Glamour is unnatural and unordinary. It’s a decadent breakfast or a long stroll. It’s a rejection of the tedium of everyday life and the status quo.

Glamour is about creating a story to tell, even if it’s just to yourself

a “cultured lifestyle” filled with not just fashion but also movies, books, and experiences.

a person acquires such a halo of enchantment not by way of money, fame, or power but through cultivating knowledge and life experience—creating one’s own codes by way of research, repetition, and relentless curiosity.

it’s a way of carrying oneself that values style over fashion and intention over optimization

If taste can be learned by both humans and algorithms, glamour is a well-kept secret. Anyone can access it—but not without some work, and that’s the point.

like the older ladies of Madison Avenue who match their bags to their shoes to their lipstick. It’s not consumption; it’s time and attention to detail that is appreciated by the spectator and the participant.

Glamour, though, is not a costume one can put on; it’s a way of moving through the world.

When was the last time you saw real glamour in the wild? The kind that made your jaw drop? In the age of algorithms, Amazon dupes, “Instagram face,” and “Ozempic face,” it’s never been easier and more acceptable to look like everybody else, which is why when you spot people on the street who really put in the effort to get dressed, they stand out.