About Mannequin Makeovers

I originally gained useful experience hand-painting collectable fashion dolls as a hobby. Although much smaller than mannequins (about 16" / 40cm tall), and requiring very different techniques, these doll 'repaints' taught me valuable lessons in make-up styles and trends. I have by now been customising mannequins for a number of years, and while still pretty much a hobby, my mannequins have made their way all around the world, from the USA to Tasmania, Central America and the Middle East, adorning clothing shops and boutiques, art galleries and museums, and private collections.

Ever since I was a child, I was blessed with a talent for producing portraits to a high level of accuracy. Turning my hand to painting dolls, and subsequently mannequins, was a natural progression. It was a chance encounter with a badly damaged, but inherently well-sculpted and beautiful mannequin that led me to try my hand at repair and restoration. However, not satisfied with simply returning it to its original state, I went on to make the mannequin more realistic and more beautiful than ever before.

As you can see in the galleries, I've created a number of mannequin makeovers, with each one being completely unique, even if the base model is sometimes the same. To get a real idea of how much work goes into each mannequin, and how different the makeovers look compared to the original mannequins, take a look at the Before and After page. The results, just like with all my mannequins, speak for themselves.