Window display slammed as obscene

LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A window display at a London shopping center is drawing numerous complaints comparing it to pornography and accusing it of objectifying women.

The 8-foot window display at Suit Supply in the Westfield shopping center features images of a man sitting next to a woman while she touches her naked breast, a driving man groping a female passenger and a man lifting a reclining woman's dress to look at her underwear, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

The pictures, part of the store's "Shameless" advertising campaign, have been the subject of numerous complaints to Westfield managers and the Advertising Standards Authority. Complaints have also been posted on the Mumsnet Web site and Twitter.

The Advertising Standards Authority said it has received about 10 complaints, but callers were referred to watchdog group Consumer Direct as the authority only deals with paid advertising space.

Suit Supply released a statement saying the pictures are "a well-balanced mix of style, humor and sex, the essence of fashion."

"We fully disagree that our campaign would be obscene and denigrating towards women. On the contrary, the women depicted in the photographs are obviously in the lead," the statement said.