{"id":64384,"date":"2020-05-27T01:52:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T01:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=64384"},"modified":"2020-05-27T01:52:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T01:52:31","slug":"restaurants-use-mannequins-empty-tables-model-local-fashions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=64384","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants use mannequins at empty tables to model local fashions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paging Mr. Mannequin, party of two.<\/p>\n<p>Mannequins are the latest must-have customer\u00a0as the coronavirus pandemic has forced restaurants to institute social distancing practices and limit capacity.<\/p>\n<p>One of these creative solutions utilizes mannequins to make restaurants seem fuller. Most recently, restaurants in Vilnius, Lithuania\u2019s capital, have started to embrace the stiff trend \u2014 but with a fashionable twist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-110x75.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A mannequin wearing a local designer&#8217;s creation sits at a table in a cafe in Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of restaurants and bars in the county, upon reopening, are now acting as displays for local designers to feature their fashions by adorning the sitting mannequins in the season\u2019s latest looks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmpty tables inside our restaurant look rather odd, and we don\u2019t have any way to remove them,\u201d explained Bernie Ter Braak, the owner of the Cosy restaurant,\u00a0in a press release.\u00a0Ter Braak is credited with creating the initiative with local designer Julija Janus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we decided to reach out to our neighbors, fashion boutique stores, and invited them to use our empty tables to showcase their newest collections,\u201d Braak continued. \u201cThe news spread, and well-known designers joined this project, which keeps gaining interest across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-2.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A woman with a protective face mask (center) poses for a souvenir picture taken of her with a mannequin wearing clothes designed by Rimante Rimgailaite in the restaurant Cosy, in Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60 mannequins modeling local designer\u2019s clothes from 19 boutiques are featured in dozens of restaurants and caf\u00e9s in the city\u2019s Old Town Glass Quarter, according to the release. The mayor, Remigijus \u0160ima\u0161ius, called the idea \u201ca perfect match of communal spirit and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patrons of the restaurants can do more than just window shop, though. Each mannequin is seated at a table which has information about where each outfit can be purchased.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-3.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mannequins are placed to provide social distancing at a restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>The trendy social-distancing stunt has been embraced by the city, and IDW, one of Europe\u2019s leading high-quality mannequin manufacturers, which has provided the mannequins for free, the release shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fashion industry is particularly affected by the lockdown,\u201d said Julia Janus. \u201cLocal boutiques used to sell the niche, original pieces created by local designers. As they are currently closed due to the quarantine, designers do not have many opportunities to showcase their latest collections, and in general, the consumption is down. We hope that this campaign will move the waters and local designers will gain some visibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-4.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/model-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Designer Jurgita Riasnoje (left) stands next to her mannequins inside a cafe in Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>The fashion displays will continue through May.<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia, a Michelin-starred restaurant began taking a similar approach earlier this month, using mannequins in period costume to liven-up his dining room when reopening rules dictated that customers can only be seated outside as eateries were opening back up.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paging Mr. Mannequin, party of two. Mannequins are the latest must-have customer\u00a0as the coronavirus pandemic has forced restaurants to institute social distancing practices and limit capacity. One of these creative solutions utilizes mannequins to make restaurants seem fuller. Most recently, restaurants in Vilnius, Lithuania\u2019s capital, have started to embrace the stiff trend \u2014 but with &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64385,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[173],"tags":[4181,4180],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Restaurants use mannequins at empty tables to model local fashions - TheFastFashion.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=64384\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Restaurants use mannequins at empty tables to model local fashions - TheFastFashion.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paging Mr. Mannequin, party of two. 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