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Although people often equate them, glamour is not the same as beauty, stylishness, luxury, celebrity, or sex appeal. It is not limited to fashion or film; nor is it intrinsically feminine. It is not a collection of aesthetic markers - a style, as fashion and design use the word.
Although people often equate them, glamour is not the same as beauty, stylishness, luxury, celebrity, or sex appeal. It is not limited to fashion or film; nor is it intrinsically feminine. It is not a collection of aesthetic markers - a style, as fashion and design use the word.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Virginia Postrel
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Virginia Postrel: documented birth year 1960; activity date not established. Wikidata Q7934461, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7934461 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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