cheap babycham for good measure.
But nowadays you can find glam at home from the elegantly glam
gothic attire of companies such as Fairy goth mother with their elegant corsets
and accessories.
To the vintage second hand chic glam from the
vast amount of UK vintage shops & sites. Not forgetting the original glam
stance of boas & glitter which you can comfortably find with the likes
of Manic panic's boas, glittery make up & eye gems.
Glam may have changed slightly but the original
influences still emain and besides there is something oh so glamorous in the
fluffy second hand leopardprint coats & boa combination.
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Glam
Nowadays glam would be defined in many terms from glamourous
elaborate outfits, glam tacky chic & metallic spangley outfits. Only the
latter term really plays a part to it's original roots but it can still be
seen in all definitions of glam today.
Glam in the true alternative sense started out from the inspiring
outfits in the 70's of glam rock acts. From the feather boas & glittery
make up of Marc Bolan, the metallic neon outfits of Ziggy Stardust (thats
Mr David Bowie to us folks nowadays) & the over the top outfits &
hair of The sweet.
These would of course be the UK examples of glam to go even
further afield you would also include the over the top glam make up &
silver (but oh so 'manly' of course) outfits worn by Kiss.
Glam has taken a chance of pace in the last decade or so with
the re-interpretation of tacky but glamourous chich adorned by the likes of
Kenickie & Manic street preachers. With charity shop chic leopardprint,
feather boas, glitter & the occasional
