According to the Black Book, the fashion blogosphere has been a buzz for days as a result of news that male mannequins are dropping some serious pounds. That’s right, British mannequin purveyor, Roostein has said that it will soon debut its skinniest male form ever–one equipped with a 35″ chest and a 27″ waist. Even more shocking however, is the fact that “there’s evidence that the new paradigm has given rise to male anorexia,” New York magazine argues. Their proof: Roostein’s original male mannequin from 1967 featured a 42″ chest and a 33″ waist and from then on things have only downsized. (New York also points out that the number of men with eating disorders from 1990 to the present has more than doubled from 10% to 25%.)
So what do you think of that? Who do you know that has a 35″ chest and a 27″ waist? I certainly don’t. And more importantly, would you want to fuck someone so skinny you might break him?
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