Rootstein was born in Warmbaths, South Africa in 1930. She married the industrial designer Richard Hopkins.[1] Rootstein started by making window displays, which gave her an understanding of "the void that had existed between fashion coverage in the international media & what actually happened in windows."[2][full citation needed][non-primary source needed]
Mannequinsedit
Rootstein started making mannequins in the kitchen of her basement flat in Earls Court in 1956.[2] She first hired sculptor John Taylor and model Imogen for her first mannequin, placed in a reclining position.[2] This was the start of her first collection, called "GoGo".[2][non-primary source needed] Her sources of inspiration expanded to music and clubs.[3] Rootstein has been called the "Rolls-Royce" of mannequin makers, and later used well-known singers and actresses as models for her mannequins; Cher, Joan Collins and Twiggy among them.[4]
Rootstein Hopkins Foundationedit
In 1990, Rootstein and her husband Rick Hopkins set up the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation to assist young artists and designers.[5] The mannequin business was sold in 1991 to Japanese mannequin manufacturer, Yoshichu who had been a long time collaborator of Adel's[6].They continued to grow the business and release collections that stayed true to Adel's founding principles. Rootstein died in London on 20 September 1992.
Referencesedit
^Obituary: Adel Rootstein, 24 September 1992 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
^ abcd. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
^"Rootstein: Adel Rootstein's early days - History / About / Early Days". www.rootstein.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^Carol McKinley (30 December 2019). "Sculptors at a Lafayette mannequin factory are shaping more realistic body types for stores worldwide". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 30 December 2019. 'If Talaric is the Henry Ford [of mannequin makers], Rootstein is the Rolls-Royce,' Townsend says. 'Her older mannequins are collector's items … she's the one who started designing mannequins after celebrity models. Like Joan Collins, Cher and Twiggy.'
^Rootstein Hopkins Foundation, British Museum website. 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 June 2009.
^"Rootstein: Adel Rootstein's early days - History / About / Early Days". www.rootstein.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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adel, rootstein, 1930, september, 1992, british, mannequin, designer, responsible, premium, designs, that, sold, worldwide, contents, early, life, mannequins, rootstein, hopkins, foundation, references, external, linksearly, life, editrootstein, born, warmbath. Adel Rootstein 1930 20 September 1992 was a British mannequin designer responsible for premium designs that are sold worldwide Contents 1 Early life 2 Mannequins 3 Rootstein Hopkins Foundation 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editRootstein was born in Warmbaths South Africa in 1930 She married the industrial designer Richard Hopkins 1 Rootstein started by making window displays which gave her an understanding of the void that had existed between fashion coverage in the international media amp what actually happened in windows 2 full citation needed non primary source needed Mannequins editRootstein started making mannequins in the kitchen of her basement flat in Earls Court in 1956 2 She first hired sculptor John Taylor and model Imogen for her first mannequin placed in a reclining position 2 This was the start of her first collection called GoGo 2 non primary source needed Her sources of inspiration expanded to music and clubs 3 Rootstein has been called the Rolls Royce of mannequin makers and later used well known singers and actresses as models for her mannequins Cher Joan Collins and Twiggy among them 4 Rootstein Hopkins Foundation editIn 1990 Rootstein and her husband Rick Hopkins set up the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation to assist young artists and designers 5 The mannequin business was sold in 1991 to Japanese mannequin manufacturer Yoshichu who had been a long time collaborator of Adel s 6 They continued to grow the business and release collections that stayed true to Adel s founding principles Rootstein died in London on 20 September 1992 References edit Obituary Adel Rootstein 24 September 1992 Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Independent Retrieved 21 June 2009 a b c d Rootstein the World s Leading Mannequin Designer Archived from the original on 24 January 2009 Retrieved 15 January 2009 Rootstein Adel Rootstein s early days History About Early Days www rootstein com Retrieved 2 August 2023 Carol McKinley 30 December 2019 Sculptors at a Lafayette mannequin factory are shaping more realistic body types for stores worldwide The Colorado Sun Retrieved 30 December 2019 If Talaric is the Henry Ford of mannequin makers Rootstein is the Rolls Royce Townsend says Her older mannequins are collector s items she s the one who started designing mannequins after celebrity models Like Joan Collins Cher and Twiggy Rootstein Hopkins Foundation British Museum website Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 June 2009 Rootstein Adel Rootstein s early days History About Early Days www rootstein com Retrieved 2 August 2023 External links editFashion Windows FIDM Adel Rootstein Official site nbsp This article about an artist from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adel Rootstein amp oldid 1169201276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
