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New York's Fall Fashion Week is winding down, and even though here at Buzz we don't cover style like our friends at FabSugar, that doesn't mean we can't appreciate a film about the glam industry. So in honor of the busy time, let's take a look at some of the memorable movies revolving around the fashion biz. They're full of colorful characters (real and fictional) and, of course, great clothes. Read more
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! In Mannequin what is the name of Jonathan's fabulous co-worker and friend at the department store, played by Meshach Taylor? Read more
Does anything scream "single and ready to mingle!" more than Teenar, the Girl Guitar? It looks as though Sideshow Bob pictured above (otherwise known as Lou Reimuller) combined two of his favorite fetishes to invent Teenar. He took a vintage department store mannequin (that he "happened" to have on hand) and converted her into a fully-powered electric guitar. Why play tunes for a lady, when one Read more
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! In the 1987 movie Mannequin, Meshach Taylor plays the part of Hollywood Montrose. Name the TV show on which he later had a main role. Read more
Visual Merchandising Use of mannequins, torsos, props, cases, and walls to display merchandise in store or in outer windows of store. One of the more famous window dressers today is Simon Doonan of Barneys New York. It is said that Doonan changed our concept of window shopping in the early '80s via his decadent displays. If you marvel at store windows, join our Window Shopping group. Source Read more
Mannequin Model of the human body used to display fashion apparel and accessories. The word comes from the Dutch word manneken, literally meaning "little man." Mannequin is the French form. Speaking of mannequins, if you haven't yet seen the movie Mannequin with Kim Cattrall then put it on your netflix queue. Source Read more
We've seen some creative campaigns aimed at getting people to wash their hands after each bathroom visit. But this takes the prize for the most persuasive. The only way to dry your hands in this bathroom is to give the towel-dressed mannequins a feel or two. Or more. Read more
Everyone worships at least one woefully bad '80s movie, and I want to know what yours is. So let's all go bookmark our Buzzworthy picks for the best guilty pleasure '80s movies. My favorite has got to be Mannequin, starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, and, of course, Estelle Getty. I rented it so often as a kid that my parents often felt the need to remind me that most people prefer to rent Read more
Today, I launched a new feature on BuzzSugar called Defend This, where I ask you guys to justify your so-bad-it's-good fixations. So I thought I'd devote this week's Buzzworthy challenge to guilty pleasure '80s movies. My top pick has got to be Mannequin, starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, and, of course, Estelle Getty. I rented it so often as a kid that my parents often felt the need to Read more
Our fashion choices convey messages about who we are. In Iraq, more conservative forces are not always happy with what they see. Since Saddam Hussein's demise, the New York Times explains, religious values have penetrated the previously secular society. That's brought calls for segregated universities, the closure of liquor stores, and pressure for women to dress in clothes that "will not inflame Read more
