...Fashion question for a new young designer!
If someone could please answer me this question. I would really appreciate it. I am wondering what designers use to make clothes on, like in project runway they have those mannequin type statues to drap and free form design on. I am not sure what they are called and I am looking to buy one! Also if you could tell me where I could get one that would be great!
I believe they are just
I believe they are just called sewing mannequins or dummies.
Actually what a lot of people
Actually what a lot of people do [since buying one can be very expensive] is to wear a cheap old t-shirt and then to ducktape themselves around it so that it forms a perfect mannequin of themselves and then stuff it with newspaper.
nick one from a shop lols x
nick one from a shop lols x
nice lol new look or next
nice lol new look or next hmmmmm???
This company in York sells
This company in York sells mannequins!
http://www.dazzlingdummies.com/browse.php?category_id=616
sewing mannequins is thier
sewing mannequins is thier name
they hellp putting the pices of the fabric to gether to see the final look
i bought one last year
it coasted me around 70 riyals - i live in saudi arabia
so if you'll buy one pay attention to the measurments
i bought mine and i was so stocked that i didn't realize that her * upper part * was bigger then usual
and make sure that the stick that holds it is strong
good luck
The correct terminology is:
The correct terminology is: dress form
Industry standard is a size 6, since that is what all sample and runway pieces are(and why models need to have specific measurements for the runway).
A professional dress form can run anywhere from $300-800, but it is best to make sure it has the lower cage attached to it. I bought mine at pgmdressform.com, but there are many other sites to look for them. Just google dress form, and a list of vendors should generate for you!
I hope this helped!
i have a problem --- i am a
i have a problem --- i am a 13 year old girl and i want to be a fashion disigner -----where do i start i have lots of disigns ----can i send them somewhere????
This should be posted as a
This should be posted as a new topic. But just as an idea. why don't you start by posting some of your designs on sketchbloc?