You might consider buying this book A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting
(Paperback) By Lara Flecker ISBN 9780750668309
If you want them to be best presented then you may find making your own
mounts well worth the while. The silhouette is markedly different for a 200
year old dress than a 21st
I actually make archival mannequins for museum display. I don't know if I'm
allowed to do what amounts to advertising here, so if you would like to know
more, please write to me off-list. Anything you purchase as a ready made will
have to be altered to fit the needs of your particular garments
Another idea. Our local swimsuit store has clear plastic torsos for
displaying swimsuits. They may have small/child sized ones you could borrow
for the exhibit. You could hang them from the ceiling.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com]
Might not be the look you want, but I purchased silver/gray blow up mannequins
pretty cheaply when I needed to have forms to paint unitards when I did CATS.
They ran small and of course they are squishable. Side Note: If you goggle
inflatable mannequins, you get a few porn sites as well as
Just a note-- most of the dummy suggestions given so far would be harmful to
your 200 year old garments. Perfectly fine for short term display of modern
stuff, but really not a good idea for clothing of historical merit. Please,
please don't use them! I don't know how much you know about
Dear Deb
Do you know who might be best to talk to at Bruce? I've often wanted to work
in collaboration with the CIT - maybe the students from the course could be
involved in helping me mount this exhibition. In the past I've had my
requests passed on and then no one ever gets back to me.
Bye for
