Went shopping at Central London hellhole shopping centre today with DP.
Obviously it is not news that shop mannequins are way below the average size however it wasn't until today that we realised that they're massively pinned into the clothes.
Not just a little bit to make it a better fit, but almost doubled over to dramatically reduce the size.
Once we'd spotted it we couldn't unsee it and ended up playing spot the pins. Almost ever female mannequin was pinned in, yet not a single male one was. We're talking mannequins so thin (yet adult height) that they needed size 6 clothing dramatically reduced.
AIBU to think that this is appalling?
From a pure business perspective, how is this even a good tactic? Surely seeing clothes displayed realistically would sell more?
Like I say, I realise that impossible standards in the fashion industry is not a new thing and am probably BU for not noticing how thin the mannequins were before.
(Disclaimer: I'm not against any size or shape: I'm just pretty sure its impossible to be as thin as this!)