Hey ladies. how about a Shoppenboy for the holidays?

[ohiosmith]

Not Sure of His Size? Try A Shoppenboy
French Store Offers Male Models to Try on Clothes


If your husband, son or father won't tag along when you want to purchase clothes for him this holiday season, try a Shoppenboy.

Dancing Men in UnderwearFrench menswear store Celio has launched a way to help shoppers by appointing male models, some with extra large appeal, to help them find exactly the right gift. Now shoppers can choose a man, who dons red boxers, whose body type is most like the man they're buying for. The concept is that the various-sized models help people find the right fit for their purchases.

"It was great because I'm always lost. I never remember the size," said Celio Customer Julie.

The store came up with the Les Shoppenboys concept a year ago, and Celio decided it would seek male volunteers. What began as a joke slowly has taken own its own life, after an online casting received 2,000 submissions.

more: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ChristmasCountdown/story?id=3994102

[DarkTirade]

1. If I lived there I'd totally apply for that job...

just to screw them up. I have somewhat odd proportions. :P Broad shoulders... but short arms. I've got a lot of muscle from working at a warehouse... but most clothes aren't made to fit people with muscle like that. They expect people of my size to either be fat or to be fitness nuts... not somewhere inbetween. :P

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. My hubby is the same. Barrel chested, long torso, short arms, and thick thighs that can't fit into

standard cut jeans.

[DarkTirade]

5. Yep, that's me.

If I find jeans that have legs big enough to fit my thighs, they're built for people who are downright fat so they're too big around the waist. And if I find shirts that will fit over my rather thick arms and are broad enough for my very broad shoulders, the arms are usually ridiculously long. The only sweatshirt I could find that fit me at Target a few weeks back is long enough in the arms that I don't need to wear gloves. :) I just let the shirt flop over my hands and there's enough room left over to squeeze it closed.

[supernova]

6. You sound cuddly

:D

[DarkTirade]

7. Cuddly... but with muscle underneath. :P

So I have the option of choosing whether I want to be close and cuddly, or whether I just want to pick someone up and move them out of the way... :P

[supernova]

10. Kewel!

:D

[supernova]

2. LOL, love the couple of beer bellies

:P

Not every Frenchman is fashionably slim. ;-)

Having said that, it would be a total hoot to shop in that store, even if I don't have anyone to shop for right now. :D

[BarenakedLady]

4. I'll take the one on the left.

To go. Thanks!

:D

[DarkTirade]

8. I'll take the one on the right.

Flanking manuever... they'll never see it coming. :P

[ThomCat]

11. You both better share!

:P

[DarkTirade]

12. Nah, I'm not a big fan of her music...

oh, wait, you said share, not Cher. My bad. :P

[AllegroRondo]

9. What about guys shopping for ladies?

Can I get someone in my wife's size to tag along while I shop at Victorias Secret?