If you ever dressed a mannequin, you know how challenging it could be. We all think it is a piece of cake at the beginning; however, when we dress, it is not true with what we thought. The jeans don’t “slide up” the legs as we thought. On the contrary, they are actually stuck at the calves. As for a long-sleeved shirt, well, it just wrinkles on the shoulders of the mannequins, because you don’t know how to put the arms in the sleeves. This is normal if no one teaches us how to dress a mannequin. In fact, there are some tips on the dressing technique which can save you a lot of time and effort.
First of all, make sure the mannequins you buy are in good quality. Because we need to change the dressing of the mannequins over and over again after a period of time, the mannequins could be broken after dressing frequently if they are in bad quality. So how to choose good-quality mannequins? Of all the material, like FRP mannequins, PC mannequins, ABS mannequins, PP mannequins, PE mannequins, PP mannequins, PE mannequins, PC mannequins are the first choice. Particularly, PC mannequins from Posh Concept. There are 4 main advantages of PC mannequin. First of all, it is non-toxic and light. As PC mannequin is light, it is very convenient for you to place it from one place to another. Secondly, it has a longer service life because it is not easy to ben scratched and broken. Furthermore, it does no harm to the environment as the material can be recycled. Last but not least, it can achieve a transparent or semi-transparent style with rich color.
Now, let’s look at some steps on how to dress the mannequin in different clothes. Following these steps is not only quick and efficient for us, but also reduces damage to the mannequin.
T-shirt
- Take arms from the mannequin and set aside
- Put the T-shirt over the head and shoulders of the mannequin
- Roll up the T-shirt sleeves and reconnect the mannequin arm through the T-shirt armhole
Long-sleeved shirt
- Take the arms out of the mannequin and set aside
- Slide the long-sleeved shirt over the head and shoulders of the mannequin
- Pass the arm of the mannequin through the collar of the shirt
- Reconnect the arms
Pants
- Remove the mannequin from the human base
- Put the mannequin on the ground or use the assisting tools to lift it up
- Take off the detachable leg
- Slide the pants up on the detached leg
- Start to slide the pant onto the still-attached leg while the detached leg in the pant
- Once the trousers are mostly on two legs, reconnect the separate mannequin legs
- Keep pulling up pants and buttons
- Put the mannequin back to the base
Layer
- Take your arms out of the mannequin and set aside
- Put the first layer onto the mannequin and pull over the shoulders and torso
- Add a second layer on the first layer in the same way as adding the first layer
- If there is a long-sleeved shirt of the layer, pull the arm of the first layer over the arm of the second layer
- Reconnect the model arms and pass them through the collar of the bottom shirt – first the hand – then slide the arm down onto the sleeve of the shirt
Dress
- Take your arms out of the mannequin and set aside
- Slide the dress over the head of the mannequin and pull it over the shoulder, torso and hips
- Reconnect the arm of the mannequin
Extra modeling skills
- Match accessories! Hats, scarf, necklaces, bracelets, scarves and belts all help to look more beautiful. Dress the mannequin like a real person.
- Use a binder clip to fit your clothes! Pins can also help with more subtle adjustments, just make sure they don’t damage the clothes.
- Remember to iron or steam all clothing before placing them on the mannequin. Put the labels in an inconspicuous location. Or the labels will affect the look on the mannequin.
- The style of the clothes on all the mannequins should in harmony.
If you are looking for purchasing the high-quality mannequins to eliminate all those dressing up issues, Posh Concept has the ability to fulfil you requirements. With their experiences and technique in manufacturing superior products, they can bring efficiency to your team, and beautifulness to your clothes displays.
