Plastic mannequins with formal hairstyles modeling knit tracksuits at a shop in Madaba, Jordan. Click photos to enlarge.
A row of mannequins model traditional clothing in downtown Amman.
In Bhaktapur, Nepal, the mannequins basically are large plastic hangers.
Curiously, all the mannequins I saw in Nepal resembled Eastern European blondes.
The mannequins in Jordan also had Western features, which suggests no one is manufacturing mannequins specifically for Middle Eastern or Asian markets.
Fall fashion
A world away, check out New York magazine's Fall Fashion issue. Interesting that the "Fall Leanings" section doesn't seem to show anything new. It's true that fashion trends return again and again, usually updated to reflect the times.
What's on your shopping list for fall? For me, it's new boots to withstand cold and wet winters in the Netherlands. But I'll be be wearing warm-weather clothes while spending part of the autumn in Sevilla and other parts of Spain.
I just bought a new fall dress...it reminds me of being a kid and buying new fall clothes for school. Somehow the smell of new fall clothes is different than any other time.
There's a new market for some entrepreneur...Asian mannequins.
Posted by: Stephanie | 17 August 2011 at 16:11
I always like the classics, especially done in black and white so their inclusion in the "Fall Leanings" makes me believe I still have some small hope of pretending to understand fashion! The photo of the mannequins in the traditional clothing offers a glimpse of simple elegance the garments the women of Jordan wear. I never took the time to notice before. Thank you again, Tara, for advancing my education.
PS-Spain in autumn!? Lucky girl!!!
Posted by: Mary H. | 15 August 2011 at 20:10
Isn't that curious? I'll bet Middle Eastern mannequins would look simply gorgeous! And the blondes are actually yellows...ha ha.
Sorry Marilyn...I am weirded out by used footwear. Even vintage gives me the willies...perhaps it's because I'm greatly attuned to the energy of things. I prefer new! Just buy new cowboy boots and run them over with your car a few times...that'll work! LOL
Ah, autumn. My fave season. Of course I'll buy new boots or a few pairs. Then colourful berets and a new big ass purse to hold my cameras and accoutrements!~!
xoxo
Miss you!!!!
Posted by: Gillian | 15 August 2011 at 20:00
I would love to find a broken in pair of cowboy boots and a long sweater coat. I found a long sweater last year at Old Navy for $20 and I have worn it to death, just loved it.
Posted by: Marilyn | 15 August 2011 at 19:18