The invention of the modern mannequin can be credited to the French in the 1870s at the start of the Industrial Revolution as a way to attract women into stores. It helped them envision the clothes as ...
If you find yourself window-shopping and feeling like there’s nothing good, check the mannequin. A recently published University of B.C. study found that mannequins’ long legs, tiny waists and perky ...
Most mannequins stand at 5 feet 9 inches and wear a US size 4, a far cry from the average woman's proportions. Comparing ourselves to these so-called ideals is an exercise in frustration, says one U.K ...
British budget retailer Primark has removed a mannequin from its storefront after customers complained it was too skinny, the Independent reports. "I just don't think having all mannequins the same ...