is there a "Glamour Help Thread" around here?

i keep seeing good stuff in the forums and i don't know what their names are..

tried using keywords in search but it keeps showing me the show your glamour threads instead.

Asking is generally going to be your best bet. Almost always, someone will know what it is, and people tend to be helpful. You can also try inspecting people in game when you see something you were interested in.

so i'm just gonna ask in the Glamour threads? won't that be off-topic? also, thanks!

It's not uncommon for people to ask about gear they're interested in. As long as it pertains to what people are posting, I don't think I'd call it off topic.

when in doubt I always turn to FFXIVDB http://xivdb.com/
Reddit Glamours might also help as well as they post equipment names with glamours.
http://www.reddit.com/r/FFXIVglamours

You can also check the market boards and 'Try on' any gear there. That might help you out a lot.

Also if you see someone wearing a piece you like just examine them and hover over the item, if its glamoured the item will switch between two names so you can tell what it is.

I wouldn't worry about a couple of off-topic posts as you ask about someones glamor, a thread titled "new patch tomorrow" (or whatever) is 70+ posts arguing about coil nerfs / end game entitlement...