Mannequins With Ever More Insane Proportions In stores across Venezuela, clothes are modeled by bizarre mannequins with "bulging bosom and cantilevered buttocks, a wasp waist and long legs," says The New York Times. According to Eliezer Álvarez, the designer of the fiberglass femmes, they are based on his perceptions of the way Venezuelan women actually look. Unsurprisingly, ... More »
Nov. 7, 2013 - New York Magazine
Mannequins Give Shape to a Venezuelan Fantasy Mannequins with bulging bosoms, long legs and wasp waists have become standard in the country, serving as an exaggerated, sometimes polarizing, version of the female form.
Nov. 6, 2013 - New York Times