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Just a Mannequin Sporting a Mohawk

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Just a Mannequin Sporting a Mohawk I It would appear that #theMannequins that star in the Bergdorf Goodman windows (#BGWindows) are easily transformed.  Seems like just last week they were appearing in the #BGWindows Follies .  And, wasn't it only yesterday that they served as simple foils for the fashions of Dior ?  Now playing?  A homage to the Punk:  Chaos to Couture  show at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute . Just a Mannequin Sporting a Mohawk II The punk #BGwindows are staged better than the Costume Institute show although, in a move unusual for Bergdorf's, a bit of merchandising has crept into the mix.  Each window features a helpful little list of the clothing on display and where a particular piece can be found in the store (if they are on sale that is -- some pieces are not).  It's a tangible reminder that Bergdorf's is a department store -- a purveyor of fine goods as it were -- and that the windows are just an...