I am happy many of you responded and responded positively to this!
Ornella, your post is moving because firstly, you are SUCH a beautiful woman with a beautiful figure, and to think that even you would feel affected by these mannequins makes me sad. At the same time, it seems that you are consciously fighting it off. Thank you for sharing your discovery about yourself in such an honest compelling way.
Dianthus, you've nailed it: the surprise we are so used to accept when an item is tried on. The expectation created by the mannequin is a set up for disappointment and distracts us from trying the items that would look good on our actual bodies.
Jjsloane, Kalli, wouldn't a variety of sizes and body shapes be the best? If I finally saw my own body type reproduced, I think I would be more willing to buy - anyway, to try on the item.
Ironkurtin, La Belle, Diana, good for you to be able to ignore the mannequins' shapes! I don't know how you do it, but I guess there are many types of brains. Mine is more the type to detect why something look good on a mannequin, why it doesn't on me, and subsequently despise my own body for it. But if you can see it for what it is, then you are very lucky.
La Belle, I agree that not only the mannequins'sizes should be varied, but also the actual clothing sizes! I suffer lack of available sizes when I shop, and suspect that with the advent of online shopping, it will not get any better...
Modegekkie, what a great point you bring up. Isn't it funny that when we think about something that harms or ill-treats us, we try to put it in perspective, diminish its impact; But when we transpose that same treatment onto loved ones, like our daughters, we become concerned! Yet it is the same treatment. It's just we have been trained not to care for it when it's done to ourselves. So yes, be it only for our daughters, these subtle yet potentially negative messages should change.
Angie, so true, and so wise: We ALL are "the norm". More shapes and sizes would make for more interest.
