Do you have a mannequin with a big crack on the face but is otherwise in good condition? Here are some ways to give it a new FABULOUS life. These ideas came from The Creativity Window, a good resource for visual merchandising projects.
If you put a decorative mask on it no one will know the difference. Use a Halloween mask and Mardi Gras.
You can also attach flowers on the head to cover the damage and then repaint the mannequin a bright eye popping colors. We have a large variety of distressed mannequin in our “boneyard” at Mannequin Madness at discount prices. And with a little creativity you can turn them into real works of art for your home or window.
Another idea is to make a head dress on the mannequin using a variety of household objects – curlers for example. Or leaves, feathers grass, twigs, hay, straw and many other free materials that are just available around. Recycling is also good idea to apply when making your personalized headdress.
Here are 2 over the top examples of household objects turned into fashion pieces. They were done by artist Zoe Bradley for Harvey Nichols stores in London.
Another way you can transform the mannequin would be to use poster color or water color to cover the damaged part with decorative body painting.
I have tried also doing this to our old mannequin which has damaged wrists. The bolts were lost so I only stuck the wrist with packing tape and applied partial body painting on it to hide the packing tape. The example on the photo above is an example of a very creative mannequin body painting.
You can recompose the parts and the pose. If your mannequin is manufactured to be standing, detached the waist and let it sit. If the arms are manufactured to be hanging down try to raise them up. Use some adhesives and other binding material to achieve this purpose. You can also use the mannequin limbs in creative ways like the ones below from Diesel and Lanvin window displays.
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