February 19, 201016 yr Debenhams launches size 16 mannequins in shop windows to reflect shape of average woman By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:06 AM on 19th February 2010 Comments (247) Add to My Stories Department store Debenhams has launched a trial of size 16 mannequins in its windows, it announced today. The store placed the mannequins in its Oxford Street branch in London today and wants customer feedback before extending the trial. Debenhams currently uses standard size 10 mannequins in all its window displays despite the majority of women in the UK measuring in at either a size 14 or 16. Enlarge Signs next to the mannequins, which will be wearing the recently launched Principles by Ben de Lisi range, will ask customers: 'I'm a size 16. Do you want to see more of me?' Debenhams stocks up to size 26 in its womenswear department, with 42 per cent of sales coming from size 14 and 16 garments. More... Size 6 former Vogue cover girl claims she's been rejected for being 'too fat'I lost 10 stone in a year - and here are the pictures to prove it! Debenhams spokesman Mark Stevens said: 'We are proud to offer a broad and varied choice for women of all ages, shapes and sizes in store. So we thought we should reflect this in our window displays. 'If it's popular with customers we would love to roll it out.' Susan Ringwood, chief executive of eating disorders charity Beat, said: 'Women often feel it is their fault that clothes don't look as good on them as they do in the shop window so we congratulate Debenhams on taking this initiative.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1251983/Department-store-puts-size-16-mannequins-shop-windows-reflect-shape-average-woman.html#ixzz0g1hCMS5N
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