looking for a specific type of mannequin

[vgriffin]

something with arms and legs that are detachable, something that poses well, elegantly...something like this...

http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/vie...llow_track_link=1&track=02347645e9-5a2fb&sp=1


also looking for a used museum-type mannequin, like the ones they use for installations at costume exhibits.

does anyone have any good sources?


thanks and cheers t

 

[vgriffin]

or a lady like jonathan's...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Battenburg-lace...4QQihZ021QQcategoryZ48865QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


cheers t

 

[vintageclothesline]

Here's one almost exactly like the first one you were talking about.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Female-Mannequi...2QQihZ017QQcategoryZ46702QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And then here are some that were used at a show.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HI-IMPACT-FULL-...3QQihZ017QQcategoryZ46702QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Jonathan]

My mannequin is by Goldsmith in New York and is also known as the Kyoto mannequin because it was first designed for the Kyoto museum in 1981. They don't show up on their site because they are made to order only. They are heavy and are proportioned for Victorian clothing, even Edwardian stuff after 1908 doesn't fit well on them because the hips are too big. They are also hideously expensive, about 1,000 each. I got mine used so they were considerably cheaper but they don't show up used very often unless a museum is having a going out of business sale!