"正常尺寸的假人模特兒現身商店"

數十年來，零售商一直都在骨瘦如柴的模特兒身上展示他們的服飾。然而，大眾不再像這些纖瘦的身材，世界各地的商店都擺出了更真實的假人模特兒為了更貼近購物者的體態，這樣他們才能在逛街的時候真正看見自己穿那套服飾的樣子。

在那些商店之中，瑞典商店Ahlens是首間使用曲線豐腴的假人模特兒。這些模特兒的照片很快就被瘋傳，世界各地上千名女性都慶祝這更為自然的比例。同樣地，英國最大的百貨公司之一Debenhams去年12月也開始使用大尺碼的假人模特兒來展示服裝。他們的總經理說他們希望能讓人們對自己的體態覺得更自在，並且開啟了一股潮流讓其他店家能夠仿效。

人們說假人模特兒和模特兒的外型對時尚界的影響越來越大，男性女性皆然。幾年前，西班牙的公司被吩咐展示的假人模特兒至少要六號或是更大的尺寸，以幫助打擊厭食症。與此同時，以色列去年頒布了一項新法，規定時尚圈的模特兒的BMI至少要有18.5。

(Culture) Normal-Sized Mannequins Hit Stores

For decades, retail stores have displayed their clothing and accessories on super skinny models. However, with the public no longer resembling these slim figures, retailers around the world have rolled out more realistic mannequins in an attempt to represent the shape of their shoppers better so that they can visualize themselves in the clothing when shopping.

Among the retailers, Swedish store Ahlens was one of the first to use curvy mannequins. Photos of its models quickly went viral, with thousands of women around the world celebrating the more natural proportions. Likewise, Debenhams, one of Britains largest department stores, also began to use plus-sized mannequins to model their clothes last December. According to its director, it hopes to help people feel more comfortable about their body and start a trend for other retailers to follow.

It is said that the representation of mannequins and models is increasingly impacting the fashion industry, for both men and women. A few years ago companies in Spain were ordered to display mannequins at least size 6 or larger in order to help combat anorexia. Meanwhile, Israel put a new law in place last year, whereby fashion models are required to have a BMI of at least 18.5.

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