This is my series devoted to the real life models who became Rootstein mannequins. All the mannequins posted here are from the Nomad series released in 1999. I have no idea why it was called the Nomads – if you do please leave a comment.…

This is my series devoted to vintage Rootstein mannequins. This is Penelope one of the few plus size mannequins Rootstein released. I thought that the only plus size mannequins Rootstein produced were the Plump and Pretty series in the 1970’s. But according to this article,…

This is my series devoted to the real life models who became Rootstein mannequins. This post is about some of the ethnic male mannequins that Rootstein produced. A little background first. A “racially ambiguous” male provides a retailer lots of flexibility in display options. If…

This is my series devoted to the real life models who became Rootstein mannequins. This is Ross from the series Felix and Ross. As with most of the male mannequins that Rootstein made, there is not much information on the real life person. Male models…