Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-70.72.38.180-20150401032633/@comment-26206856-20150427003709

It may not be, but the question still remains: what is it and why is it a part of Cinder's dress. The outfits (especially on the original main characters) are put together so meticulously and reflect the personalities so much that I would imagine it has some sort of meaning/connection to Cinder. Even if it's just a rounded piece of glass.

I know it's mentioned she uses glass, but I can't stop thinking she may weild iron/lead/silica and uses the fire dust to help melt/mold it into what she needs, much like a blacksmith. That's originally what I took the patterns on her catsuit to be in Dance Dance Infiltration anyway. This would also throw people off on what her semblance really is since she heavily relies on fire dust with all her abilities. It may also give meaning to the mention of leveling the playing field between her and Pyrrah who can also guide metal, but only once she's made contact with it.

As a side note, the funny coincidence about mirrors is they originally were glass backed with... Mercury.