The models must no longer be visible from shop fronts under the rule controlling various forms of advertising in Ho Chi Minh City, Phap Luat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh newspaper said on its website.
"Putting the mannequin somewhere that people in the streets cannot see it is OK," the report quoted local official Le Quang Vinh as saying.
"No one wears underwear in public places, and it runs counter to Vietnamese traditional custom."
Underwear mannequins are widespread at shops in HCMC and elsewhere in Vietnam.
Source: AFP |