“Glam culture is ultimately rooted in obsession, and those of us who are truly devoted and loyal to the lifestyle of glamour are masters of its history. Or, to put it more elegantly, we are librarians.” - Lady Gaga
That evening, March 31, I was reading a lot of stuff. Fashion stuff. I was thirsty of the new culture in fashion. For me, fashion is not only about expensive clothes or judging people who have a collection sold at Walmart, it is also about culture, things that have been going around life. Then I was wondering, what is the root of fashion? How was the feeling when people realize for the very first time that fashion defined their caste?
Then I found an interesting article about The Glam Culture on Rolling Stone. They interviewed Lady Gaga, the queen of controversy. The Glam Culture itself was miss-understood as the movement of gay people, long before the LGBT rights were discussed seriously. The discrimination of seeing the culture with another style in fashion world was clearly declared. But Lady Gaga, with her unique character in her style (that was influenced by the pop and rock culture), broke the wrong interpretation. She stands out with her Glam-Rock Culture.
Gaga with a very-New-York rocker style |
Gaga being thrown up on a swine rodeo |
For me, that is the spirit of the true Glam-Rock Culture. In this 2014, I must say that the culture is not always related with the gay movement. It's about freedom to express and freedom to experience the soul of the culture. The root itself was actually from the experience of having the freedom in the past, breaking any rules just to have the moment where we can be who we truly are. The Glam-Rock Culture is the way to experience it. The way to be free.
Sources:
The Twisted Tale of Glam Rock
Lady Gaga Declares Herself 'Librarian of Glam Culture' (Rolling Stone)