This fashionable mannequin reflects on the New York City outside her window, while she herself is reflected through the streets and buildings. Marie-Claire picked this mannequin because it looked alive – gracefully reaching across its shoulder and poised to perfection. She wears the graceful flowing dress of times gone by. Today, new mannequins are built faceless and unreal. Although this mannequin is motionless, the artist chose an ethereal moment in time.

What’s in vogue for mannequin models these days does not seem to reflect what’s in vogue for real women. In the interest of saving money and being as politically correct, the mannequins preferred by most window dressers today seem to be either headless or featureless, with vaguely defined features. With the photographer’s expert eye, Marie-Claire chooses mannequins rigid face and imparts liveliness into it.

According to Mannequin Madness: “Mannequins with faces make it easier for customers to visualize themselves wearing the clothing. With the current trend of headless or egghead mannequins – which have no ethnic identity at all – it is refreshing to see a designer who celebrates ethnic diversity. Most retailers now want to their mannequins to be neutral, which to me ends up being bland.”

Woman with a Black Hat


In this photograph, Marie-Claire captured a picture of a mannequin wearing a black hat, but the reflection in the window looks like shes wearing a building.

Veiled Mannequin


In this photograph there is a mannequin, whose head is veiled in a way which reminded Marie-Claire of a Moroccan woman.

Mannequins in Bathing Suits


Marie-Claire shoots a photograph of mannequins wearing bathing suits in a window.

Asian Woman


Taxis flash by as mannequin looks out window.

Par Excellence


Two mannequins gazing out the window.

Smoking Mannequin


It is not politically correct today, but here you see a mannequin smoking in the window.