WHAT WE DO
We are the largest mannequin recycler in the U.S.
and the ONLY African American owned mannequin
company in the world.
Our taglline ---"All things manneqeuin... and so much more," says it all. We sell, rent, recycle and repair a wide variety of mannequins from our website and brick and mortar store.
We also blog about mannequins, wrote an Ebook about them and have a Youtube playlist with DIY projects with mannequins.
We publish digital tutorials to show people how to turn a mannequin into a Dress Form Chrismtas trees or a planter.
Most recently we started hosting arts and crafts classes in our store where people use mannequins as a canvas to create a flower crown headdress or mannequin wall art.
WHO ARE OUR CUSTOMERS
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We are a small niche business, but we serve a broad customer base
Our customers run the gamut from every race,ethnicity, income bracket, sexual orientation, gender and from age 8 -80. They include:
-Retailers of all sizes
-Museums
-Etsy, Poshmark & Ebay sellers, -Trade-show vendors
-Photographers
-Fashion designers, fashion students & fashion schools
-Burning Man attendees
-Shibari aficionado's
-Costume designers & cosplayers
-Set designers
-Event Planners
-Crafters
and more
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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 AND VIDEOS
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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