The fashion industry, known for catering to our collective vanity, has come up with an ingenious method for selling women’s apparel.
According to the Independent Online, clothing retailers on the Mainland use “specially made, curved mirrors which make people look more slender when they try on items in the fitting rooms.”
Magic mirror can you state, when did I lose all that weight?
This has gotta be a big plus for BBW admirers: pear-shaped ladies strutting around in belly shirts and low rise jeans.
This is just more proof that even in a socialist economy, capitalism can flourish. P.T. Barnum is surely smiling down upon Beijing today.
I just wonder if there are any regulations that require an etched disclaimer stating “Objects In Mirror Appear Slimmer Than They Are”.
This happened to Elaine on Sienfeld. It’s criminal, I tell ya! That’s why it’s best to shop in packs. Your friends will tell you what the mirror won’t.
While a mirror may make you appear slimmer, there’s no way it can hide when something is ill-fitting. I don’t see how they think it could possibly benefit them. (“Wow, I sure do look thin in these pants; I guess the big blob of fat over the waist and the nasty camel-toe, not to mention the fact that they’re 6 inches too long is not an issue!”)
Think of a woman with a wedgie (or a Melvin, depending on what part of the country you’re in)… and just reverse it. Wedgie in the front. Or a “Veggie”. Get it?
