So the other night we Googled ourselves (try it if you’ve never done it — it can be really fun). Anyway, we found out that Fashionistas/style junkies had designed some BEAUTIFUL rooms using the social shopping site Polyvore. It’s so amazing. Basically, you can create online collages, outfits, rooms, design themes, etc. based on your personal style. It’s like, Top Design meets Project Runway (except that you are more of a Stylist than a Designer … ) Anyway, it’s really great. You create a profile, friend people (make sure to friend us VanityGirlHollywood!), can post the outfits, etc., etc. We were inspired by some of the rooms we saw, and we’ll be sharing them here on the blog with you. We also invite you to join the site (especially those of you who have already bought one of our backstage lighted make up mirrors) and show us what you’ve done! Of course, we also love REAL LIFE pictures of the rooms you’ve created with our vanities, and would love share them with others who may be inspired by your creativity.
But we know that not all of you have had to wait for Polyvore to design your real life Vanity Rooms. For instance, we talked to one OC mom who just bought a black vanity for her 15-year old Vanity Girl who is in love with old school glamour. She is designing her black, pink and white room a’la Audrey Hepburn. Interesting, because Posh Bunny from Polyvore also used a photo of Ms. Hepburn as a design element in her room.
Meanwhile, on the other coast, a 70-year old glamour gal (a former Broadway/TV producer residing on the Upper East Side) bought one for a “great” room she is designing with museum quality design elements in a sophisticated palate of blush, dove grey and black. She told me that she had been searching for a mirror like this for 30 YEARS. Wow. It’s a crime for everyday glamour to take that long.
We love these stories for a few reasons:
- Glamour knows NO age. Vanity Girls around the country range in age from 14 to 70.
- What a great way to cross generation lines. My friend and luxury aesthetician Lauren Young London (Twitter @celebritySkinLA) told me she fell in love with glamour sitting at her Grandmother’s vanity.
- Ms. Hepburn continues to be a great inspiration for girly girls from coast-to-coast.
- Girly girls have been waiting for Vanity Girl Hollywood to arrive. Here we are!
xoxo – Vanity Girl M