There are few things that scare me more than telenovelas -- seriously, what is more terrifying than that much makeup coupled with that much screaming?...
A clothing retailer from Sweden got a virtual round of applause from Facebook users this week after a photograph featuring two fuller-figured mannequi...
Have you ever wondered why mannequins rarely have faces? We're starting to think it's because the world would just be too hilarious all the time. Espe...
Mannequins are in the store to help you imagine how you'd look in a snazzy new blazer or a sexy dress, but sometimes they just don't bring their A-gam...
The Chicago Department of Transportation launched a citywide awareness campaign by installing 32 mannequins along Wacker Dr., each representing one of...
We all know that fireworks are one of the most dangerous factors in a 4th of July experience, but it isn't often that we stop to consider the true vic...
Some mannequin dresser has got a good eye because those mannequins somehow manage to convince people that they totally should buy a sequined paisley print mullet dress that will look best when accompanied by a grandmother's crochet sweater.
Pianos are officially out. The latest trend in the New York public art scene? Mannequins donning couture made of weather-proof materials, designed by ...
Do we see pressure for men to have an "ideal body type" in other ways besides mannequins? Sure. Men are now being subjected to airbrushing in the media to give them the perfect body.
As mannequins have been anatomically perfected and increasingly incorporated into the public sphere via window displays, they have also been utilized by artists other than window dressers.
In an old issue of Hue magazine, I read a surprisingly interesting article on "The Life and Times of Mannequins." I haven't studied dress forms in depth, but I have been mistaken for a mannequin.
Artist Mark Jenkins did an installation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina of mannequins in odd positions. Some were sleeping (see below), some were div...
Halloween is the only time of the year that I actually pay attention to store window displays, and I'm always impressed by the offerings on Bleecker Street in the West Village.