Suggestion: Smoking Is Glamorous

Not a particularly bad image, but it seem to focus too much on the "glamour" while forgetting the "smoking" aspect. It took me a several minutes to finally see the cigarette she is holding, and even then, it doesn't seem that the character is actually smoking it.

Maybe this◊ or this◊ from XXX Holic?

First I don't see anything glamourous about, and the second link doesn't work.

First suggestion is all smoke and no glamour. Second suggestion doesn't work for me.

Holly Golighty from Breakfast at Tiffany's: 1◊ 2◊ 3◊

No to 1.1 and 1.2 for the reasons given.

3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are pretty weird "smokings" if you ask me.

Several more suggestions from GIS of "Glamorous Smoking":

[1]◊[2]◊[3]◊[4]◊

Maybe the first one. Not sure if it's better than the current. The others I don't like at all.

I like 5.1 better than the current because of more focus on the "smoking."

edited 27th Dec '13 5:32:59 AM by Synchronicity

5.1 is better than the current because of what said, and it's exactly the classic style I most associate with the trope.

5.1 is the best so far. How about these: Different take on Yuko◊, Olivia Palermo◊

I prefer 5.1 and 5.3. 9.2 is alright, but she reads as kind of prom-y though because of the crown. I think that 9.1 misses the subtleties of the Western tone of the trope; although Tropes Are Flexible I think that a picture of old-style Western glamour would be more well suited for this. Interesting. I may be wrong but I think that's the general feel of it.

So anyways, yammer yammer from me. I think 5.1 is clear, although 5.3 is my favorite (because that hair is super glamorous).

edited 27th Dec '13 11:26:27 PM by Lakija

I like Holly Golightly (3.3 especially). The caption might say something about her being the Ur Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

I like 5.1 best of these.

Oh my...◊

a better view from the side◊

off on the right foot◊

edited 8th Jan '14 3:01:49 AM by Paktra

Oh no.. I mean it, no.

perhaps something more fashionable?◊

from the magazine◊

EDIT: Male examples anyone? 1◊, 2◊

edited 8th Jan '14 3:25:49 AM by Paktra

Ooh, gentlemanly smoking, yes. Does the telescope lessen the glamour though?

edited 8th Jan '14 3:20:51 AM by treelo

I feel the telescope, because of science, means sophistication and intellegence in your man!

edited 8th Jan '14 3:32:57 AM by Paktra

Well okay, too bad his skin has the complexion of a well-worn leather recliner but sophistication for science right? Not so sure about the second guy though, piggy eyes.

edited 8th Jan '14 3:47:30 AM by treelo

I should've thought to do these searches earlier: Scarlett Johannson◊, Gina Lollobrigida◊, Ella Raines◊, Marlene Dietrich◊

I like the second pic best. The rest is a little light on the smoking, methinks.

Would definitely need a crowner though.

I feel we probably need more male examples, it's like when I tried to get one single male example for Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!'s IP thread a while back just to prove a bit more clearly it wasn't an Always Female trope, totally failed. This clearly has a feel of Always Female about it given all the examples so... I dunno, throw up a picture of some guy to screw with that whole perception.

edited 8th Jan '14 4:31:20 AM by treelo

GIS didn't help; I searched for "actors who smoke" right after I finished the search for those examples and didn't find anything that seemed to fit the model. Now, a search for specific actors might produce better results...say, Humphrey Bogart.

edited 8th Jan '14 7:05:54 AM by Willbyr

Something from BioShock Infinite?◊

shadowy film noir style figures don't really scream glamorous to me, more like "Smoking is Mysterious"

I kind of like 19.2 and 19.4 better. But a crowner would suffice.

edited 8th Jan '14 10:54:26 AM by Paktra

For men, I thought to search for "white tie cigarette" and "black tie cigarette", and found the following:

Leslie Howard◊, Guy Madison◊ (very distracting shadow, though)

I also found another great picture, but it was sadly watermarked.