River Island’s mannequins are having a really tough time right now

We’re all for clothing brands using mannequins that are a little more representative of real, everyday women. Bring on the diversity. Bring on necks of a normal length, and non-Barbie proportions. But River Island has taken relatability to a new level. And we’re not quite sure we’re ready for it. River Island’s mannequins are still super slim and ghostly white, but now, they’re in the midst of an existential crisis – just like you! Or they’re hungover. Either way, they’re tucked up in the foetal position and they’re gazing down at the floor. They’re not doing well. These mannequins truly are all of us. And maybe that’s the point. Maybe River Island want to show us what their clothes will look like when we’re in our darkest moments – when we’re crying in the shower, wondering what our life has become, or working ourselves up so we can be bothered to get up and do a food shop. Although if that’s the case, we reckon they should have gone all out and added some cried-on mascara streaks. And perhaps a box of takeaway chips. The mannequins were most recently spotted in the River Island on Grafton Street in Dublin by author Sarah Maria Griffin (who currently has a book out called Spare And Found Parts, if you’re in need of something new to read), who asks the important questions. Important questions meaning ‘u ok hun’, obviously. | Metro News via IFTTT

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