This is my series devoted to the real life models who became Rootstein mannequins. The mannequins are also dressed in attire that provides a little bit of fashion history.
This is Ariane Koizumi. She is Eurasian (half Dutch, half Japanese) and wears her hair short given her a slightly androgynous appearance.
She has strong similarities to another Eurasian model, Tina Chow, that Rootstein also made as a mannequin.
Ariane was a custom sculpture for Saks Fifth Avenue. They had her as an abstract, versus realistic version.
One time when we recycled the mannequins at a Saks store that was closing the ONLY mannequins they had were Ariane and they are all painted the glossy black you see in the photos.
This was the only time I have ever seen Rootstein Mannequins in a glossy black finish.
While some mannequins collectors have had her transformed into a realistic face, I don’t think Rootstein every released a realistic version of Ariane. To the best of my knowledge there isn’t even a Rootstein catalogue with her image, because she was for Saks only.
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