How far would you copy a mannequin?

simu

Have you or would you ever buy a complete outfit exactly as seen on a mannequin in a shop window (or maybe a model in a photoshoot)? Same top, bottom, and possibly accessories?

I saw a guy doing it on Paisean Faisean on TG4 once but I must say that I don't see myself doing it as it seems to take all the creativity out of dressing!

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Repli

Sure I do it all the time, the people who design them know what goes with what imo

Binomate

I usualy just undress the mannequin and go straight to the counter.

dudara

Never, tbh. Some combinations that you see in windows are fairly wuk. Though, I can see why men would do it. A whole outfit in one easy step.

Scraggs

dont have the money!! anyway i usually prefer my own combination..mannequins tend to be too fashiony..

Loads of customers in work do it though, they basically ask you to get whole outfit in their size.

Karl Hungus

Never.

Rb

Some outfits on mannequins are really well put together, others are a bit too metro or "geek chic" for my liking (two quite big trends atm).

That said, the people who put the clothes on the mannequins should know what they're doing, the majority have college qualifications(at least all the ones I work with have a fashion/design degree).
Imagine spending your days dressing mannequins....what a sh1t job after 3+ years of colllege.

To answer the question, no I haven't bought a full outfit that I'd seen on a mannequin.

Stark

No, never did it. Never really occurred to me to do it. I've bought individual items that I've seen on manequins though.

The_Bullman

I have copied a manequin a few times. But, being a guy accessories don't come into it.

The last time - I was working, and just happened to be walking through a shopping centre. Seen a manequin in the window - liked what I seen - tried it on - looked amazing on me - bought it and left. Total time to buy new clothes - 10 minutes.

Otherwise it's just a combination of shirt/tie or something simple.

If I like what I see I'll generally go with it.

It makes shopping so much less painful than having to go for hours, trying to find something nice from the rack, then having to go to another to get something to match.

My ideal shop- a row of manequins, each displaying a different combination. So much easier, so much less painful to shop.

Seraphina

no, though i have twice physically taken clothes off the mannequin because that was the only one left in my size, hehe.
staff weren;t too impressed, in hindsight i probably should have asked them first before knocking stuff over....

Rb

Seraphina wrote:

staff weren;t too impressed, in hindsight i probably should have asked them first before knocking stuff over....

I don't blame them, those mannequins cost a fortune.

Seraphina

i didn't break anything i swear!
i only knocked a pile of jumpers or something, there was no damage, i'm crafty i am!

OLDYELLAR

No never

sometimes I get ideas about mixing and matching from manequins but I dont think Ive ever seen one where Ive liked every item on it anyway.

Sandals

All the way baby.

Azureus

i did once but it was completely unintentional... bought an outfit, walked by a shop a week or so later and it had pretty much exactly the same thing on the mannequin! that was a few years ago, id never copy from a mannequin cuz 1]expensive and 2]it takes your own style away from what your wearing.

Blisterman

I often buy one item I see on a mannaquin, because you get a good idea of what it looks like being worn, rather than a rail. I don't like spending a lot of time trying on clothes.

NoDayBut2Day

Most of the time, I like the outfit ensembles they have on the mannequin. I've never thought to go pick out *everything* it's wearing and buy it... that would get... rather expensive... haha.

Aisling(",)

If iliked it I'd buy it all probably because i'm very un fashionable though