WHAT WE DO
We are the largest mannequin liquidator in the U.S.
and the ONLY African American owned mannequin
company in the world. We sell a wide variety of new
and recycled mannequins from our e-commerce and
brick-and-mortar store.
Our customers are retailers, museums, Etsy sellers,
trade-show vendors, photographers, fashion designers,
crafters, Burning Man attendees, Shibari aficionado's,
Halloween set designers and more.
We've adapted mannequin-related crafts to expand
our brand. Our online classes for Dress Form Christmas
Trees attract customers worldwide and we offer Floral
Crown Headdress classes (with free mannequin heads)
in our warehouse.
FAST FACTS
Year Founded: 2001 (as side hustle in Judi's backyard)
Headquarters : Oakland, CA aka Oaktown .
Employees : 4 employees, 4 contractors and hundreds of
dummies.
# of Mannequins Recycled Annually: 900,000 .
Partial Client List: Nike, The Gap, Ralph Lauren, H&M, Prada,
Macy's, Nordstrom, Giorgio Armani, Stitchfix, ThredUP .
"Mannequins are made of materials that do not biodegrade
so they should not be put in landfills. My business is part of
the circular economy helping to reduce the environmental
footprint of the retail industry.
Since Brown and Black communities are most directly
impacted by pollution from landfills, I am committed to
contributing to environmental justice.
"
--Judi Henderson Townsend
MEDIA COVERAGE
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JUDI'S BI0
University of Southern California Alum
The Black Iris Apfel
Bootstrapped Entrepreneur
Senior Entrepreneur
Turned a side hustle into a $1M business
Disruptor
Unicorn
Corporate refugee
Environmental Justice Entrepreneur
Award-winning Business Owner
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