tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1436826222922497607..comments2024-03-28T11:28:51.868-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Target puts its customers on a pedestalNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56221377829416750492018-09-17T22:31:51.948-05:002018-09-17T22:31:51.948-05:00I think it is about time these mannequins showed u...I think it is about time these mannequins showed up. Most my grown ass women friends are discouraged even thinking about clothes shopping. (I am tall and thin, having "outgrown" LANKY on recently..so also am discouraged.) It is refreshing to see a nice looking outfit on a mannequin larger than a size 4. Bigger women can finally see how they might look in an outfit . The mannequin IS aspirational. We women aspire to purchase clothing that fit AND look nice on us, and be bigger than a size 8 when we do.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509402029731074394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29325366417974684982018-09-14T16:37:58.576-05:002018-09-14T16:37:58.576-05:00There have been a couple of movies about a mannequ...There have been a couple of movies about a mannequin coming alive, the first was called "Mannequin" & the second was "Mannequin 2".<br />Very original?Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24232986452042618712018-09-14T15:53:38.657-05:002018-09-14T15:53:38.657-05:00Pose her on a couch and give her a languid express...Pose her on a couch and give her a languid expression and the mannequin (womanquinn?) would be very like, dimension-wise, Titian's Venus of Urbino, the epitome of female pulchritude in olden, Renaissance, days. A long torso, ample hips, voluptuous thighs, small but perky breasts, a hand resting provocatively on the mons veneris. Wander the streets of Florence or the corridors of the Bargello and you will see many such naturally shaped beauties rendered in marble, often in the clutches of idolized,impossibly muscular, male figures. Fashions in bodies do, it seems, change.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1358851581940681042018-09-14T12:25:22.763-05:002018-09-14T12:25:22.763-05:00Yes, I remember it well. The mannequins took turns...Yes, I remember it well. The mannequins took turns, for one week, being “alive”. After the week ends they had to go back and become a mannequin again. Creepy, and a metaphor of some kind, I imagine.SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73445575847265926742018-09-14T09:23:02.119-05:002018-09-14T09:23:02.119-05:00This calls to mind Ross's article on inappropr...This calls to mind Ross's article on inappropriate meme groups in the Claremont Independent. Specifically, <a href="https://claremontindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-19-at-3.26.30-PM.png" rel="nofollow">Image 5</a> is portrayed as ridiculing the Holocaust. Shockingly, these are actual models that find employment in the fashion industry. Because of the demand, some young ladies will practice a form of extreme anorexia, to meet the standards required by their modeling agency. It's very dangerous and can result in permanent physiological harm, if not outright death. They are called ultra-thin models, and for the life of me I can't imagine how customers find it appealing. Perhaps the clothing designer thinks it will accentuate some aspect of the design that will make the wearer seem thinner. The meme may be crude and insensitive, but is likely meant more of an indictment of the fashion industry than making fun of the Holocaust.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5589630242650198812018-09-14T08:56:01.923-05:002018-09-14T08:56:01.923-05:00It makes sense for retailers to use the more reali...It makes sense for retailers to use the more realistic sized mannequins.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21860431206891909312018-09-14T08:52:12.380-05:002018-09-14T08:52:12.380-05:00I'd like to see Freakonomics explore the frump...I'd like to see Freakonomics explore the frumpy mannequin trend. Seems to me the "aspirational" aspect of selling clothes, beer, houses, hamburgers, and politicians is to make them look better than reality. Could be some marketing major will set us straight on the subject.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2414377005847661712018-09-14T08:41:38.262-05:002018-09-14T08:41:38.262-05:00But wait...there was a Twilight Zone episode that ...But wait...there was a Twilight Zone episode that follows your suggestion that the mannequins came to life after dark when the store was closed. I am a little fuzzy on the details (it was a long time ago that I saw it), but I remember it. It had the typical Rod Sterling touch of horror and common place. Mike P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12966355340005592550noreply@blogger.com