In confident, forceful criticism written for publications like The Nation and The New Yorker, Mr. Gessen has been unsparing in his assessments of which authors deserve their glossy reputations (Philip Roth) and which do not (Ian McEwan).
Shonda Rhimes, the woman behind Grey's Anatomy and Scandal, built her all-conquering reputation on glossy, popular dramas.
She went on to say that though Glossier has established a reputation around a dewy, fresh-faced look — its mantra is "skin first, makeup second" — anyone can use its products, including someone like Kardashian, who isn't known for her sparse use of makeup.
Then he can maintain his commercial reputation with the glossy indulgences of the Ocean's series.
The later biblical and mythological subjects and the small, glossy portraits that made his reputation in his lifetime tend to be superficial despite their elegance.
The first television ad he released after winning the primary wasn't an attack on Donnelly ― instead, it was a glossy spot defending Meyer's reputation from Democratic attacks, boasting it pays twice the minimum wage and provides health coverage for its employees.
While the glossies have long had a reputation for accommodating the designers they cover, sometimes guaranteeing coverage to those who advertise in their pages, a wave of new ventures and partnerships suggests they are willing to go even further by selling the designers' clothes.
The young, brash Mr McInerney gained a notorious reputation in gossip pages and glossy magazines for his own hard-partying habits, his reported drug use and dramatic private life.
It's part of an attempt to shake the company's reputation as a facilitator of casual hookups and reposition itself as a glossier gay lifestyle brand, a move that follows Grindr's recent acquisition by a Chinese gaming company.
