Mannequin

Several people in the mannequin subculture in the 1960s.

Mannequin is a fashion movement involving being very still. Activities in the mannequin subculture include being very still and rigid, and standing in clothing shop windows.

History

The mannequin movement started in 18th century and Europe, when people would stand very still and rigid. However, they were all rounded up and send off to lunatic asylums, as was the style at the time. In the 1890s, the mannequin subculture was featured in art, particularly Edvard Munch, who painted this in The Scream. It was around this time that more people became aware of this fashion, with more people making themselves look more rigid and motionless. Unfortunately, many were mistaken to be dead, which was the style at the time.

This is what fashion was like in the 1920s.

However, it was not until the 1900s when people started to truly take part in the mannequin fashion. From the 1900s to the 1930s, mannequin fashion was becoming more popular. Mannequin fashion reached its peak in the 1960s, but declined in about 1971.

How to be mannequin fashionable

Step 1.Cover yourself from head to toe in plastic.

Step 2.Wear a wig. Unless you are bald, or want to appear to be bald, in that case don't.

Step 3.Stand very still, and move very rigidly. This may prove difficult, so punching your limbs to the point of finding walking difficult may help.

Congratulations! You look like a mannequin. Mannequins like to hang out at shop windows, but this may prove difficult, as climbing into shop windows is not considered acceptable, and breaking windows is considered vandalism. Make sure you are not caught.