Fabulous or scary?
“But the new mirror, introduced to Nanette Lepore by IconNicholson, an interactive design firm in Manhattan, takes the concept of shopping in tandem one step further by streaming real-time video to the Internet and inviting shoppers to actively involve off-site friends to join the process. It brings fashion into the realm of social networking where people already freely share their opinions and lives via MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, YouTube, blogs and Web cams.
But it raises the question of whether the immediacy and tactile experience of shopping together in person can translate to a virtual audience.”
You can read all about this mirror here. Don’t worry about registering– there are no negative results.
I can see the appeal. I would love to be able to shop with eg or Susan from here.
On the other hand, I can see potential for shoppers using this to end up looking like members of a gang, with one group taste applied to all. Tribal style doesn’t appeal to me much.
What do you think?
3 comments March 17th, 2007
