I would feel a rush of anticipation for night, a glamorous night, feeling as grown-ups seemed to when their perfume was dabbed, and their ties were knotted.
There were setbacks that left the young man, a big dreamer who longed for the glamorous life, feeling humiliated: Having run out of money for a rental car on a recent trip to Florida, he and his boyfriend ended up walking nine long miles along a highway to get to the beach and then back.
When I Instagrammed my new look, one friend commented: "That looks nothing like you!" Backhanded compliment it may have been but she did have a point – I'm not sure if it was the bright red lippy (back then, it really must have felt like "warpaint") or the fake flower in my hair but the whole experience left me feeling glamorous and confident enough to keep the look going for the rest of the day.
And also to dress; Cunard's one of the last bastions of really dolling up and feeling glamorous.
I'm feeling very glamorous, sitting backstage with Paul McKenna.
Oh, and on my way out of the exhibit, I stopped to buy one of the fashion house's signature scents, Diorissimo, my own little way of feeling more glamorous and experiencing the magic of Dior.
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All of which helps Kidd continue feeling and looking glamorous long past her velvet curtain days.
Like a cross between a director's chair and a Roman emperor's seat, Hermès' glamorous folding furniture will have you feeling like Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper and Julius Caesar all rolled into one.
Architects, the exalted artists who design structures that will stand for generations, are feeling a lot less glamorous these days.
