Categories: Mannequin How-To Guides
Getting a dress form or mannequin for free or at a bargain price at a garage sale or craigslist is only a good deal if it comes with a stand. Because if it doesn’t have a stand, finding one that will fit it perfectly is not such an easy task. There is not a [...]
Categories: Mannequin How-To Guides
We get a lot of requests from customers asking about clear mannequins so that they can achieve something called the “ghost effect” where clothes seem to float off the page, like in the photo above. The mannequin that the clothes were displayed on becomes invisible. We don’t know exactly how to do this other than [...]
Categories: Mannequin How-To Guides, Mannequin Recycling & Sustainable Retailing
To the untrained eye, all mannequins are pretty much same. But that would be like saying a Toyota and a BMW are the same because they are both automobiles with four tires and a steering wheel. But there are huge differences which is why you will pay more for a pre-owned BMW than a brand [...]
Categories: Mannequin How-To Guides
At least once a week, I get an email from someone who wants a mannequin that moves. Since mannequins look like people, the assumption is that they can move or bend like people as well. My mannequin partner in London, MannakinLtd. wrote an informative blog post that I have excerpted here which explains in detail [...]
Categories: Mannequin How-To Guides
The movie the “Black Swan” has created a heightened interest in all things ballet, so of course I had to find a way to tie in ballet with dress forms. And I stumbled upon a gem in this article from the UK. Not only does it provide details about using a dress form in designing [...]
