Word: mannequins
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...want to glimpse true parental devotion, head to the local mall in Vicksburg, Miss. Just past the JCPenney and the KB Toys, right across from the Corn Dog 7, you'll find a storefront occupied by Redwood Elementary School. A mannequin in the school's red-and-blue uniform presides over a spread of student-made dioramas and papier-mache, painstakingly displayed by Redwood parents in an all-day decorating marathon. On a recent Saturday, the school's choir serenaded shoppers while a troop of parent volunteers was on hand with brochures extolling the virtues of a Redwood education...
...Although it may seem as though the "Realdoll" is merely an anatomically correct mannequin, another customer, whose name is withheld by request, expresses a feeling of companionship with his new playmate. "She arrived at roughly 1 p.m....She made the journey well, she was strapped in her seat. The only trouble was that her left shoe had come...
...character, sees his opening: he keeps Hazel in his home, trying desperately to keep Hazel ignorant of their disputes. Meanwhile, an eclectic bunch comes to her rescue: Freddie, a black American roofer, Charlotte, an out-of-work actress and inveterate moocher, and Mr. Early, a designer of mannequin parts...
...York's fashion week may have disappointed some designers, but it proved wholly irrelevant to those who staged last week's Lane Bryant lingerie show--a plus-size production where no model under a size 14 was even a candidate. Among those casing the runway was former Guess? mannequin ANNA NICOLE SMITH. The show, which was loaded onto Lane Bryant's website the following night, registered 50,000 hits within 24 hours. Though close to half of American women wear a size 12 or above, this was the first-ever lingerie show aimed at women who have never...