A Swiss charity has created mannequins based  on the bodies of disabled people in a bid to raise awareness that no one has a  perfect body.

Pro Infirmis, an  organisation for people with  disabilities, worked with people suffering from scoliosis (a curved  spine), shortened limbs and a woman in a wheelchair.

Each had a mannequin made to perfectly  reflect their body shape – which, to their delight, was then displayed in a high  street store in Zurich’s main shopping street.

A Swiss charity has created mannequins based on the  bodies of disabled people in a bid to raise awareness that no one has a perfect  body

Each person had a mannequin made to perfectly reflect  their body shape

People with disabilities glad to meet special  mannequins

The project was devised to mark the International Day of Persons  with Disabilities this week.

Called ‘Because  who is perfect? Get closer’, the story is captured in a moving four-minute film  directed by Alain Gsponer.

The film follows four volunteers who enter a  warehouse with trepidation.

The models are radio host and film critic Alex Oberholzer, Miss Handicap 2010 Jasmine Rechsteiner, athlete Urs  Kolly,  actor Erwin Aljukić and blogger Nadja Schmid.

The project was devised to mark the International Day of  Persons with Disabilities this week

Called ‘Because who is perfect? Get closer,’ the story  is captured in a moving four-minute film directed by Alain Gsponer

The film follows four volunteers who enter a warehouse  with trepidation. They include actor Erwin Aljuki (pictured)

Each is measured before  mannequins are painstakingly crafted to mirror their bodies.

Each person returns to the warehouse to see  their carefully created model – hidden under a blanket when they first  enter.

The film captures the remarkable moment each  person sees their unique sculpture – and reveals the internal struggle some of  those involved have accepting their appearance.

Upon seeing her mannequin, one woman  declares: ‘It’s special to see yourself like this, when you usually can’t look  at yourself in the  mirror.’

Each is measured before mannequins are painstakingly  crafted to mirror their bodies

Each person returns to the warehouse to see their  carefully created model – hidden under a blanket when they first enter

The film captures the emotional moment each person sees  their unique sculpture – and reveals the internal struggle some of those  involved have accepting their appearance

Viewers then see the mannequins carefully  dressed and placed in the front window in a shop on Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich’s main downtown street.

Far from the tall, curve free models seen  worldwide, passers-by see a a woman with a curved spine, or a man or woman in a  wheelchair.

One model said: ‘Seeing it there for real is  quite a shock.’

This, says the charity Pro  Infirmis, is the point of the campaign. It hopes to raise awareness of people  with disabilities, specifically in the  image-obsessed worlds of fashion and retail.

Upon seeing her mannequin, one woman declares: ‘It’s  special to see yourself like this, when you usually can’t look at yourself in  the mirror’

The aim of the project is to raise awareness of people  with disabilities, specifically in the image-obsessed worlds of fashion and  retail

Viewers then see the mannequins carefully dressed and  placed in the front window in a shop on Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich’s main downtown  street

Far from the tall, curve free models seen world wide,  passers-by see a a woman with a curved spine, or a man or woman in a  wheelchair

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