Break Time: New store caters to guys who are 'short and stout'

By Diana Falzone

Published May 07, 2013

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Forget Big and Tall stores, now there are stores for short and stout guys. Complete with bigger dressing rooms, Destination XL stores are bound to help out some "apple shaped" guys. 

In other news, Patrick Schwarzenegger is probably in big trouble for reportedly sneaking into a club using a fake I.D. and getting into a tiff with the DJ. We're guessing Arnold isn't too happy about that one. 

Finally, a 2012 consumer sandwich trend report revealed Millennials don't know how to make their own sandwiches. Generation Y folks apparently prefer to overpay for pre-made sandwiches. 

Diana Falzone is a FoxNews.com contributor and the advice columnist for My Wingman Diana on Military.com. Her work has been published in the textbook "Sexuality Education," distributed in universities across North America. You can follow her on Twitter @dianafalzone.
 

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Picture of full-figured retail store mannequins goes viral

Published March 15, 2013

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Retail store mannequins have long been criticized for being too thin, not accurately reflecting the average female body.

Now, new mannequins in Sweden are getting buzz online for showcasing more womanly figures, Examiner.com reported.  A blogger for Women’s Rights News posted a photo of fuller-figured mannequins from a clothing store in Sweden, and the photo has since gone viral.

Rather than having extremely thin waists, arms and legs, the mannequins showcase a little thicker thighs, softer stomachs and a few extra pounds.  Not only that, but the plastic women are not covered up but are wearing skimpy lingerie.

Typically the average mannequin size in clothing and department stores is a four or six.  The average size for American women is 14.

It was previously reported that the mannequins were from a Swedish H&M store, but a spokesperson for H&M said the picture was not from one of their stores.

So far the picture has garnered more than 2,800 comments on Facebook and close to 16,500 shares.  Many of the commenters laud the photos for reflecting real female body types.  One commentator wrote:  “Finally, mannequins showing how clothes fit on real women. I'm changing where I shop!”

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