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A couple of days ago, I made an order of a display mannequin. I'll open a shop after the turn of the year, in February, and it wasn't my intention to make this kind of shopping just yet. But, I happened to find just the perfect mannequin, and the sales man, Jouko Kinnunen from Decogalax, took me and my tiny, fledgling business seriously enough to give me really good service. He persuaded me of the fact that, actually, it is the right time to start with the mannequin shopping. In the following, I'll tell the reader why.
A couple of days ago, I made an order of a display mannequin. I'll open a shop after the turn of the year, in February, and it wasn't my intention to make this kind of shopping just yet. But, I happened to find just the perfect mannequin, and the sales man, Jouko Kinnunen from Decogalax, took me and my tiny, fledgling business seriously enough to give me really good service. He persuaded me of the fact that, actually, it is the right time to start with the mannequin shopping. In the following, I'll tell the reader why.
In my opinion, a display mannequin should be more than just a clothes hanger; it should remind the viewer of the woman for whom I design the products. About the mannequin I ordered, its character captured my attention, if one can say that a mannequin has a character. The mannequin seems to me like a strong and confident, mature and capable woman. I think that, on that mannequin, my designs will be at their very best.
According to Mr. Kinnunen, mannequins like that, with a personality, aren't produced as assembly line work. The production of such items contains a lot of hand-work. For example, the face of a mannequin, in particular the make-up, will be painted by hand, using as a model a picture the client has sent. Also the hair, actually a wig, will be made following the guidelines the customer has given. I understood that, contrary to my expectations, the mannequins can be rather unique. I understood also, that such unique mannequins would take some time to produce; the delivery time will be quite long.
Since I don't need unnecessary expences, I'm not willing to pay too much for the transport from Italy to Finland. I can spare a remarkable sum just by letting my sole mannequin to be tranported along with a bigger order of another client. Of course, also that will lenghten the time of delivery. Fortynately, I went to see Mr. Kinnunen as early as I did!
The mannequin I found comes from the collection of an Italian firm, Almax, and it's quite pricy, but I believe it'll be worth every cent.
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