For many years, flesh colored mannequins were more or less the standard in the fashion industry. In the last few years, this seems to have changed considerably. Plain-colored and stylized mannequins seem to be the present trend for display, as these mannequins are widely on demand in many shops. In display windows they have often already replaced or supplemented traditional mannequins. The reason behind this now wide acceptance in regard to this mannequins is their unintrusive appearance, which usually won't distract the customer from the goods and thus highlighting better the goods to be sold.
The acceptance from the customers for these stylized plain-colored mannequins is said to be verifiable through improved sales and enquiries. Often, customer can feel the outfit through plain-colored mannequin better than through comparable traditional mannequins, as these mannequins can deliver the design to be sold better. Naturally, this made these mannequins popular among shop owners and a must for display.
