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Interactive mirrors lets you try on without taking off

by Sarah J. Gim (Subscribe to Sarah J. Gim's posts)
Posted Mar 21st 2007 at 12:01PM  
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Yeah, you know what it's like to go shopping for new clothes. Much ado, and you often walk away with nothing, right? You have to make sure you wear shoes that are comfortable, clothes that are easy to slip on and off, and you have to look halfway decent with hair and makeup otherwise everything, no matter what, will look bad on you. And when you actually get to the store, what a pain to keep changing in and out of clothes.

Thanks to new technology, clothes shopping got a little bit easier. In the Nanette Lepore deaprtment at Bloomingdale's in New York City, they are testing interactive mirrors that allow customers to "try on" clothes without having to actually go into a fitting room. A screen projects images of clothes on the shopper who can see what it looks like. The interactive part comes in when the image is sent to a website where the shopper's friends can see and make comments.

While some may think that this technology is useless, if it actually works, I would love it. I often go shopping on a whim (which means alone), and when I can't decide, end up taking pictures of myself with a cameraphone and sending it to my sisters asking for their advice.

[via: Josh Spear]
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cheeks, 3-23-2007, 11:06AM

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cheeks

You won't know if they feel good on you just how they look. And why are there so many typos doesn't anyone check this?

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Andrea, 3-23-2007, 1:56PM

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Andrea

how do you know what size to get?? hmm?

this is a dumb idea.

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Alexa, 3-23-2007, 4:17PM

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Alexa

Doesn't seem all that much better than holding the garment up over your body in a mirror...

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brooke, 3-23-2007, 8:01PM

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i think this is a great idea! it will save people time when they go shoping. and its even better when your in a rush and have your kids with you ; ]

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Andrea, 3-23-2007, 8:00PM

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Thsi is a really stupid idea....like....how will u kno to get the right size....n u dont really kno if thats wat it looks like on you.....u dont even kno if it feels comfortable on you at all....i think its just really stupid and a huge waste of money :-(

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Andrea, 3-23-2007, 7:28PM

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Andrea

This is a really stupid idea....like....how will u kno to get the right size....n u dont really kno if thats wat it looks like on you.....u dont even kno if it feels comfortable on you at all....i think its just really stupid and a huge waste of money :-(

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