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Mannequins, What or who are?

Mannequins, history and typology

The mannequins I'm a total or partial representation of the human body used to wear and show clothing. The dummy was and is without a doubt the most popular presentation tool used by shop.

Our "silent salespeople" are used to express at first glance all the features of the store and its products. On the basis of their shape and their kind help to unleash the imagination of the client and to have the outfit in the best possible way.

At this page you will find more about them history, their use, the types, the materials and some useful tips on How to choose the one most suited to your store!

A bit of history

The word comes from the Dutch manneken Dummies, "little man". The first products date back to 1700, dolls were as high as fifty centimeters over which the seamstresses made of shortened versions of their leaders. These "dolls" were then shipped to Europe and America to allow the ladies to carefully choose fashionable clothes.

Over time the size increased until the current ones which comply with standard dimensions 1:1 of the human body. In this connection we recommend this interesting article from Collector's Weekly about how the mannequins are connected with the history of man.

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Where and why to use mannequins

The dummy can be used in shop window (Perhaps the best known method of using), input areas (Shop hot spots), themed areas or as head of gondolas and middle Islands.

1. Can be used to highlight a particular ' collection by grouping them together in a specific point of the shop.

2. Affect your customer to let them buy the merchandise and matching accessories.

3. Featured used can convince potential customers to enter the store by increasing your sales.

Types and materials

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Realistic Mannequins

This type of sales reflects as much as possible the human body and face shapes. Faces with make up, wigs and hands and feet with realistic finishes are their characteristics. Can, and in some cases must, be exchanged for actual people inside the store and are suitable to wear special sizes or related products (such. example gown with jewels, bag and shoes).

Semi Realistic Mannequins

Are similar to the above but without the detail of those realistic. They very often have the same shapes but typologies of "artistic" makeup and wigs to replace.

Abstract Mannequins

The abstract or semi abstract mannequins have proportionate body dimensions and faces no particular (e.g. egg heads) or just paintings and mentioned. Is a very broad category because in recent years acquired a remarkable artistic value, disrupting from the Windows of the most famous boutique mannequins realistic. Not having clearly defined and recognizable details their average life span in the store is much longer,

Headless mannequins

The headless mannequins have body proportions identical to the other types but their playback stops for a hint of the neck. Because of this they may lose some appeal but, Thanks to smaller dimensions, are definitely suitable for shop Windows or areas where the height can be a problem.

Modular Dummies

This type of dummy has jointed limbs or joints that allow you to put the dummy in different poses. They are normally made of wood or plastic and keeping the proportions of the human body.

MATERIALS

Polypropylene

The advantages of polypropylene they are highly resistant to shocks and lower cost. In contrast the aesthetics and the quality of the dummy suffers quite a bit. (to be considered most of these dummies have Asian backgrounds)

Fiberglass

The fiberglass is a material more aesthetically valid, with a very good definition of detail but a remarkable fragility and we say that is certainly not eco friendly!

Polyurethane

The polyurethane It has a good resistance and an excellent definition of details. Compared to glass fiber is more expensive and heavy and tends to lose color with exposure to light.

Polyethylene

The polyethylene is perhaps the most eco friendly combined with good resistance to shocks and a great degree of finish of the dummy.

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