But sometimes Rodrigues, 36, the company's president and CEO, watches people's eyes glaze over when he waxes poetic about soft sculpture mannequins, vacuum-formed plastic molds and wire frames.

"I can't cover the mannequins' heads with plastic or ugly things because it would make my window and shop look ugly," said Bashir, the owner. Like other owners, he spoke to The Associated Press on ...

A model in CFGNY’s Fashion Max 2. Photo: David Brandon Geeting At the end of January, Japan Society was packed for an event it hadn’t staged since the 1970s: a runway show. Models decked out ...

These skulls were made out of cardboard. It was wet down, put over a mannequin head, and then painted to look like a skull. So this boat is 100% cardboard, string, duct tape, and rope. This is one ...