Gundle, Stephen, 1956-

Glamour : a history / Stephen Gundle. - xii, 472 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-455) and index.

Glamour and modernity -- Urban enchantments -- The birth of sex appeal -- Wealth, style, and spectacle -- Cafe society and publicity -- The Hollywood star system -- Paris, Rome, and the Riviera -- Glamour and mass consumption -- Photography and the female image -- Style, pastiche, and excess -- Contemporary glamour.

0199210985 9780199210985

2008009772


Beauty, Personal--History--France
Beauty, Personal--History--England
Beauty, Personal--Social aspects
Fashion--History--France
Fashion--History--England
Fashion--Social aspects

GT499 / .G86 2008

646.72