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Glam Rock 

Glam emphasized outrageously flamboyant fashions: platform shoes, glittery costumes, garish make-up plastered on the face's of its primarily male performers.
Bowie was the most important trendsetter, and his image was at least as important to many fans as the music itself. Bowie, however, maintained a certain distance from his glamorous image. Even then it seemed to be just a phase he was going through, a costume he would soon drop as soon as something more provocative struck him. A far more satisfying exemplar of the glam rock impulse was Marc Bolan, leader and visual symbol of the band T.Rex. Bolan was an ideal example of the sort of androgyny that fascinated the pop scene in England...as well as America.
As for this: David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Abba, Elton John, KISS, and Motley Crue....Alice Cooper, KISS, and Motley Crue were much more Hair Metal (or Glam Metal) than Glam Rock,they came later in the era, technically speaking. And Abba...was just disco.
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The new generation of grandmas, who are stylish in the way they live and dress. These women do not fit the typical cardigan - wearing, permed hair granny stereotype, they are glamorous
You don't have a grandma, you have a glam ma
glam ma by Chrystal July 2, 2008
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Glam mom 

A grandmother that is young, is still beautiful, a diva
Look at glam mom's baby girl/boy
Glam mom by Shemshawn June 22, 2016

Glam Bunny 

Person who is naturally fun sexy and Glamorous .
Glam Bunny by Starfire Alexis October 21, 2011

Glam Metal 

Glam metal, also known as hair metal, is a metal sub-genre that gained popularity in the late 70's and early 80's. Influenced by 70's glam rock, shock rock, and hard rock bands like sweet, KISS, ac/dc, aerosmith, slade, david bowie, alice cooper, etc... Glam metal style included teased-up hair, leather, accessories, etc... The music included distorted guitar riffs, sing-a-long anthems, hard-hitting drums, and guitar solos, etc... The glam metal style was more about the lifestyle than the music even though the music played a HUGE part of it. It all started on the LA sunset strip.. Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and formerly of Metallica used to say glam stood for "Gay LA Metal". It was very popular throughout the late 70's, the 80's, and very briefly in the early 90's.. The 90's hit glam metal like a freight train.. Nirvana's "Nevermind" album hit big along with other grunge bands Pearl jam, alice in chains, etc.. The glam metal genre was unpopular in the early 90's through the mid 90's until around 1997 some hair bands got back together and the genre was popular again.. Since '97 glam metal has remained underground, but still has a lot of great glam metal bands today.
Some popular 80's Hair bands include: Motley Crue, KISS, Poison, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, Scorpions, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Dokken, Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Cinderella, Skid Row, Van Halen, Tesla, Stryper, Warrant, LA Guns, Night Ranger, Nitro, Great White, etc...

Some new glam metal bands include: Crashdiet, Dirty Penny, Steel Panther, Hardcore Superstar, etc.....

glam squad 

Glam squad is part of a celebrity's entourage, the staff responsible for hair, make-up, wardrobe, etc. The squad preens their VIP boss, especially before an interview or public appearance.
Brittany’s glam squad got her ready for the concert.
glam squad by RKeller1 June 18, 2006

Glam Shaming

When a contestant from The Bachelor shames you for brushing your hair during a mountain climb in Lake Tahoe.
"Just like body shaming... you are glam shaming me!"
Glam Shaming by @AmandaMCarter January 22, 2018