Since September is National Hispanic Heritage month, I am devoting this blog to all the Rootstein mannequins that were sculpted from models of Hispanic descent. 1 Simone – Puerto Rican 2 Pal (Palmira) Henry – Afro Latina from…

This is my series devoted to the real life models who became Rootstein mannequins. I have a client who has over 100 Rootstein mannequins in his collection and he has provided all the content for these posts. Initially…

Walk into most stores today and you’ll see mannequins that are abstract, faceless, and interchangeable. It wasn’t always that way. Decades ago, one company transformed retail displays by creating mannequins based on real people, real personalities, and real…

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 model/mannequin is named Firefly. She is pose code…