subject: Male Mannequins [print this page] Male mannequins are a seemingly a necessity for some organizations. Companies in the business off selling mens clothing may be interested in these in order to model their clothing to potential buyers. It would be difficult to find a more effective way to advertise for this purpose, short of hiring real live models. The latter would obviously be quite expensive and not at all ideal for businesses that require that their clothing be modeled 12 hours a day.
These life sized dummies also provide benefit to other industries besides the retail clothes sales. Tailors and designers would have a number of uses for them as well. In the former, they would be ideal for making adjustments to clothing. This would be difficult to do without a life-sized model. In cases of the latter, designers will be better able to see if their creations on paper translate well into real life. Below, we will take a closer look at each of the mentioned uses.
a. Mens Stores: Mens stores would be the most obvious users of male mannequins. They allow store owners and managers to place their clothes on human-like dolls so that potential buyers can see how they would look when worn. This can be a very powerful way to entice buyers to make purchases. When they see how good the clothes look on, they are more likely to want to own whatever pieces are being showcased.
They can also be used to help individuals put outfits together, and subsequently buy more then they originally intended. For example, instead of just purchasing a shirt, a person might purchase not only the shirt but the pants, when they see how well they look together.
b. Tailors: Tailors may find these helpful when making adjustments to clothing. While, it is quite obvious that not every man will be the same size, they are able to make the proper measurements on the actual person and then make the necessary adjustments on the dummy.
c. Designers: Designers are a third group of individuals who may find these useful. Those who create clothes for men are able to see their creations evolve from an idea, to paper (or computer), on to one of these life sized dolls. This can be quite helpful and may in fact be necessary before any of a designers creations are sold.
d. Research Organizations: Some research organization will use test dummies for some of their studies. These allow them to make inferences about how whatever they are testing will affect a man of an approximate size. This can be very important for study purposes.
Stores, tailors, designers as well as those in the medical and research fields may all have uses for male mannequins. They might be used to sell clothing, model it, or make needed adjustments. Some groups will use them for study purposes. All of these are legitimate and valuable ways in which they can be used.
For those in need of male mannequins, they can be purchased or rented. Both of these options have merit and will likely come down to the preference of the company, their budget and use for the dummies.
