Anything about this picture look unusual to you? Yup, the Mannequins in Swedish department store Åhléns don’t look like your normal shop mannequin. They look like REAL WOMEN!!! (well ones with dodgy wigs, but we’ll forgive them that). Even better, this photo dates back from 2010, and they’ve been using models in a range of
Shop Mannequins – Why Can’t They Be Life-Size? Read More »
I’ve said it for quite some time; I know high BMI in pregnancy means a greater risk of developing complications, but what if those complications don’t develop? I’ve never understood why our pregnancies can’t then be treated as ‘normal’? Is there such a thing as a low risk obese pregnancy? At last a large study,
At last! Good news! A study on LOW RISK obese pregnancies! Read More »
Here’s an interesting little video snippet from Buzzfeed, highlighting common misconceptions and presumptions we make about food and how it is presented (and how manufacturers and retailers know how to exploit that): While I wouldn’t usually cite Buzzfeed as a reputable source, it’s actually based on an article called ‘Fooled by Food’ from the Canadian
But what a shame that a photo like this appearing in magazines, unphotoshopped, is completely inconceivable these days. Marilyn looks great, but to our modern eyes, accustomed to a false representation of perfection, it’s now seems strange, even shocking, to see a tummy not perfectly toned, thighs that touch, breasts subject to gravitational forces. That’s
