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Mannequin Wigs, Eyelashes and Makeup

Poly Star Lady mannequin with molded eyes and lips

Live models are best for fashion photography if you can afford them and if you are willing to risk the models' pictures being used around the web in ways you cannot control, including alterations of the images. For those of us who value modesty, using ourselves, friends or family members as models presents great risk. For that reason, I have selected a mannequin for the fashion photography of Fashion Belle modest sewing patterns, pictured here.

Remembering Susan Dell's PHI Collection

Submitted by Fashion Belle on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 16:43
Susan Dell's PHI Collection Storefront in New York City

My first contact with the PHI couture house, which some have compared to Jil Sander and Helmut Lang for its timeless fashion, came unknowingly. (The company wrote PHI in caps but pronounced it as "fee," for the Greek letter.) Another company in New York City for which I worked as an assistant patternmaker had been hit hard by the recession in 2007, and I had begun to apply for other jobs in preparation for change. An ad in Women's Wear Daily caught my eye because it specified couture work, and I emailed a resume and follow-up message to apply for the job as an assistant patternmaker.

Sewing Pattern Printing for the Home Sewing Market

Pattern printing kit from McCall Pattern Company

For a small, independent sewing pattern company, several options exist for publishing sewing patterns for the home sewing market.

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