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We start with our patented inflatable store mannequin (well, okay, probably any sex doll will do, but it needs to have a non-stick surface).
We soak the latest fashions in starch, then arrange them naturally on the mannequin. Once they are dry, we deflate the mannequin and remove. We attach a
support to the discreet wire hanger left behind in the clothes, and display.
Voilà, clothes "hanging" from an invisible mannequin (see illustration).
Artist's Impression
http://www.worth100...his.asp?entry=43589
[DrCurry, Jul 10 2005]
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Focussing on cool picture--trying to not imagine a sex doll with a sticky surface. |
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+, but I haven't seen laundry starch for many years. |
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Thank you DrC for one of the best laughs I've had in a long, long time. For some reason this idea got me giggling and I couldn't stop until I laughed out loud. Don't know exactly why, though. I guess so many mental pictures, double entendres, and just plain bad jokes raced through my mind. |
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BTW, am I paranoid or is that invisible dummy over there giving me the finger? |
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nice idea. haven't shops used headless dummies in the past? |
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I've seen plenty of store mannequins made of clear acrylic. |
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[angel] I think that was the point - you could see them. |
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Do you also go by the name of Eurydice, [DrCurry]? |
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I don't see what you are talking about.
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Transparently fabricated. |
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These are very, very widely used here in
the UK to model footwear. |
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Definate bun for this one (+) mannequins freak me out |
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Can we use this technique in the underwear department to show how to "go commando"? |
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Try to sell red shoes in that store. ** I'm melting, melllting. ** |
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[fridge duck]: Yes, that was rather my point as well. |
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Dr. Curry posts ideas only once in a blue moon. I am happy only once in a blue moon. + |
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Brilliant! My wife is a manager for a thrift store, and one of her employees is in charge of assembling sets for mannequins. She just might love this concept. |
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+ Tres cool. I'm imagining a high ceiling with table and chairs suspended, and an ensemble of invisible party guests above. Don't look up. |
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might be complicated to arrange soaked fabrics naturally, but the general concept is very nice |
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I've seen variations on this where they have curved plastic pieces and rods to simulate a body but you only see the fabric. |
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[+] Besides looking cool, it has the advantage of reducing the number of mannequins that a store needs to own. |
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Tricky this without affecting the fabric sheen in some unwanted way. |
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