Swedish Retailer Earns Attention for 'Realistic' Mannequins

Let’s take a moment to discuss one of the creepiest aspects of in-store shopping: the mannequins. We’re less concerned with the chances of a Valley of the Dolls-style mannequin uprising than the message these unrealistically thin figures send to real flesh-and-blood shoppers.

Most female mannequins are so proportionally ridiculous that even the smallest clothes need to be cinched at the back to keep from hanging loosely off their bony shoulders. And if they were to come to life (see aforementioned uprising scenario), they would be too thin to menstruate.

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