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the campy flamboyance of her costume almost guaranteed she'd win the masquerade pageant
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The Camp 100: Glorious flamboyance, from Louis XIV to Lil Nas X
Camp—a style that blends old and new fashion characterized its theatricality, irony, exaggeration and kitsch—has shaped fashion houses and personal styles for centuries.
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
Unlike the others, which veer on flamboyance, this pin is nonchalant — an orange shield with a golden sword and mace behind it, topped by a 20-sided die, the kind prevalent in tabletop games such as Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024
The film’s camp flamboyance was always fun (that’s why people have never stopped talking about it), yet it was punished for falling between the cracks of being a serious movie and a conscious piece of trash.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2024
With the rockstar energy of Freddie Mercury and the flamboyance of Elton John, the band performs re-imagined musical arrangements from various eras, ranging from Frank Sinatra to Michael Bublé, Disney, and everything in between.
—Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
Unlike the others, which veer on flamboyance, this pin is nonchalant — an orange shield with a golden sword and mace behind it, topped by a 20-sided die, the kind prevalent in tabletop games such as Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024
The film’s camp flamboyance was always fun (that’s why people have never stopped talking about it), yet it was punished for falling between the cracks of being a serious movie and a conscious piece of trash.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2024
With the rockstar energy of Freddie Mercury and the flamboyance of Elton John, the band performs re-imagined musical arrangements from various eras, ranging from Frank Sinatra to Michael Bublé, Disney, and everything in between.
—Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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“Flamboyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamboyance. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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flamboyance
noun
flam·boy·ance
flam-ˈbȯi-ən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being flamboyant
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