Glamour

• The first ever history of glamour and its three vital ingredients - sex appeal, money, and fame.
• Covers the lives of the rich and famous over the last two centuries - from Napoleon to Marilyn Monroe, from Beau Brummell to Gianni Versace
• Highlights both the magic of glamour - and also its sleazy and sometimes tragic underside

Readership: Anyone interested in the history of glamour - what it is, what its origins are, and how it has developed over the last two centuries.

Stephen Gundle, Professor of Film and Television Studies, Warwick University

"Covering over two centuries in an inevitably fast paced 400 pages, Stephen Gundle is persuasive." - Hannah Greig, BBC History Magazine

Introduction
1: Walter Scott and the origins of glamour
2: 1. Building the shopping city in London and Paris
3: The birth of sex appeal
4: Wealth and style in the gilded age
5: Café society and the publicity phenomenon
6: The Hollywood star system
7: The Riviera touch
8: Glamour for the masses
9: Photography and the public image
10: Style, pastiche, and excess
11: Harlots and heiresses
Conclusion