Click below to read a frank and realistic artical about Mannequins, from The Independent - Fashion Section
This week we were invited by Wildcard Television to Warwick Arts Centre where our Mannequins performed (albeit standing still) in a documentary due to be released on Channel 4 later this year. The programme will be about self imagery on a world wide level and how, sadly, many women are altering their looks to conform to what they think is normal. In my opinion we are all beautiful inside, and if we all felt beautiful we would glow on the outside. So I shall look forward to seeing this documentary!
August 09
Here we are at work with our Mannequins, nothing posh but a really good atmosphere, a kettle and a radio !!
Yeah dig the outift, we had a visitor, so to cover up fast, we made this out of a some old paper and a purple mailing bag...
July 09
Hi all !! Just to say thanks for the advice and also putting up with my constant demands !!! My window is the best on the High Street !!! However to be totally selfish I do no want my rivals' to know I have found you, should I be copied so for me it is an 'anon' with regards to a name mention... Luv u all and hopefully there will be a shop no.2 for 2010.. watch this space lovelies ... xxx Tina xxx
July 09
Found this video on YouTube and we thought it was FAB! Lots of Mannequins !!!!
July 09
With thanks to Elaine Gwyther of
SimplyRed.com where our Mannequins were hired to exhibit Mick Hucknall's clothes, to celebrate 25 years of Simply Red. Also showing you the gorgeous Ball Room.
See below The Blanket worn by Mick for the **Stars Album **
June 09
Purely Bodies can customise Mannequins to suit all of your requirements. See the photo's below of our creative team at work, with lots more on the way !! We can also arrange to have your Mannequins picked up and repaired and then we will return them to you as good as new. We can give your Mannequins a whole new look with our spray facilities. Turn your existing Mannequins into cutting edge, state of the art exhibit features. Choose any of our Mannequins and we can customise them to your unique requirements. Whether it is for retail, props or parties... one stop Mannequin shop, offering something for everybody at affordable prices.
Contact us online to enquire today.
May 2009
Hi Tee,
Thursdays makeover was great and thank you again for the mannequin. She was called Brenda by the end of the day! I sending you some photos, I hope you are pleased with them.
Best wishes,
Rosemary Prentice - '60 Minute Makeover' - ITV.com
Hi Tracey,
Thought you may like to see some of the Fascinators I have made. These are for sale or hire so please let me know if any of your customers would like to buy one or a full range either privately or for their store ! Each hat can be made to order, colour, style, trend etc.
Linda Stokes May 09
photo editing by tee
May 09
Hi Tracey
I hope your weekend went well. I was thinking about you at 2.30am Saturday morning when I had just got home from the ‘night at the museum’ event at Bede’s World in Jarrow. The young people there thought your heads were fab and they loved the gory art activity we had planned to turn them into Saxon severed heads!!!
I’m sure I’ll be in touch in the near future to purchase more body parts from you (especially around Halloween I think).
Take care
Speak soon.
Anne Hodgson -
Arts Development Manager -
Hawthorn Arts
Below is an Online Article that made us chuckle
21st May 2009 by Ruth. A mannequin dressed in maternity lingerie has been removed from a shop window after complaints.
Amanda Bere, owner of a lingerie shop in Selby, North Yorkshire, was told by local residents and traders that having a mannequin in her window dressed in sexy HOTmilk-branded lingerie was “offensive” and they demanded that she covered it up or moved it.
Amanda said she put a camisole on the mannequin but had another complaint that the bump could still be seen, so ended up moving the mannequin to the corner of her shop, away from the window.
However, even that didn’t satisfy everyone – local breastfeeding groups complained, saying they were shocked by the adverse comments and wanted to see the lingerie in the window.
What do you think? Are women entitled to wear sexy underwear whilst pregnant? Or are local residents right to feel offended by this image?
(We say Good on Ya Amanda Bere!!) Purely Bodies xx
Cheers for being bothered to source these for us. Nice to get a cheery greeting and good customer service, eventhough our order was small. We really will be back for more, keep the good work up girls!!
John M - London May 09
Thanks for delivering. Shop looks like it should have but never got round to it. Lets hope the summer brings us some brand new customers for our brand new ladies !!!! Drop by soon for a glass of wine, always on chill.
Lorna - Banbury May 09
Thanks for being so patient. We got there in the end. We shall be returning for more Tailors Dummies in June.
Mylene - Northern Ireland May 09
Just to say, a wonderful service, all arrived on time. The wigs were better than we imagined. Please keep us updated as and when you get new stock girls !!
John H - Manchester May 09
Thanks for helping me with my exams, I shall never forget what you did.
John H - Sheffield April 09
What a bargain, these are great for my knickers and bra's !!!!
Joe - Birmingham April 09
May 09 by Tracey at Purely Bodies.
I met Rosemary online and we have become friends. I admire Rosemary for many reasons, not only because she is an ambitious - hard working Mother and Wife. But also, despite having Cancer herself, she is dedicating her life to raising money for the disease. Having lots of fun along the way, Rosemary travels the country at her own expense, collecting beautiful and rare hats to sell online, where 100% of the proceeds go to Cancer Research. She has mixed with the rich and famous, has hats donated by top designers, press coverage and has even had invitations to Harrods Events!! I have shared a Blog with you composed by Rosemary, during her trip to Glastonbury last year (alone!!) You can see Rosemary below wearing a hat made by her neice, I think she looks absolutely adorable. Please read on, I know it will bring at least a smile to you face, if not a few tears too !!! Enjoy...
WE LOVE YOU ROSEMARY !!!
MEMOIRS OF GLASTONBURY BY ROSEMARY CHALMERS 2008
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ade friends with the delightful (when sober) students in the next tent who took pity on me when I said it had been easier to put the tent up in the garden at home! The outdoor cinema went on until 4.30am and the students returned to their tent noisily at 4.45
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hared my grassy patch with a couple of school teachers from Brisbane
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urvived the rain on Thursday night and mud on Friday
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ot the offer of a lift on a quad bike - if I'd been wearing my day clothes I'd have accepted!
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een chatted up by a garrulous Irish man, and high-fived by several unknowns
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istened to more live music over a weekend that I've ever done before
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onfirmed in my mind that I don't like Amy Winehouse (it should be Whinehouse)
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till not worked out why there's so much hype attached to JayZ
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and sung till I was almost hoarse
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I did not master "The ShePee" but I can now not only talk knowledgeably about the different forms of outdoor toilets, but also which stall served THE BEST hot chocolate
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On Sunday night I watched both Neil Diamond and Leonard Cohen live on the Pyramid stage.
Both of them were terrific performers who knew how to work a crowd and there must have been about 5,000 of us spread out over the several fields.
When the sound system packed up when Neil was playing he had us all clapping in time to his drummer - the younger performers couldn't have coped!
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Leonard Cohen’s voice is still as gravelly as ever despite the encroaching years and I can empathise with one of his lyrics – “I now hurt in the places I used to have fun!”
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But I'm really glad I did it.
I also watched:
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Kate Nash
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KT Tunstall
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The Fratellis
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Shakin' Stevens
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Manu Chao
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bit of Hot Chip and also
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The Futureheads
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and Goldfrapp
as well as a pair of folk musicians who played a wooden dulcimer and a wooden accordion and were true entertainers
and many more!
I shall have to start saving for the next Festival or at least to see Neil Diamond live in concert
I was (fairly) sensible and I did pace myself - I'd have an early morning breakfast at the cafe up the hill and then go back to bed for an hour or so; then I walked around the various stalls "window-shopping" before going back to the tent to put my feet up ready for the early/late evening's entertainment.
I also declined the various offers of vodka jelly! It was good fun - next time I will make sure I go with a friend as it's always better to be able to laugh at funny things with someone else - you look a bit daft giggling manically on your own!
I have some wonderful memories!
PS Michael Eavis’ much publicised biodegradable tent pegs only work on ‘old style’ tents, not on the more modern variety as they break when tapped gently with a mallet.
They ARE good for gently staking small garden plants.
Friends as far apart as Dallas and Burton in Lonsdale have said they’d like to come with me next year
Yours Truly, Rosemary x
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FEB 2009
Dear Tracey
Thank you so much for putting up the poster. I saw it today for the first time as I was showing a friend your website. It really is most kind of you. I should be able to reciprocate by the middle of next week and email you some shots of your heads with some of my hats! The coffee morning and viewing of some of the 200+ hats last Saturday morning raised £200 from donations for the coffee and the raffle.
Best wishes
Rosemary |
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'Hi Trace !!
Just to say thank you for the freebie and you were right, white is great for the tops, we shall be back soon'
Jane - Brighton
'Wow, you are a star ***, this company took my order at 11pm on Tuesday Eve and my wonderful Mannequin arrived on Thursday morning, she is dapper and thank you for helping me fuss around trying to find the right wig for my new gal !!!!!'
Lee Rynde - Berkshire
'can i just say i used to hate shopping online but this was so easy and a pleasure all of the way, lets hope i can get selling my lingerie on ebay, watch this space xxxx
Jules - Reading
'tried to leave you something on the site but couldnt find anywhere so here is an email to say thank you for going to so trouble for us. we are very particular as it was so important to find exactly what we had in mind. our minds colided and now i have the perfect window display for my bridal wear. we will be back for a groom before the year is out. thanks again.'
Sheila - Northants
'100% all the way through, cheers'
Mark Johnson- Surrey
'arrive here in time for christmas day, thank you for being so helpful. it is even better than expected, hard to see the quality from the photographs. i am sure it will make sarah very happy and she can stay up all night doing her A levels with her new tailors dummy instead of using me as a model !! :)
Gill and Sarah Taylor - Solihull
