Why do female department store mannequins have nipples?

[Orrex]

[MountainLaurel]

1. To give the stockboys

Something to do on their breaks?

[Orrex]

2. That's another fine suggestion--clearly you've given this some thought!

:hi:

[kwassa]

3. To show through the blouses and sweaters

[Orrex]

5. Fair enough, but...

why aren't they tinted, then? I mean, the mannequins' lips aren't flesh-colored, but the nipples typically are.

[kwassa]

8. Depends on the mannequin

You didn't realize it, but you are talking to a pro.

In a former occupation, I did display work for department stores. I have personally dressed and undressed hundreds of mannequins. They look sexy, but .... even if you like firm breasts, these are like rocks. Mannequins are hard, cold, heavy, slippery, and extremely breakable. They might look like people, but they sure don't feel like people.

Mannequins also vary tremendously in style from very realistic (there is one company that works from body molds of live models) to stylized to cartoon-like. Many mannequins have no nipples. Some have full painted makeup, and fiber hair. Others are monochrome with no paint.

Some are given nipples so that they can be dressed in the no-bra look. Nipple shadow is a bit too much realism, though. Some customers object to the nipples, and I have seen the nipples taped over, or a bra put on the offending mannequin.

[Sugar Smack]

9. Oh, I thought you were talking about whether it was a "fast" mannequin

:rofl:

[kwassa]

11. well, some are sluts

That must be the real reason their nipples show.

[Sugar Smack]

19. Nah, I just think management burnt their bras

for the good of all. :)

[kwassa]

24. just to stimulate my imagination.

[kay1864]

12. Yes they are such

temptresses...


(insert Python Sir Lancelot pic here)

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. They give people a place to hang their keys

[Dukkha]

6. the real answer

subliminal advertising. it makes the clothes appear sexier and more desirable.

it may have something to do with Mannequin 3 whee Andrew McCarthy builds a cheap slutty girlfriend. But in a horrible accident, an all silver variant male mannequin is built and becomes a T-1000 Terminator and goes on a wild killing spree.

[Orrex]

7. If I'd wanted the "real" answer,

I would have asked in GD.

Feh on your "real" answers! Speculation is much more productive.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Am I the only one who gets the Clockwork Orange reference?

:evilgrin:

[Orrex]

16. What Clockwork Orange reference??

:rofl:

[LouisianaLiberal]

17. Vellocet from the Korova Milk Bar!

"Freude schoene Gotterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium..."

Preparing for some of the old ultra-violence. A great scene.

[Done]

13. They found it was cheaper to pay illegals to stand still. n/t

[In_The_Wind]

14. So you have an idea of whether or not the displayed garment can be worn

while shopping for frozen food. :shrug:

[NNadir]

15. I don't know, but I have never slept with a mannequin without nipples.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. cos thats hot

i am having a nicole richie moment

[Deja Q]

20. At least, just as with the male mannequins, they don't have willies.

:D

[StellaBlue]

21. because they were designed by men n/t

[trof]

22. Other: So you have a place to hang your coat

while you're working in the display window.
:-)

[Deja Q]

25. That's a big nipple.

:hide:

[Nikia]

23. So you know if your nipples will show

In that particuliar shirt that the mannequin is wearing. This is important to me since my nipples tend to show if I do not wear a padded bra.

[JVS]

28. That's the answer I was going to guess at.

[pokerfan]

30. You say that like it's a bad thing :)

[gollygee]

26. So they can feed baby manniquins

:D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. The mannequin in my bedroom doesn't have nipples. nt

[Floogeldy]

29. So I can fantasize about sucking them?

OOH! I did not just say that.

:evilgrin: