I just had to explain the meaning of glamour to a boy I know whose second language is English and did not understand the meaning of the word. Everyone in the room used me as an example of what the meant, which obviously flattered me intensely, but then began to think about what the word "glamour" really means? It is such a general term. The dictionary says that glamour is the exciting quality that makes things special, but this is even to general for me, partly because people and there lifestyles, not things, are glamourous. I do not expect to find a definite answer right now, because the only thing I can do is to give examples of what glamour is and is not. A beautiful woman in a vintage gown smoking extra long cigarettes with a fancy hat placed delicately upon her well coiffed hair is glamourous. A black and white movie star strutting down a red carpet wearing a couture gown and covered in diamonds is glamourous. Sadly these images are reminiscent of years gone by because it seems today people choose sex appeal over glamour with the misconception that they are indeed portraying glamour and beauty instead. Glamour does not mean showing skin. Glamour is not being rich. Glamour is not being prudish. Glamour is not being sexually provocative. To me being glamourous means being sophisticated, not in an intellectual way, but rather just simply in your presence as a human being, your finesse and style in the way you live your life, and being able to allow yourself to naturally and consistently portray a lifestyle that shows more elegance than the day to day lives of most people, but most definitely in a non-proud way, as if it is so natural you hardly notice its existence.
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