You probably don’t really notice the silent clothing display
models, standing on the islands around the departments stores – but they are
currently at the centre of a heated debate that revolves around the unrealistic
body image portrayed by the fashion industry and the negative effects in can
have on real people.
These shop window and island mannequins are usually around
size 8 and have unfeasible body proportions which are humanly impossible –
extra long limbs and tiny waists.
In recent years, stores in Scandanavia have begun displaying
mannequins that reflect real women’s shapes, to the delight of campaigners.
Now the pressure is on in the United Kingdom, as a Member of
Scottish Parliament has called on retailers to follow suit.
SNP MSP Dennis Robertson’s daughter died of anorexia two
years ago, and since then he has become a tireless campaigner to raise
awareness of the damaging effects of impossible expectations.
He said: "People who have eating disorders, it's not
caused by the mannequins, it's not caused by seeing the fashion within the
magazines but it exacerbates a condition for people who are predisposed or who
have an eating disorder and it hinders, it puts barriers, obstacles, up for
those people who are going through the pathway of recovery.
"I urge the retail industry to get real and show us the
images which reflect people and reflect the shapes and sizes of the community
we live in."
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