"People clogged the sidewalk on Lower Manhattan's East Houston Street to get a glimpse at a surprising site from an unsurprising source.
At 3am Thursday morning, American Apparel gave its contemplative batch of lingerie-wearing female mannequins a new look: fully grown out pubic hair.
The move has been embraced by some and chided by others. Media Bistro's PRNewser mockingly tweeted that the mannequins have "grooming issues," an attitude that (for those wearing rose colored glasses) might be the reason why American Apparel did it in the first place. Others suggested the mannequin merkin could be a solidarity cry, a public statement that American Apparel stands with the growing movement of pubic hair acceptance."* John Iadarola (TYT University), Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and Gina Grad (The Gina Grad Show) break it down.
*Read more here from Laura Stampler / Time:
At 3am Thursday morning, American Apparel gave its contemplative batch of lingerie-wearing female mannequins a new look: fully grown out pubic hair.
The move has been embraced by some and chided by others. Media Bistro's PRNewser mockingly tweeted that the mannequins have "grooming issues," an attitude that (for those wearing rose colored glasses) might be the reason why American Apparel did it in the first place. Others suggested the mannequin merkin could be a solidarity cry, a public statement that American Apparel stands with the growing movement of pubic hair acceptance."* John Iadarola (TYT University), Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and Gina Grad (The Gina Grad Show) break it down.
*Read more here from Laura Stampler / Time:
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