Avery Trufelman

Those clothes are fragile.

So the mannequins rotate out of their display every couple of months to give the clothes and their curators a little break.

But their reputation has traveled far beyond them, especially during the pandemic.

A number of fashion designers and brands proceeded to present their 2021 collections in miniature.

The Belgian designer Walter van Bierendonck made glammed-up-looking fashion dolls that were almost like Barbies.

Dior made little tiny dress forms, the kind without a head, and made fully intact couture gowns for them.

Moschino used little marionettes, and they made this promotional video with their creative director Jeremy Scott.

And all of these miniature collections were completely intricate and intact and complete as any full-size clothing collection.

Did any of them reach out to Mary Hill?

No.

Apparently Jeremy Scott of Machino wanted to come by the museum, but that fell through.

But it's not like they're giving you any of the clothes.

Yeah, I think it's a great idea.

While the use of these miniatures in fashion houses might have brought in a few visitors,

That wasn't where the real impact came.

The New Look, the show on Apple TV Plus about the house of Dior.

Which is taking a few creative liberties because when the Teatro de la Mode was created, Dior didn't have his own house yet.

He was working for the designer Lucien Lalonde.

So maybe he worked on one of these mannequins, but we're not 100% sure.

It's not in his name.