GlamAmor Posted by on April 26, 2012

Adrenaline continued to surge on the second day of the TCM Classic Film Festival, which just happened to be Friday the 13th. As if on cue, down came a deluge of rain that hit Hollywood and Highland hard throughout the day. But nothing could disappoint me...it was also my birthday...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 23, 2012

The TCM Classic Film Festival officially kicked off last Thursday at the Roosevelt Hotel and what excitement. The relative calm of the day before was gone and replaced with the feverish energy of 25,000 fans flooding Hollywood and Highland for four full days. Being part of this festival is an...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 20, 2012

Though the TCM Classic Film Festival ended days ago at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, I am still feeling all the excitement of the experience. And I know I'm not the only one who is still buzzing. Despite a rainstorm that rolled into Los Angeles early in the festival--including a...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 11, 2012

The TCM Classic Film Festival is officially underway and there is already such excitement! Today was open to the press to chat with hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz, so I spent my morning in bliss at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. It feels like another home to me now...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 7, 2012

The excitement is building for the TCM Classic Film Festival! It is now only days away and film fans like me are already all a-buzz about it online. This year is particularly exciting for me. For one, the theme for 2012 is custom made for GlamAmor--Style in the Movies. Then...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 2, 2012

A few weeks ago, I was invited to an event exclusively for Los Angeles fashion bloggers by the Fashion Institute for Design & Merchandising (FIDM). FIDM is a special place for me, not the least of which because my beloved Edith Head helped shape and launch the costume department there,...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 26, 2012

When we're talking about Style in the Movies and Deco design, one of the most iconic actresses has got to be Louise Brooks. She is truly the one who started it all in modern hair. Her hairstyle--the bob, as it became known--was an enormous trend during the 1920s. Known for...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 25, 2012

As I've been discussing during my Month (or so) of Art Deco, the era that stretched from the flappers of the 1920s through the sophisticated 1930s has been all the rage in fashion. And don't expect it to end any time soon...though the inspiration has largely come from current movies...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 21, 2012

Gregory La Cava's 1936 classic comedy My Man Godfrey is a movie I first caught on cable years ago in the middle of the night. The aged and slightly faded film flickering in the darkness on some obscure channel did not dim its appeal. In fact, I only remember how...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 15, 2012

Once upon a time, the Broadway Theater District in downtown Los Angeles was the center of entertainment for the city. Twelve theaters on Broadway between 3rd Street and Olympic Boulevard were the destination of millions. At the time, there was nothing else like these impressive movie palaces and t   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 10, 2012

As I have been discussing in my Month (or so) of Art Deco on GlamAmor, the 1920s and 1930s have had a profound amount of influence on fashion this Spring. Much of the inspiration has come from the current crop of movies that center on its style...Oscar winner for Best...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 8, 2012

The 1920s and 1930s have been all the rage this season as we've seen in collections from Ralph Lauren and others I will continue to share on GlamAmor. Trends in hair styles are no exception and almost always follow whatever fashion comes down the designer runways. Bright blonde, fingerwaves, and...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 5, 2012

In doing a Month (or so) of Art Deco, I would be remiss if I did not include George Cukor's 1933 classic Dinner at Eight. It is an iconic moment for both film and fashion...one of those rare occasions in which a great star is put into the hands of...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 3, 2012

Though an incredibly busy week, I couldn't let the day go by without remembering silver screen goddess Jean Harlow on what would be her 101st birthday. I adore her and her style, and my next article celebrates her star performance in 1933's Dinner at Eight as part of my Month...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 27, 2012

Is this 2012...or the 1930s? It's certainly hard to tell just by looking at the cast of The Artist (above) as they accepted their well-deserved Academy Award for Best Picture. It was a great moment and you can see how they embody the modern version of Art Deco style that...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 26, 2012

Today is the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles! It is a day when the entire world turns its eyes to the place that I've called home for nearly 20 years. I could think of no better way to celebrate the day than to share the 1939 Oscar ceremony...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 24, 2012

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) is Woody Allen's favorite film of all that he's written and directed. Surprised? It may be considering his incredible canon of work, but not when you understand the reasons. For one, it came out nearly exactly as he envisioned it, which was a different...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 22, 2012

Not only is Art Deco style a theme at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival, but it is a huge trend right now in fashion for Spring 2012. I will share many examples throughout the month, but knew that these Ralph Lauren designs from the pages of Vogue would need...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 17, 2012

For the next month or so, I will be celebrating Art Deco style on GlamAmor to continue to build excitement toward April's TCM Classic Film Festival--Style in the Movies. To kick things off and learn more about Deco design, I recently visited Los Angeles' City Hall--built in 1928--to see a...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 13, 2012

One of the themes at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival--Style in the Movies--is Deco Design. Who doesn't love the sophistication of 1920s and 1930s style in film...they are fantasies come to life. I can only imagine the impact on the original Depression-era audiences--tuxedos and silky evening   read more