most important accessory according to Carolina Herrera -full length mirror

softgrey · 02-09-2006

CAROLINA HERRERA can't bear women's wardrobes to be ruled simply by the prevailing trends. "You have to realise what looks well on you and what is your age also," she says. "You can't be dressed like a 15-year-old and be 50 or 60. Some women should buy a very important accessory – a full-length mirror! Put it in some place that when you go out, you look at yourself over and say, 'I can't believe I'm wearing that!'"

vogue.co.uk

*Happiness* · 02-09-2006

VERY VERY VERY Good advice! So true. Carolina is so ladylike!

**MulletProof** · 02-09-2006

yeah, i should do that. sometimes i even forget to take a look at myself in my pocket mirror..

Jane Loves Marc · 02-09-2006

haha aint it the truth.

xmodel citizen · 02-09-2006

LOL, so true! I don't have one, so I'm forced to go outside and look in my sliding glass door. It's very annoying, but necessary.

Hanne · 03-09-2006

hear hear.. Storm broke my full lenght mirror..so for a period of time I was without.. I hated it.. I had to stand on my toilet to get an idea of how I looked over all.

Couture_Tribe · 03-09-2006

I don't live without mirriors, I have a full length one beside my closet, I carry one in my purse every where I go. I check my self in almost every mirror I walk past by just to look for my flaw.

LoveMyBoots · 03-09-2006

Every morning before I leave for school, I look at myself in the bathroom mirror... which usually leads me to be late when I rush back to my room.

So, yes, definitely "a very important accessory."

oanadobre · 04-09-2006

I have TWO full length mirrors: one on my closet and one by the exit door- just in case...

_ladybug_ · 04-09-2006

Last night I was trying on some clothing I had purchased during the day and I became mad at the mirror - I started thinking to myself "this mirror is totally inaccurate and is slimming you beyond reality" I dont think I've ever experienced such a neurotic response :P Maybe it was b/c sometimes the mirrors in shops are so wonky

shadow · 05-09-2006

Yes, Ladybug. I agree with you, some mirrors are more friendly than others. I am used to my reflection in my bedroom mirror but it is a lbright big room. In shops poor light distorts everything (especially in shops

and LIFTS!

)

**Meg** · 05-09-2006

I didn't have a full length mirror for ages. I used to have to run and check in someone else's mirror if it was important. Now I have a giant (8 foot high by 4 foot wide) gilded mirror (but my bed is placed up against it so i use a different mirror).

That said, yes it's important to see what you look like overall, but i don't think women should become obsessed with looking in the mirror constantly to make sure an outfit is perfect. I think the occassions for most women should be rare when an outfit has absolutely no functionality other than to look good.

dandylions · 06-09-2006

haha i totally agree (: in my old school there used to be full length mirrors everywhere and all the girls checked their attire there constantly. it was quite hilarious considering we wore a uniform but well yes, girls are vain (:

astatine · 08-09-2006

this reminds me of a story my professor told us in creative thinking class

there was a hotel with a slow lift. guests complained about the wait, and soon the manager was forced to hire someone to solve the problem. within a day the man came up with a cheap, yet effective solution that resolved the situation.

the man's solution?

install full-length mirrors next to the lift on every floor.

when i heard this i laughed because it reflected the truth about people's vanity- everytime there's a mirror, we can't help but look

but it is true about the full-length mirror...many a time i've pictured an outfit in my head, only to find that it doesn't work as well as i thought it would

stilettogirl84 · 13-09-2006

definitly something more people should invest in.

I always see people in the street and wonder how they left the house like that if they actually could see what they look like

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astatine backstage pass Join Date: Apr 2006 Gender: femme Posts: 901	this reminds me of a story my professor told us in creative thinking class there was a hotel with a slow lift. guests complained about the wait, and soon the manager was forced to hire someone to solve the problem. within a day the man came up with a cheap, yet effective solution that resolved the situation. the man's solution? install full-length mirrors next to the lift on every floor. when i heard this i laughed because it reflected the truth about people's vanity- everytime there's a mirror, we can't help but look but it is true about the full-length mirror...many a time i've pictured an outfit in my head, only to find that it doesn't work as well as i thought it would __________________ i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 49,972	most important accessory according to Carolina Herrera -full length mirror CAROLINA HERRERA can't bear women's wardrobes to be ruled simply by the prevailing trends. "You have to realise what looks well on you and what is your age also," she says. "You can't be dressed like a 15-year-old and be 50 or 60. Some women should buy a very important accessory – a full-length mirror! Put it in some place that when you go out, you look at yourself over and say, 'I can't believe I'm wearing that!'" vogue.co.uk __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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Happiness V.I.P. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: it's beautiful up here... Gender: femme Posts: 4,115	VERY VERY VERY Good advice! So true. Carolina is so ladylike! __________________ "when you become quiet, it just dawns on you." ~thomas edison.

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MulletProof Take me drunk, I'm home Mod Squad Leader Join Date: Apr 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 24,433	yeah, i should do that. sometimes i even forget to take a look at myself in my pocket mirror.. __________________ Metal teeth of carousels.

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Jane Loves Marc backstage pass Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dallas Gender: femme Posts: 788	haha aint it the truth.

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xmodel citizen V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 7,243	LOL, so true! I don't have one, so I'm forced to go outside and look in my sliding glass door. It's very annoying, but necessary. __________________ Less talk. More Barack.

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Hanne Storm &amp;amp; Sommer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cph Gender: femme Posts: 15,918	hear hear.. Storm broke my full lenght mirror..so for a period of time I was without.. I hated it.. I had to stand on my toilet to get an idea of how I looked over all. __________________ .

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Couture_Tribe fashion insider Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Gender: femme Posts: 2,018	I don't live without mirriors, I have a full length one beside my closet, I carry one in my purse every where I go. I check my self in almost every mirror I walk past by just to look for my flaw. __________________ "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers". James Thurber "The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it." unknown

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LoveMyBoots V.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: east coast via de west Gender: femme Posts: 3,724	Every morning before I leave for school, I look at myself in the bathroom mirror... which usually leads me to be late when I rush back to my room. So, yes, definitely "a very important accessory." __________________ reality television... "warps the minds of our children and weakens the resolve of our allies"

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oanadobre fashion icon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bucharest, Romania Gender: femme Posts: 3,107	I have TWO full length mirrors: one on my closet and one by the exit door- just in case... __________________ Gone till December

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_ladybug_ backstage pass Join Date: Dec 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 566	Last night I was trying on some clothing I had purchased during the day and I became mad at the mirror - I started thinking to myself "this mirror is totally inaccurate and is slimming you beyond reality" I dont think I've ever experienced such a neurotic response :P Maybe it was b/c sometimes the mirrors in shops are so wonky

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shadow front row Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 345	Yes, Ladybug. I agree with you, some mirrors are more friendly than others. I am used to my reflection in my bedroom mirror but it is a lbright big room. In shops poor light distorts everything (especially in shops and LIFTS! )

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Meg inspired contemplation Mod Squad Leader Join Date: May 2003 Location: London by way of North America Gender: femme Posts: 17,056	I didn't have a full length mirror for ages. I used to have to run and check in someone else's mirror if it was important. Now I have a giant (8 foot high by 4 foot wide) gilded mirror (but my bed is placed up against it so i use a different mirror). That said, yes it's important to see what you look like overall, but i don't think women should become obsessed with looking in the mirror constantly to make sure an outfit is perfect. I think the occassions for most women should be rare when an outfit has absolutely no functionality other than to look good.

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dandylions windowshopping Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 32	haha i totally agree (: in my old school there used to be full length mirrors everywhere and all the girls checked their attire there constantly. it was quite hilarious considering we wore a uniform but well yes, girls are vain (:

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stilettogirl84 V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Middle America Gender: femme Posts: 4,784	definitly something more people should invest in. I always see people in the street and wonder how they left the house like that if they actually could see what they look like __________________ Yes I know I've misspelled everything... ask me if I care