Meet Jennifer!

We are pleased to introduce the newest member of The Automat family, Jennifer!

Our previous mannequin Dolores has been feeling a little rundown lately and clothes just aren’t quite fitting her the way they should. She has decided to retire from modeling, moving over to the alterations department, and in her place we now have the multi-faceted Jennifer (Arms! Legs! A head! Oh boy!)

A little about our new model…

Jennifer has had a long and varied career and most recently called Montreal home. She has supermodel measurements, with a 33” bust, 24” waist and 35.5” hips. She is also 6’ tall, thanks in part to her perma-high-heel feet (just like Barbie!)

Keep that in mind when looking at dress lengths- what’s knee length on her could be floor-length on someone of less statuesque proportions. 

We are very happy to have a new and improved way to show off all the gorgeous new pieces we have coming in for the Holidays; you’ll also notice over the next few weeks that many of our other recent items will be re-shot with Jennifer modeling.

Do you have any questions about sizes or measurements? Feel free to email or call us anytime.

And a huge thank you to the generous Jen Kyle for sending Jennifer our way!!

Meet Dolores!!!

We've had a few questions about sizing and measurements this week, so we'd like to introduce you to our adventurous mannequin, Dolores! 

Dolores has classic curves, with a 34" bust, 24" waist and 34" hips. She is, as you may have noticed, a little on the headless side at the moment, but if she did have one she would come to somewhere between 5'8" and 5'9". 

We try to offer a good solid range of sizes, and as accommodating as Dolores is, she's just not going to fit everything! Items that are too big for her are usually pinned to hang properly on her frame, and we try to keep the proportions intact- for example, if we've pinned the waist in by one inch, we try to pin in the bust and hip by one inch too so the actual shape of the garment isn't misleading.

And for items that are too small? Often Dolores will fit in them for a front view as long as we leave the back zipper open, and the back view will be shown on a hanger.

The biggest challenge for Dolores is jumpsuits- we like to think about what she's got, not what she's lacking, but the fact is that without legs, pants are especially tricky. Jumpsuits are sometimes pinned flat on the front, and sometimes maneuvered up the post.

Any other questions about sizes? Email or call us, we're happy to help.