A movement that which erupted in the 1970s promoting vanity, copiousness, surreality, narcissism, campness and hauteur. A spin-off of the word 'glamourous.'
"Glam is about femme girls and femme boys and girls who look like femme boys and boys who like like butch girls."
Glam individuals usually dress in outrageous fashion: jumpsuits, 3-inch platform space boots and heavy amounts of makeup.
David Bowie was best known for his involvement in the Glam Movement of the 1970s.
Glam individuals usually dress in outrageous fashion: jumpsuits, 3-inch platform space boots and heavy amounts of makeup.
David Bowie was best known for his involvement in the Glam Movement of the 1970s.
by Jackie Deram May 25, 2005
by HeyImGamerKitt February 23, 2017
the art of celebrating all things beautiful, superficial. Marvelous, fabulous, imperfect, unserious.
A type of person, usually heavily involved in the glam rock movement of the 1970s.
Divine.
A type of person, usually heavily involved in the glam rock movement of the 1970s.
Divine.
by 20century_toy March 12, 2004
Rock subgenre that began in the 70s in Britain and later spread to the US, becoming huge in the 80s. Glam rock is very different from the poseur "hair bands"(Slaughter, Winger, Trixter.)The scene was ended by the Seattle grunge movement although some bands have reunited.
by darkangel82 July 12, 2005
glam is, by nature, inaccesable to the masses... it is an esoteric art twisted and manipulated by so many and understood by so few, rant rant rant
by mayura October 24, 2003
by Glambert4EverDH October 9, 2011
Gay Los Angeles Metal
Glam metal was a subgenre of glam rock consisting of vain, Characteristically talentless, hair bands.
Note: not all bands were from Los Angeles
Glam metal was a subgenre of glam rock consisting of vain, Characteristically talentless, hair bands.
Note: not all bands were from Los Angeles
Poison, Stryper, Def Leppard, Skid Row
Heard backstage at a Poison concert, Do you think we have enough sequins, leather, and Aquanet for the Glam show tonight?
Heard backstage at a Poison concert, Do you think we have enough sequins, leather, and Aquanet for the Glam show tonight?
by FunkThaPolice--Wilshire November 16, 2006