene Dietrich Ava Gardner 10 Jean Harlow Audrey Hepburn Sophia Loren 10 Stella McCartney 9 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 9 Aishwarya Rai 9 Claudia Schiffer 9 Gloria Swanson Elizabeth Taylor Doris Day Lana Turner 11 Mae WestPhotography EditGlamour photography is the photographing of a model with the emphasis on the model and the model s sexuality and allure with any clothing fashion products or environment contained in the image being of minor consideration Photographers use a combination of cosmetics lighting and airbrushing techniques to produce the most physically appealing image of the model possible See also Edit nbsp Look up glamour in Wiktionary the free dictionary Beauty attractiveness Celebutante seeking and using fame for fame sake Dandy a low class person wearing typical high class clothing Diva theatre cinema and music stardom Elegance simple grace and dignified propriety Glam rock a type of music where the musicians used outrageous glamours such as platform shoes and outrageous hairstyles Glamour photography photography which shows a model often nude or seminude Sprezzatura to appear as without effort Style dressing according to a school of thoughtReferences Edit 50 Of The Most Glamorous Old Hollywood Actresses Silver Petticoat Review 13 November 2018 Retrieved 13 September 2022 a b Fulford Robert 13 September 2003 Art Deco s glamour Art Deco borrowed from the style of machines The Deco artists loved surfaces that glittered surfaces of glass silver steel lacquer then chromium and Bakelite robertfulford com Retrieved 20 November 2010 a b c d e f g h TED conference Virginia Postrel The Gilded Age The New York Times 2004 10 10 Retrieved 2010 05 03 a b c Zapata Janet The democratization of glamour Antiques Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2015 05 30 1 Buena suerte viviendo Dolores del Rio Hollywood Glamour Fashion and Jewelry from the Silver Screen Museum of Fine Arts Boston Khvan Olga MFA Shows Off Allure Manipulation of Hollywood Glamour Boston Magazine September 9 2014 a b c d e Clout Laura 2007 11 04 Vogue names Queen as glamour icon The Daily Telegraph London Retrieved 2010 05 03 a b c Bookcost net homepage Archived from the original on 2011 07 23 Glamour Award to Lana Turner The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney New South Wales A A P July 4 1951 p 4D via Google News nbsp Photographe de portrait glamour en BretagneFurther reading EditJoseph Rosa Phil Patton Virginia Postrel and Valerie Steele 2004 Glamour Fashion Industrial Design Architecture San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ISBN 9780300106404 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Stephen Gundle 2002 Hollywood Glamour and Mass Consumption in Postwar Italy In Rudy Koshar ed Histories of Leisure Berg Publishers pp 337 360 ISBN 9781859735251 Reka C V Buckley and Stephen Gundle 2000 Fashion and Glamour In Nicola White Nicola Joanne White Ian Griffiths eds The Fashion Business Berg Publishers pp 37 54 ISBN 9781859733592 Jeffrey Richards 1984 Stars The Age of the Dream Palace Routledge amp Kegan Paul PLC pp 157 158 ISBN 0 7100 9764 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glamour presentation amp oldid 1180653004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
