meretricious - apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity; of, relating to, or characteristic of a prostitute
crinoline - an open-weave fabric of horsehair or cotton that is usually stiffened and used especially for interlinings and millinery, makes clothes (namely skirts) puffy
simulacrum - an image or representation of someone or something
adumbration - to foreshadow vaguely
unpropitious - unfavourable, untimely
insouciance - casual lack of concern; indifference