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Retro mannequins

Which do you need retro mannequins for: to display new clothes or vintage clothes? Depending on your answer, you may need an entirely different type of retro mannequin. How so?

Well, if you want to display vintage clothing, a new-style mannequin may not work for you – women used to be smaller, therefore their clothing used to be smaller. It follows that truly retro mannequins are smaller.

So, if you want to display vintage clothing, you may want to take a mannequin from the junior’s department, unless you can find a real retro mannequin from the same era as the clothing.

Now, on the other hand, if you are looking for a “retro” mannequin to display new clothing, you can find one at an antique shop, flea market, yard sale, or online auction. And you can display only small sizes on it. Or you can simply spice up a standard, newer mannequin.

To turn it into a retro mannequin, the most important thing you can do besides adding retro-styled clothing is to add a wig... a beehive wig, a bob wig, etc. Styles have changed a lot over the years. If you are going for 60’s space age retro, add some blue lipstick (paint), fake eyelashes, etc. Or you could create a 70’s retro mannequin by adding a long, straight wig, parted down the middle, and a flower on the cheek.