Evolution of Style through Mannequins. Part 1: 1978-1980
1980 | Regent St, London, UK | Nikon FM 50/1.4. Film Kodak PlusX Pan – BUY THE HI-RES FILE or BUY A PRINT
Plastic Girl Series Part 1. Photographs by Roberto Bigano
Ikonographia is proud to publish “Plastic Girls,” an impressive forty years-long work by the Italian photographer Roberto Bigano documenting mannequins. This post is the first of a series and features black & white photographs taken from 1978 to 1980.
I have been shooting “Plastic Girls” for over forty years. They fascinate me, and I find they tell a lot about a country’s culture and the evolution of fashion and style. I always took all the photos in the stores’ windows through the glass and never with special permits. All these wonders are right there, available to anyone able to see them.
The images are available for purchase as hi-res files or as prints.
November 1978. Rome. Leica M2 Summaron 35mm, Kodak Tri X 1000 iso.
I was serving the Army, in the Photo dept. The cameras were a Rolleiflex Twin Lens and a Leica M2, which I used here for the first time.
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September 1979.
Braunschweig, Germany.
Nikon FM 24mm – Ilford HP5.
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September 1979.
Mannequin, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nikon FM 50mm – Ilford HP5.
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September 1979. Strick.
Braunschweig, Germany.
Nikon FM 50 f1.4 Film Ilford HP5.
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September 1979. Stockholm, Sweden. Nikon FM 24mm, film Ilford HP5.
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February 1980. Store window in Berlin, Germany. Nikon FM2 50mm, Ilford FP4
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February 1980. Store window for Women’s Day. East Berlin. Nikon FM, 50mm, Ilford FP4
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February 1980. West Berlin. Nikon FM 50/1.4. Film Ilford FP4.
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February 1980.
Streifen Dept. Store, Berlin, Germany.
Nikon FM 50/1.4. Film Ilford FP4
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February 1980.
Store window, Berlin, Germany.
Nikon FM 20mm. Film Ilford FP4.
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February 1980.
The proof sheet of roll N.419 includes at least six interesting subjects.
Nikon FM 50/1.4 /24.2.8/105.2.5. Film Ilford FP4, developed with Ilford ID11 1+3 at 15’30”.
September 1980.
London, Regent St.
Nikon FM 50. Film Kodak PlusX.
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September 1980. Soho, London. Nikon FM, 50/1.4, Film Kodak Plus X 125 Iso.
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September 1980.
Mannequin London.
Nikon FM 24mm. Film Kodak Plus X.
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September 1980.
The Bionic Woman Action Doll
Nikon FM 50/1.4. Film Kodak Plus X.
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Copyright and credits
Photographs by Roberto Bigano.
All the images in this post are copyrighted.
Tutte le immagini di questo post sono coperte da copyright.
About Roberto Bigano.
Roberto's eye by Francesco Piras.
All the pictures on this page are by Roberto Bigano, an Italian photographer working in Europe and the United States with a diverse client base that requires wide-ranging editorial, art repro, and fine art photography. He has some 35 books to his credit.
His last work, in spring 2024, was about the 1920s and 1930s New York City Art Deco Architecture, enhancing peculiar aspects of that unrivaled style. We'll soon publish it on ikonographia.
Read all Roberto's stories on this site.
About Roberto Bigano.
Browse or buy his pictures or prints in the Roberto Bigano Archive.
Dedicated pages on his works on Ikonographia: Bugatti Automobili, Bburago, "Plastic Girls" (Mannequins), Sardinia Artistic Bread.
See Plastic Girls Book
Ikonographia is proud to publish “Plastic Girls,” an impressive forty years-long work by the Italian photographer Roberto Bigano
