Mannequins

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If Your Favourite Clothing Store Doesn’t Spend $15,000 On A Custom Mannequin, Take Your Business Elsewhere

2:40PM June 17, 2011 | Adrian Covert

According to the New York Times, clothing retailers think that the best way to overcome THIS SLUGGISH ECONOMY is to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on a custom mannequin to display fancy threads on. More »

News

Man Dressed As Mannequin Took Pictures In Women’s Bathrooms

10:40PM April 19, 2011 | Brian Barrett

A 22-year-old man in Birmingham, England, was arrested recently. His crime? Dressing up like a mannequin, stationing himself in women’s restrooms at the local shopping centre, and snapping smartphone pictures of their feet under the stalls. That’s what we call a triple threat. More »

For A Post-Christmas Treat, Order A Looky-Likey Android From Japan

10:46PM December 14, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

What would you spend $US225,000 on? An animated android styled after yourself? Starting in January the Japanese store Sogo & Seibu will begin taking pre-orders for these “Actroids”. They may not walk, but they can move their upper bodies. More »

Dental Training Mannequins, Or Venom During His Teenage Years

2:50AM October 15, 2009 | Mark Wilson

We can’t come up with anything much more horrid than these dental training mannequins, complete with braces. As Adam commented, they look like a “teenage Venom”. But don’t worry, we’re sure that braces were adorable on you. [RadioGuy via MAKE]

Palette Mannequin Robot Changes Pose To Please Passing Shoppers

4:30AM August 17, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Robots have taken over the shopping malls. Flee. More »

Gadgets

Creepy Gadget Mannequins Fulfil Medical Fetish Fantasies, Totally Freak Us Out

3:15AM October 19, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

The guys at Aving will cover any trade show, no matter how niche, and we love them for it. This week they’re at the EMS Expo, where companies peddle the latest gadgets that’ll save your life the next time you choke on a flaming meatball and dial 911. They can’t demo the Grip ET endotracheal tube holder by shoving one down a real person’s throat, so they use mannequins. Creepy, creepy mannequins, like the Thunderbirds crossed with a medical fetishist’s wet dream. Most disturbing—and hilarious. galleryPost('medmannequins', 3, ''); [AVING]

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