Dress forms

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anyone have a dress form?
any tips or recommendations for finding/purchasing one?

best style, best brand, price range...???

i've been resisting this purchase for years but it's really hard to pin things properly without one...

any helpful info or tips appreciated...

 

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popping this here for reference...
make your own paper tape dress form

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/2008/10/24/paper-tape-dress-form

 

[runner]

wasn't purechris trying to get some before ? maybe he could lent or hand over one of them to you ? or at least provide some practical tips.

 

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funny- i've spoken to him recently...
i know he doesn't have one, but it's true he may have some tips...

 

[tatouejeremie]

http://www.stockmanparis.com/ these are most commonly used

 

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http://www.stockmanparis.com/ these are most commonly used

cool-
thanks for the link...

i also keep reading sewing blogs talk about forms with collapsible shoulders that they rave about...

i'd like to get one secondhand...
i like vintage ones and i like the idea of reusing something...

 

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still need to get one.....

 

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got a dress form today! so exciting!

 

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my dress form is from Barney's visual dept...
it's a pretty good souvenir of an iconic time in fashion retail history...

it's come in so handy and I'm using it all the time ...
yay!