A photographer’s artistic fascination with mannequins is explored through a series of 390 portraits from around the world. This compelling photographic essay captures the personalities and drama of storefront figures, while presenting intriguing questions about the nature of mannequins: their relationship to art and the role they play in shaping women’s form in perception and fantasy. Retailers, merchandisers, and members of the fashion industry will all find this book a valuable source of inspiration.
This is a book of photographs about mannequins. Initially, I was intrigued by mannequins and what I perceived as individual personalities in each one photographed, despite their inanimate nature. In traveling both domestically and overseas, I sought out mannequins in their "natural environment," the store window in most instances, and endeavored to capture, if possible, an essence of each, a glimmer of personality. With imagination, attention to camera angle, and other factors, I believe the attempt was successful. That will be for the viewer of these pages to judge. I find the images compelling, particularly when taken in the aggregate.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
THE CITIES
New York
London
Amsterdam
Shanghai
Quebec City
Monte Carlo
Copenhagen
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
Miami
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Saint John (New Brunswick)
Madrid
Edinburgh
Dundee
Perth
Easton, Maryland
Halifax
Raleigh
Atlanta
Princeton
Brussels
Helsinki
Selected Bibliography and Additional Reading