AL-KHARQANIYAH, Egypt – There is an unlikely industry thriving in a village north of Cairo: The making of mannequins. The use of mannequins in Egypt dates back to the early years of the last century, ...

RENAZZO DI CENTO, Italy — To the untrained eye, the clusters of synthetic body parts scattered on the floor of a vast warehouse in Italy’s heartland looked very much like clusters of synthetic body ...

Mannequins are no dummies. They might be the hardest working stiffs in retail. And if you’re looking for a mannequin in the Boston area, there’s only one showroom left with these plastic or fiberglass ...

NEW YORK - The mannequin is getting a much-needed makeover. Stores in the U.S. are using more realistic versions of the usually tall, thin, faceless mannequins in their windows and aisles. It's part ...

May Jaramilla, store manager for 2b bebe in the Westfield Culver City (Calif.) mall, loves the new mannequins that arrived in February. Just about everything is better: The translucent, pale pink ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. — May Jaramilla, store manager for 2b bebe in the Westfield Culver City mall, loves the new mannequins that arrived in February. Just about everything is better: the translucent, ...