The Glamour System

Glamour and the italian female film stars of the 1950S

“…Illustrated magazines, which were a new phenomenon in postwar Italy, published accounts of the parties that the stars gave, as well as the parties that were held in honour of a particular star or stars. In much the same manner as during the era of the Second Empire in France, when costume balls-according to Gundle and Castelli-were elitist affairs which formed the highlight of the social calendar; 46 so too were balls and gala evenings held at the Grand Hotel considered to be a crucial part of the social life of Italy's elite in the 1950s as Elsa Martinelli highlights in her autobiography. 47 These events were seen as exclusive affairs, to which aristocrats, important heads of state and only the most important stars were invited.…”

“…This concurs with Gundle and Castelli's analysis of glamour in which they suggest that: 'The glamour of the actress derived from her fame (and notoriety) but also from her capacity to merge her personality with the roles she played'. 67 But in addition to this, the origins and main country of residence of these stars meant that they could be assimilated more easily into a European model of glamour that was to some extent still influenced by the heritage of social privilege and class divisions.…”

Glamorous Education: Main Features and Manifestations

“…Idea of the features of glamour as social and cultural phenomenon has been developed also under the effect of Gundle and Castelli's (2006), and Ivanov's (2008) works.…”

Offstage labour

“…The 'shop girl' was a familiar metropolitan figure and a popular character type in the musical comedies of the mid-1890s and the Edwardian period (Bailey, 2003;Gundle andCastelli, 2006: Sanders, 2006;Rappaport, 2001). Harrods Salon, in 1911, was interwoven with this dominant imagery.…”