scary doll santa
this is my favourite scary mannequin. currently dressed as a santa
mannequin archives
this is my favourite scary mannequin. currently dressed as a santa
tastey
it's what all the kiwi chicks are wearing
long arm
brother edd spotted this. it's a beauty
you should have seen the unpopular mannequins
what made him so popular ? no one knows
given the sack
mostly armless
evil santa mannequin
glad to see the evil mannequin is making an effort as it's christmas
mannequin fun
poor thing. he's got absolutely no control over what he looks like. let's say no to the exploitations of mannequins in this way
my favourite evil mannequin
and a trolley !
no tax increase
except there is a tax increase. they're just not passing it on to consumers.
or perhaps mannequins don't have to pay tax
the sadness of the lady in the window
this mannequin seems rather distracted. i fear the worst
how to get ahead
here's a chap carrying a head
figure head
it's a figure head (a ship's front mannequin)
chef
nice use of a hair net on a mannequin don't you think ?
prices so low
with prices so low, you have to wonder how much more they can take off
i had a nice spam email today from someone selling mannequins. Terrence (the mannequin sales men) said "All of our products are bottomly price for their excellent quality"
the only one who turned up naked
it's like some bad dream
garrotted
there are a number of mannequins on the main shopping drag in downtown auckland which appear to be being garrotted by cheese wire. shame
they didn't seem bothered. but then mannequins rarely do.
lovely ladies in hats
this ones for all your brits enjoying ascot
and for all you brits who aren't.
more than 50% off it seems
worth losing your head over ?
both as unreal as each other
twice as unreal and a confused kezia
my favourite mannequin's latest costume change
here she is. my little beauty from the shopping maul. and her friend the head
very cool
it's all about the label
an equisite mannequin
tremendous example of a mannequin mostly wearing wool products
no comment
there must be a reason why there's so many nekkid mannequins at the moment - perhaps they are enjoying the late autumn sun before the long wet winter sets in.
strange ravers
here's a photo that just happened. i was trying to take a picture of the head below and this chap suddenly arrived with an umbrella and threw himself in front of the shot ! i'm quite pleased with the psychedelic outcome
the freaky child mannequin changes clothes again
this is the freaky child mannequin from the local shopping maul which i'm stalking
she's got a couple of friends in the next window too
one is dressed as a snake.
i think the snake girl killed the lion girl
massive shoe sale
this mannequin seems very annoyed that she has to stand in a window selling massive shoes cheaply
smiley mannequin
i've never seen one so happy
the latest fashion
you always need to to check out the dangerous fashion of those on the back row.
mouldy face
this is what happens if you are out in the sun all day without any suncream
brother edd's lost hands
these are mannequin hands on the floor next to the mannequin who owns them. fingerless gloves for the handless man.
kiwi christmas mannequins
the scary mannequin in our local maul has been joined by an equally scary doll.
saucy mannequin
if you'd told me about mannequins in new zealand before we emigrated i wouldn't have believed you. but they are absolutely fantastic and get better by the day
this chap was selling
sweet as
that very scarey mannequin
this is a close up of that mannequin in the local mall (maul) which i've photed before. she's definitely not right
airnz mannequins
there was a nice display of air new zealand uniforms throughout the ages at wellington airport a week or so back
i caught them just as they were being packed away
not sure about this last uniform ...
"i'm sorry, i must leave you" he said
who knew that new zealand is the comedy mannequin capital of the world ?
thong modesty
new zealand mannequins aren't letting us down at all. here's a cheeky little mannequin in a thong looking rather sheepish in the corner of a shop window for all to (nearly) see.
the spooky mannequin has changed
i mentioned this great mannequin which we'd found in the local shopping mall (maul?) a day or two ago. we went back the other day and it had changed clothes again.
and now i can wait to go back to see what it's wearing next !
a delightful mannequin
i was worried we'd find no frightening kid sized mannequins in NZ. but we did. and here it is. hoorah. or should i say, ooooooo.
thoroughly miserable mannequin
she's definatley had enough of standing still in window
the worst looking manequin on the planet ?
this mannequin was spectacularly dreadful. i've no idea what had happened to his face, but he certainly didn't have the romantic desire described above his head.
the mannequins of inverary jail
there's no privacy in a prison. especially if it's a tourist attraction
the chap below is quite fab with only half a moustache. i think the chap next to him nicked it to use as a side burn. do people still have sideburns ? outrageous
skimpies and cowboy hat
yeehar. probably. but no arms.
not quite dressed mannequin
this chap looks dapper in his boater yar ?
i think he looks a little concerned, and the little chap over his shoulder in the picture also looks worried
could it be because his trousers are slipping down ?
naked mannequin in transit
an advert, but welcome nevertheless
body in a box
we went on an excellent backstage tour of the national gallery yesterday with our friends. we weren't allowed to take photos, but i sneaked this one of a dust bin with a 'dead' mannequin in. it really is a fascinating tour for all the family. you really should go.
x-ray chef
if you look carefully you can see what this chap has been eating
the shadow mannequin
slightly spooky mannequin
mostly armless
i felt sorry for this mannequin in pembroke dock. she had no arms or body
but that was more fortunate than the other mannequins who had no arms or head s
day 10 shopping in haverfordwest and narberth
day 10 was a town visiting day. we were in search of the gorky's barafundle album which we eventually found in a second hand record trail. we went to two of the most fantastic second hard record shops ever in fact, and i highly recommend them both if you find yourself in that part of town. one of the gorky's himself pops in occasionally, so that would have been very bizarre.
anyway, bonkers is a great name for traditional ladies clothing
it probably would have been a better name for this charity shop which had a mannequin dressed mostly in plastic bags
of course the welsh need to keep an eye on their flags
and you can never have enough apostrophe's
anyway, bonkers is a great name for traditional ladies clothing
it probably would have been a better name for this charity shop which had a mannequin dressed mostly in plastic bags
of course the welsh need to keep an eye on their flags
and you can never have enough apostrophe's
strange goings on behind the screen
sneaking round the side revealed a degree of undressedness.
chaos in a shop window
what is going on here ?
and the man of mystery was ...
this week's "guess what" mystery was of course superman
which was ideal for taking pictures of superheroes punching big ben
and here's a peek behind the magic of the lens viewers, just so you can see how the magic of funkypancake is created.
sunbathing
the weather was finally nice last weekend as can be seen by this sunbathing beauties at an outside brick-a-brack stall. batman is firmly keeping his clothes on.
the chap prefers to sunbathe alone. with his cowboy boots on.
mannequin with and without reflection
i like both of these shots, though the one above with the reflection of house behind me has the edge i think. i like how the lines lead it to her head !
waterloo upset
this poor chap was upset at Waterloo station when i went past early on tuesday morning. we all have days like these.
fashion victim
nice swim hat
mannequin pis
mannquin pis is a long time friend of funkypancake (i'd suggest you'd look in the categories archive, but they are rather deaded at the moment)
as usual people gathered to photograph the spectacle of a weeing statue
and there's a classic collection of mannequin pis related paraphenalia
but watch out for the camera security
small body big head
i liked this picture even more when i spotted the headless ladies in the background inside the shop !
mannequin marriage
the sad mannequin bride deep in thought
faded glory
this new girl is showing the old one up.
many item
plural singular. perhaps something broke. or it's a jigsaw. i'm not sure if the headless mannequin will help.
get dressed
this shop in bracknell, england is quite fantastic. all the mannequin's were bold. except this one, which had covered up with a hat and sun glasses. she was a lot shorter than the other mannequins too ...
military museum
an age ago i took the girls to a military museum where they had some great military mannequins
they also had some strange military death signage
and a little tableau at child height to show what mass destruction looked like. nice.
mannequin and an office
no camera trickery - just a sunny day and a nice reflection in a shop window !
lots off
i recon they've taken more than 70% off
mannequin fly hybrid
mannequin or insect ? you decide
excuse me madam
she didn't seem to mind
myserious manequin
wonky photo, but nice effect
behind the reflection
i did this deliberately. not sure how well it works though
mannequin pis dressed up nice, like.
never fails to delight.
mannequin and me
the owner of this shop came out and asked me what i was doing. at least i think he did. he was very french and i'm very english. we had a talk for a good 5 minutes though and he gave me a brief history of his shop which was in his family 5 generations if i understood him correctly. (there's a big chance i didn't)
cool mannequin
a very cool mannequin on oxford street
strange fellow
like other polish mannequins, this chap had a blatantly green tinge
green with envy
these mannequins really were this colour
various things on sticks
a chair with a telephone and glove and a dead mannequin. these are just some of things we saw on sticks in scotland
red lips
(this was from my photo course a few weeks back)
mannequin
same woman, slightly different pose (and different light).
jimmy and friend
these chaps (jimmy and his friend) have been living with us for a week. but they are moving out today. so we wish them all the best with their endeavours.
i've put a few more photos of them (and the setup) in my experiment flickr account here
dr death
you HAVE to click the photo above to see the big version. it's a skeleton dressed as a doctor doing a dissection on a dummy. it's in a fantastic shop window of a medical suppliers in london
my new glass head
i got this from a car boot sale for £7.50 from a lady with a mullet. it's glass so glows nicely when you shine a light up its neck !
head in a book (or has he ?)
looks studious doesn't he ?
but the shocking truth is revealed - he's headless !
more saucy mannequins
these are glaswegian mannequins. i did see a few people walking round with t-shirts on in the freezing drizzle, so i guess wearing nothing but a scarf is a natural progression
saucy mannequin
emperors new clothes on sale here
in the same town (clue in the picture) where i saw this
museum of london (full of weird faces)
was head in a jar
faceless mannequins
pot heads
leg only 5 pounds
this is a classic funkypancake photo i think - but is that leg only 5 pounds, or leg only 5 pounds ? the pricing preserved privacy of privates too
inequality
clothed man but not woman.
too big for the tube
telecom john sent me this photo of a chap being transported down Euston road. he's got a very funny bottom.
scholarly update
(last seen here)
deconstructionism
i noticed this lady when i saw a disconnected hand on the floor by this safety fence.
a little further down the street was her other leg
unloved
kezia spotted this body stashed under a row of work shirts in a traditional british clothing shop. she said it must be a man as it had no hair (although it did have makeup).
i pointed out that mannequins often wear wigs and both her and esther were shocked. so we spent most of the rest of the morning looking for wigged mannequins in shop windows.
not a bad way to spend a morning.
mannequin pis
it's the wee wee chap again.
the saddest mannequins ever ?
why is she looking so sad ?
it's because her friend is falling apart
it's no yoke carrying that thing around all day
old head and even older wig
clir fog bick
handed extras
when i was but a whipper-snapper i used to think that when people said they were 'ambidextrous' they were actually saying they were 'handed-extras'.
it was quite some time before i realised i was wrong. but my phrase seemed to fit better with the concept of being able to use either hand to equal effect.
anyway, i was intrigued by this mannequin which seemed to have no head, but did have hands.
the mannequin next to it may have hands, but we can't be sure as he had adopted a slightly more formal pose. or perhaps the one with dangly hands has tied the other ones hands behind his back as he was too fidgety.
fidgety mannequins would take attention away from the clothes they would wearing. like a newsreader who becomes a news story in their own right, that would spell the end for a mannequin.
wooden mannequin
christmas mannequin
click for big
japanese bollards
our good friend andrew went to Japan for two days last week (as you do) in order to take these photos of bollard related strangeness.
here we see illuminated bollards and an animated manequin thing which apparently was waiving a glowing stick.
craziest golf
there's are a number of adventure golf courses on the isle of wight. the theme of this one was a desert island. for some reason it had a real wrecked airplane crashing in to it, complete with a manequin pilot with matted hair and a very scarey starey face.
the neon at the bottom of the picture on the left says "family amusements"
the dummies of belgium
belgium seems to be the world capital for scraggy old mannequins.
here's a couple. the poor chap on the right was in a chemist shop who seemed to be in a very bad way:
there also seemed to be an unhealthy interest in incontinence pants.
the fatima cafe
i went to this cafe one night. i was full of bearded people with dreadlocks. the men were even worse (boom tish).
one of the customers had brought their pet rat along which was a nice touch. i was invited to play cards by some non-english speaking arts students but when they realised i didn't know what they were on about (and vice versa) we didn't bother.
the music they were playing was excellent - nick cave i think.
anyway, i went past it this morning on the way to the conference and spotted the dangling life-sized manequin. so here it is.
window (un)dressing
i noticed these manequins in a clothes shop. "don't buy our clothes and you'll look like this" might be their moto.
or possibly "no-one's body really looks like this. but some of our clothes and cover yours up"
