Retailers must be more responsible – Be Real responds to Topshop’s ultra-thin mannequins - Understanding Eating Disorders

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Two years after Topshop said it would stop its use of ultra-skinny mannequins they reappeared in a shop window. Read our full response.

Denise Hatton, Chief Executive of the National Council of YMCAs, a founding partner of body image campaign Be Real, said:

“It’s shocking to see the return of ultra-thin mannequins at Topshop, almost two years after the retailer said it will stop using them.

“Once again young women and girls are presented with an ‘ideal’ body type that’s unrealistic and unheal...