Marie Antoinette (2020) - Mannequin and Hoops
To get the mannequin to sit higher in the cut-down backpack, I propped it with some bamboo rods. I stuffed the back with paper so the back of the gown would be rounded, rather than sinking into the hollow.
Since I have to support his whole thing on my back, I made the pocket hoops out of the lightest fabric I had, and used thick plastic zip ties for the boning. While these are sturdy enough to support the gown, they tend to move around a lot, so they may need something else to hold them in place. |