Sign Of The Times: Male Mannequins Get Skinnier
LatestJust when the “curvy” debate with regards to female models is heating up, New York magazine reports that display mannequin manufacturer Rootstein has debuted a new item, the “Homme Nouveau.” This “new man” has a 27-inch waist.
The “classic” male mannequin has a 33″ waist; the average waist size of an American man in 2006 was 39 inches. But apparently, for men, skinny is “in” and “now.” But what is the cost of declaring a downsized and slender mannequin as more fashionable? What happens when you send the message that to be stylish is to be skinny? Women have been struggling with this for years, and some of us are pissed. Instead of being abandoned, is this ideal just getting traction?