Mannequins

'Unrealistic Beauty Standards Hurt Guys, Too'

| Annabel Weiner | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Video, Model-Size, Mannequins, Macys, Models Anorexia, Beauty Standards, Weight Loss, Self-Esteem, Abercrombie & Fitch, Plus Size Models, Macys Mannequins, Hollister, High School News

This is a teen-written article from The Communicator, the student-run print and online newspaper of Community High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

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PHOTOS: Can Mannequins In The Loop Encourage Pedestrian Safety?

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Mannequins, Cross Walks, Mannequins in Chicago, Chicago Pedestrian Plan, Safety Campaign, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago Police Department, Pedestrians, Gabe Klein, Cdot, Pedestrian Safety, Idot, Chicago News

The Chicago Department of Transportation launched a citywide awareness campaign by installing 32 mannequins along Wacker Dr., each representing one of...

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Showing Her Tan Lines: Jessie & The Toy Boys Prepares for Pop Dominance

Jon Chattman | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Socks, Jessie Malakouti, Mannequins, Summer, Femme Fatale, Scritti Politti, Britney Spears, Jessie and the Toy Boys, Tour, Tan Lines, Nicki Minaj, Pop, Pushi It, Show Me Your Tan Lines, Entertainment News

How'd you spend your summer so far? Stop. Don't even answer that because it'll pale in comparison to Jessie Malakouti of Jessie and The Toy Boys.

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WATCH: Law Firm Fights For Mannequins' Rights

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Commercial Parody, 4th of July, Commercials, Video, Mannequins, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Mannequin Fireworks Injuries, Commercial Parodies, Jimmy Kimmel, Lawsuit Commercial, Class Action Lawsuit, Fourth of July, Comedy News

We all know that fireworks are one of the most dangerous factors in a 4th of July experience, but it isn't often that we stop to consider the true vic...

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An Open Letter to Whoever Is Responsible for Dressing the Mannequins at Free People Stores

Annie Stamell | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Sophia Rossi, Girls, Zooey Deschanel, Giggles, Free People, Open Letter, Mannequins, Hellogiggles, Molly Mcaleer, Pretty Little Liars, Hello-Giggles, Stamos, Comedy News

Some mannequin dresser has got a good eye because those mannequins somehow manage to convince people that they totally should buy a sequined paisley print mullet dress that will look best when accompanied by a grandmother's crochet sweater.

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Sidewalk Catwalk Launches Mannequin Art Exhibition

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Public Art, Herald Square, Times Square, Prabal Gurung Michelle Obama, Mannequins, New York Garment District, Diane Von Furstenberg, Garment District, Prabal Gurung, Slidepollajax, Nyc Events, Nyc Culture, New York News

Pianos are officially out. The latest trend in the New York public art scene? Mannequins donning couture made of weather-proof materials, designed by ...

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The Politics of Mannequins, Part II

Tove Hermanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion/Apparel, Fashion, Mannequins, Plus Size, Style News

Picking up from where I left off, I'm going to address mannequins' evolution in the second half of the 20th century.

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Manorexic Mannequins?

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mannequins, Body Shape, New York Magazine, Pressure Women, Eating Disorders, Noveau, Media, Andy Roddick, Tennis Play, Perfect Body, Health Magazine, Binge Eating, Men S Health, Newsweek, National Eating Disorder Association, Self Esteem, Mindful Eating, Inch Waist, Manorexia, Airbrushed, Dr. Susan Albers, Eating Disorder Association, Eating Mindfully, Mannequin, Binge Eaters, Body Image, Average Waist Size, Airbrushing, Clothing Style, Inch Chest, Males, Style News

Do we see pressure for men to have an "ideal body type" in other ways besides mannequins? Sure. Men are now being subjected to airbrushing in the media to give them the perfect body.

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Mannequins in Art

Tove Hermanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mannequins, Cindy Sherman, Ruben Toledo, Allen Jones, Surrealism, Helmut Newton, Hans Bellmer, Bdsm, Fashion, Fashion/Apparel, Feminism, A Clockwork Orange, Dada Movement, Simon Doonan, Style News

As mannequins have been anatomically perfected and increasingly incorporated into the public sphere via window displays, they have also been utilized by artists other than window dressers.

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The Politics of Mannequins, Part I

Tove Hermanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mannequins, Wwii, Style News

In an old issue of Hue magazine, I read a surprisingly interesting article on "The Life and Times of Mannequins." I haven't studied dress forms in depth, but I have been mistaken for a mannequin.

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Strange Sleepers: Artist Puts Mannequins In Compromising Positions (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mannequins Sleeping, Mark Jenkins, Mannequins, Sleeping Mannequins, Winston-Salem, Mark Jenkins Mannequins, North Carolina, Comedy News

Artist Mark Jenkins did an installation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina of mannequins in odd positions. Some were sleeping (see below), some were div...

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Cops: Child Porn Shrine Found At Home Of Kevin M. Derks

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Mannequins, Hannah Montana, Child Sex, Porn Shrinke, Crime, Kiddie Porn, Child Porn, Kenosha Beaches, Dvds, Olsen Twins, Ashely Olsen, Kevin M. Derks, Pornography, Dolls, Mary Kate Olsen, Kevin Derks, Kenosha, Home News

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plasteri...

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Halloween in New York: Bleecker Street

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Costumes, Skeletons, Horror Movies, West Village, Mannequins, Horror Films, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, New York News

Halloween is the only time of the year that I actually pay attention to store window displays, and I'm always impressed by the offerings on Bleecker Street in the West Village.

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