Glamour
Glamour: A History
by Stephen Gundle
However elusive the quality of glamour may seem — restricted to the rich and the beautiful — Stephen Gundle argues that it can’t exist without some very ordinary things: shopping malls and magazines, cars and planes and hotels, movies and photographs. For glamour to maintain its power, he argues, it must be accessible, built from “materialism, beauty, and theatricality” and containing the promise that “anyone could be transformed into a better, more attractive, and wealthier version of themselves.” Glamour: A History breezes through the lives …
