Slideshow: The Secret Lives of Mannequins

BCBusiness

 |  January 4, 2011
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They are idols of style, icons of consumption, easily aggrandized, and just as easily thrown away. This is a photographer's look at the consummate retail hero: the mannequin.

1) Along with the traditional retailers and specialty markets who purchase mannequins is the film industry – they purchase mannequins only to blow them up.

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The art of dressing a mannequin is what ultimately brings it to life.

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A well-hung wig and carefully chosen outfit, a once chalky, lifeless golem becomes a unique statement about the endless possibilities of fashion.

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Modern retailers are striving to use mannequins creatively, in contrast to the ranks of fashion clones deployed ubiquitously throughout department stores of old.

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The Patch in Victoria uses only classic mannequins from the '60s and '70s to display its high-end vintage fashions.

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Visual stylist Bobbi Irons dresses a mannequin at Holt Renfrew in downtown Vancouver.

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Mannequin displays make a significant impact on pivotal sales for retailers.

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A full-body mannequin stands guard in a storefront window.

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The physical look and feel of mannequins has changed significantly over the years.

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Like the clothes they bring to life, mannequins are symbolic, evolving and – ultimately – disposable.

Back to our January 2011 feature, "The Secret Life of Mannequins."

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