tailor's dummy
Dressmaker's silent model
A tailor's dummy is a life-sized torso form used for fitting, displaying, or constructing garments.
Dressmakers pin fabric to it; shop windows feature them wearing merchandise.
Figuratively, calling someone a tailor's dummy suggests they're stiff, passive, or merely decorative—present but contributing nothing: He just stood there like a tailor's dummy.
Arranging cloth loosely
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- alterationsChanges made to something
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
muslin · toile · mock-up · basting · notches · interfacing · adjustment · fit check
Creating garment construction templates
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
fabric · thread · needle · scissors · notions · seam allowance · pressing · construction
Body without limbs
- bustFailure or sculpture
- standUpright support structure
- formShape or document
- adjustableAble to be changed
pinnable · padding · canvas · wireframe · cage · body double · manikin · armature
Retail presentation optimization
- window dressingDeceptive surface appeal
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- showroomRetail exhibition space
retail · styling · presentation · storefront · prop · arrangement · exhibit · vignette
draping
Arranging cloth loosely
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- alterationsChanges made to something
sizing · muslin · toile · mock-up · basting · notches · interfacing · adjustment · fit check · prototype
patternmaking
Creating garment construction templates
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
hemming · fabric · thread · needle · scissors · notions · seam allowance · pressing · construction · assembly
torso
Body without limbs
adjustable · pinnable · padding · canvas · wireframe · cage · body double · manikin · armature · tripod
visual merchandising
Retail presentation optimization
- window dressingDeceptive surface appeal
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
showroom · retail · styling · presentation · storefront · prop · arrangement · exhibit · vignette
tailor's dummyfashion model
Person displaying designer clothing
runway model · real person · supermodel · body double · client
tailor's dummyfree thinker
One who reasons independently
live wire · go-getter · dynamo · mastermind · sharp wit