Adjustable Dressmaker’s Mannequin - Historical Design & Construction #3096727 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing illustrates a late 19th- or early 20th-century adjustable dressmaker’s mannequin, constructed with segmented metal and wood components allowing fine-tuned adjustments to bust, waist, hips, and shoulder width. The design includes articulated arms, a telescoping torso, and a collapsible wire skirt frame mounted on a wheeled cast-iron base for mobility and stability. Such mannequins were essential tools in haute couture studios for draping, fitting, and pattern validation before modern forms emerged.

Used in fashion history articles, museum exhibit pages, costume design resources, and vintage sewing tool catalogs; targets researchers, designers, and collectors seeking technical insight into pre-industrial garment construction methods.