Comments on: The Politics of Mannequins, Part III – Mannequins in Art http://www.threadforthought.net/2010/03/02/politics-mannequins-part-iii/ How fashion intersects politics, economics, gender, race, & pop culture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:55:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mannequins used in Fine Art, Pop Art and Bizarre Art | Mannequin Madness http://www.threadforthought.net/2010/03/02/politics-mannequins-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Mannequins used in Fine Art, Pop Art and Bizarre Art | Mannequin Madness Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:56:26 +0000 http://threadforthought.net/?p=1069#comment-1028 [...] This article by Tove Hermanson has wonderful photos and descriptions of mannequins as art from such notable as Helmut Newton and Man Ray. Read the article here: http://threadforthought.net/2010/03/02/politics-mannequins-part-iii/ [...] [...] This article by Tove Hermanson has wonderful photos and descriptions of mannequins as art from such notable as Helmut Newton and Man Ray. Read the article here: http://threadforthought.net/2010/03/02/politics-mannequins-part-iii/ [...]

]]> By: Ms. T http://www.threadforthought.net/2010/03/02/politics-mannequins-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Ms. T Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:32:29 +0000 http://threadforthought.net/?p=1069#comment-806 I like to think of mannequins as part of the garments themselves. They resemble who's wearing them. It's also a slightly twisted non-verbal conversation between the designers vision and the consumer. For instance, when a consumer sees a jacket, they often picture themselves in it first. -T I like to think of mannequins as part of the garments themselves. They resemble who’s wearing them. It’s also a slightly twisted non-verbal conversation between the designers vision and the consumer. For instance, when a consumer sees a jacket, they often picture themselves in it first.

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