Sweet Suzette, My Frenchie Mannequin!

As opposed to Penelope, about 'whom' I just blogged, this is Suzette, the jewel of my parlor and she has never worked a day in her life.  Suzette is a decorative mannequin.  I found her at Treasures Antiques where I work.  She has a champagne colored satin body, a wasp waist and a lovely princess v that forms her lower lines.  She came on a sort of modern chromish boring stand, so I performed surgery attaching her to an antique birdcage stand base.

She is dressed in a delicate antique lace table clothe, with an antique bridal head piece for her 'collar and netting cape'.  She also sports a royal banner held in place with an antique millinery rose, which was a gift from my dear friend Marci.  Of course every royal needs a crown and a rhinestone bib, and Suzette is no exception!  (The problem is what to do with the matching rhinestone earrings ...)

This mannequin series was inspired by the Dressform Ball, I am participating in this week over at the Polkadot Closet.  Go take a peek!