For those who prefer the glamour of 1940s noir, a Man Booker prize-winning author, John Banville (using the pseudonym Benjamin Black), brings back Raymond Chandler's famous detective, Philip Marlowe, in a crime novel set in the cool, sinister landscapes of a fictional California.
"I think our members prefer the faux glamour of having it be Oscar eve," Wilson said.
Whether you like sheer glamour or prefer something slinky and sexy, there was a dress you're going to fall totally in love with.
Frida Giannini, Gucci's designer, claimed backstage that she was not in sports mood, preferring the Mediterranean glamour of tailored summer suits in juicy colors and the rough luxury of raffia and canvas.
Bruce Greenwald, value maven and professor at Columbia Business School, instinctively prefers Company B. Glamour stocks, he says, are overpriced.
Alternatively, maybe you prefer a different kind of royalty of the glamour of old Hollywood.
These days, we prefer the subtle manipulation of the algorithm to the overt glamour of the "style guide".
Adele prefers the kind of glamour pioneered by Dusty Springfield and Cilla Black in the 60s: big hair, sequins and a lotta, lotta eyelashes.
"I'm not a soft girl," added Ms. Chiu, who prefers the more rugged glamour of a leather jacket and skinny jeans.
