Fat Mannequins and Nothing But Polyester Clothing At JCPenney's?

The Awl . com decided to check out one Cintra Wilson who writes a Critical Shopper column for the New York Times wherein she dogged the JC Penney's Manhatten store for having mannequins Ms. Wilson described as "obese." Ms. Wilson further slammed the Penny's store for its garish discount sale signs and its complete line of cheap polyester clothing.

JC Penney's is one of the stores I do shop for casual attire and I can't say I have ever seen a fat mannequin. I think I might have spotted a "pregnant" mannequin some years ago when the wife was with child. As to the 'nothing but polyester clothing' in Penny's from what I saw just three days ago was a line of shirts and trousers of 100% cotton with a few casual shirts that were 65% cotton 35% polyester. If you want something wash and wear that keeps its crease and looks ironed when its not then you will get the combination fabric. My experience with no-iron 100% cotton is it looks like you slept in it but then that appears to be the look the younger set goes for.

Enough of my comment. Take a gander at what The Awl found in its first hand look at the store Ms Wilson puts in the same category as lesser than Kmart at
http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/real-america-with-abe-sauer-a-visit-to-new-york-citys-jc-penney