What Maynor Naclerio saw on the side of the Route 9W in Haverstraw on Tuesday night turned out to be a homemade mannequin, dressed in ratty clothing and intentionally placed, he believes, in the road.

A new virtual mannequin that can alter its shape to any set of measurements is set to fix online shopping's sizing problem for good. Retailers like Adidas, Nicole Fahri and Hugo Boss have already ...