I’ve always been curious about whether different stores use different clothing size mannequins to display clothes. I am wondering if it is true. So if you work in a clothing store, could you tell me what the name of the store is and also what size (US clothing size) display mannequins the store uses. For example, I would expect that Lane Bryant would use larger mannequins than Abercrombie, but it would be interesting to see if that’s true. Thanks.
I worked in a national department store.
In the misses (adult ladies) dept, we would put size small/size 6 on the mannequins. Often we had to pin the clothes to keep them on. Lingerie models wore a 36B/C and a small panty. Petites sometimes were adult mannequins (with flat feet, or sometimes no feet at all) and sometimes juniors mannequins, depending on the season and the clothes being displayed. There were no mannequins in the plus size department.
In Juniors, the mannequins wore the smallest size available (usually a 3), and we *always* had to pin the clothes to make them smaller.
In mens, the mannequin usually wore a 34/36 pant, and a medium shirt.
Children’s had about six different size models, and I don’t remember their sizes.
#1 by shortiigurlx13 on August 13th, 2009
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Kohl’s uses size 6
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#2 by Kara S on August 13th, 2009
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macys uses the smallest size they have…
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#3 by SimpleGirl on August 13th, 2009
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I worked at American Eagle, and Gadzooks, and they wore a 4-6, but that’s because the butts were way bigger than the waist, which always looked loose.
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#4 by Pamela B on August 13th, 2009
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Dillards uses about a 4-6 but the waist is always to big.
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#5 by optimizt on August 13th, 2009
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I worked in a national department store.
In the misses (adult ladies) dept, we would put size small/size 6 on the mannequins. Often we had to pin the clothes to keep them on. Lingerie models wore a 36B/C and a small panty. Petites sometimes were adult mannequins (with flat feet, or sometimes no feet at all) and sometimes juniors mannequins, depending on the season and the clothes being displayed. There were no mannequins in the plus size department.
In Juniors, the mannequins wore the smallest size available (usually a 3), and we *always* had to pin the clothes to make them smaller.
In mens, the mannequin usually wore a 34/36 pant, and a medium shirt.
Children’s had about six different size models, and I don’t remember their sizes.
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