Emaciated mannequins: a study of mannequin body size in high street fashion stores

Abstract Background There is concern that the body size of fashion store mannequins are too thin and promote unrealistic body ideals. To date there has been no systematic examination of the size of high street fashion store mannequins. Methods We surveyed national fashion retailers located on the hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eric Robinson, Paul Aveyard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-017-0142-6