Europeans Question the Use of Slimming Mirrors in Stores
Have we all had the experience of seeing ourselves in the changing room mirror, trying on a bit of fashion, deciding whether to trade our precious dollars for it? Well, European Parliament MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk is all over the issue (primarily focusing on the British chain, Marks & Spencer), and introduced it into the chamber:
Marks and Spencer has said it is mystified by a claim by MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk that it uses “distorting” mirrors in its changing rooms.
Mr Kilroy-Silk has accused the store of misleading women with mirrors that make them look slimmer in its clothes.
He made the allegation in a written question in the European Parliament.
An M&S spokesman said: “Our mirrors are perfectly normal, standard mirrors. We are at a loss as to what he might be referring to.”
In his question, Mr Kilroy-Silk asked if it was “conceivable that within the millions of EU regulations covering virtually every aspect of life in the EU” there was not one that made it illegal for M&S to have mirrors that “deliberately distort women’s shapes”.
