AIBU Peculiar poses on fashion websites

Oh yes mum2three that must be a prerequisite for all modelling. Never EVER smile or look remotely happy.

M & S are awful. I was looking at tops but the models were hugging their knees so it was hard to see the top. Dresses with the model sitting just seems silly to me.

Yep. In a nutshell: while ever “we” none model figures (that’s surely the majority) keep on buying or …just looking at the websites even and not complaining to them, they will keep on keeping on.
Sorry M&S with your infeasibly l-ooooo-ng trousers classed as standard….. and dearth of short -fit in your stores.

I agree. It seems as though the models are more important than the clothes....and why do they look so miserable?

I find the models in Chat magazine to be brilliant.

There's a decent selection of models of all shapes and sizes, some quite slim and slinky, others more curvy, younger and older, and they all look glorious!

Is the same with M&S online, young women crouching or slumping against a wall etc., I just want to see the clothes on a model standing upright. And the models are so young and thin, what looks good on them may not look good on an older fuller figure woman. Surely there are older fuller figure women who can show what a top looks like on a size 14/16 etc., rather than a size 8.

Totally agree. I buy a lot of my clothes online from Roman Originals now as they show the model in different poses eg sitting, standing and a back view. Even sometimes with the modek walking so you can see clearly how the dress will hang. The delivery is free and only £3 to send them back. If you enlarge the screen you can see the finer details. I do wish they would say how tall the model is as there is nothing more disappointing than falling in love with say a dress which is just above or below the knee of a model and finding it is a midi or longer and Im just above average height.
So many of the shops have great clothes but the more average sizes never seem to be in stock. I know you can sometimes order them but when your health is poor you don't want to have to go back to collect and then find they don't fit after all.