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).-- DrCurry, Jul 10 2005 Artist's Impression http://www.worth100...his.asp?entry=43589 [DrCurry, Jul 10 2005] Focussing on cool picture--trying to not imagine a sex doll with a sticky surface.
+, but I haven't seen laundry starch for many years.-- baconbrain, Jul 10 2005 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.
BTW, am I paranoid or is that invisible dummy over there giving me the finger?-- Canuck, Jul 10 2005 nice idea. haven't shops used headless dummies in the past?-- po, Jul 10 2005 I've seen plenty of store mannequins made of clear acrylic.-- angel, Jul 10 2005 [angel] I think that was the point - you could see them.-- fridge duck, Jul 10 2005 Do you also go by the name of Eurydice, [DrCurry]?-- wagster, Jul 10 2005 I don't see what you are talking about. +-- sartep, Jul 10 2005 Check the link.-- wagster, Jul 10 2005 Transparently fabricated.-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 10 2005 These are very, very widely used here in the UK to model footwear.-- Basepair, Jul 10 2005 Definate bun for this one (+) mannequins freak me out-- gorjabuble, Jul 11 2005 Can we use this technique in the underwear department to show how to "go commando"?-- baconbrain, Jul 11 2005 Try to sell red shoes in that store. ** I'm melting, melllting. **-- reensure, Jul 11 2005 [fridge duck]: Yes, that was rather my point as well.-- angel, Jul 11 2005 Dr. Curry posts ideas only once in a blue moon. I am happy only once in a blue moon. +-- nomadic_wonderer, Jul 14 2005 crawler!-- po, Jul 14 2005 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.-- elhigh, Jul 14 2005 Brilliant.-- dbmag9, Feb 11 2006 + 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.-- nth, Feb 12 2006 might be complicated to arrange soaked fabrics naturally, but the general concept is very nice-- loonquawl, Jun 04 2009 I've seen variations on this where they have curved plastic pieces and rods to simulate a body but you only see the fabric.-- Arcanus, Jun 05 2009 [+] Besides looking cool, it has the advantage of reducing the number of mannequins that a store needs to own.-- goldbb, Jun 08 2009 Tricky this without affecting the fabric sheen in some unwanted way.-- RayfordSteele, Aug 12 2009 random, halfbakery