“The concept of Queen is to be regal and majestic. Glamour is a part of us and we want to be dandy. We want to shock and be outrageously instantly.”— Freddie Mercury, queenarchives.com
“I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got. I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star.”— Freddie Mercury, queenarchives.com
“Hollywood has changed. It's not glamorous like the old days. Last time my wife and I went down there to go to the movies, we got car-jacked by a guy with a .357 Magnum.”— Don Rickles, esquire.com
“I like romance, I like glamour and I like realism. I think that’s a great combination.”— Ralph Lauren, global.ralphlauren.com
“Glamour is an attitude—it’s the expression of a certain kind of confidence. A glamorous woman is always elegant, but she also possesses an air of mystery and excitement. She’s dramatic—almost untouchable.”— Ralph Lauren, global.ralphlauren.com
“I know I'm no glamour girl, and it's not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I've got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing.”— Ella Fitzgerald, ellafitzgerald.com
“I feel that beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“I know I’m no glamour girl, and it’s not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I’ve got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing”— Ella Fitzgerald, nlcatp.org
“Glamour isn't beauty or luxury; those are only specific manifestations for specific audiences. Glamour is an imaginative process that creates a specific, emotional response: a sharp mixture of projection, longing, admiration, and aspiration. It evokes an audience's hopes and dreams and makes them se…”— Virginia Postrel, theatlantic.com