Mannequins

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Sue Limb uncovers the secret world of mannequins.

Sue Limb uncovers the secret world of mannequins, their early history, changing shapes and styles. With Mary Quant. From 1998.

Glamorous, influential, spooky and silent ... they haunt the high streets. 

Sue Limb uncovers the secret world of the Mannequin, hearing about their early history, their changing shapes and styles as she goes up to her arm pits in clay, glass fibre and papier mache, as the latest designs roll out of the factories.

Contributors:

Mary Quant
Michael Southgate
Adel Rootstein
Kevin Alpino
John Taylor
Len Gifford
Dr. Dee Dawson
Rosemary Harden
Marilyn Dumars
Edward Stammers
Judith Fane

Producer: Sandy Bell 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.

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