Ghost mannequin service, blended by hand.
Send the front, back and inside-neck shots. We blend them into one garment with a clean neck joint, full sleeves and both sides even. No mannequin, no seam, no hollow collar.
In production since 2005 · Trusted by 5,000+ clients · 250+ retouchers · 1-hour express available
What is a ghost mannequin service?
A ghost mannequin image shows a garment in its real 3D shape with nothing inside it. You shoot the garment on a mannequin. We remove the mannequin and rebuild what it hid: the inside of the collar, the back of the neck and the openings of the sleeves.
You may know it as invisible mannequin, hollow man or neck joint editing. It's the same job: an image that shows how the garment fits, without a model or a mannequin in the way.
Shooting on models or flat lays instead? See apparel retouching ›
Three details decide if it looks real.
Most ghost mannequin edits fail at the neck, the sleeves or the sides. We check all three on every garment before it leaves us.
No seam where inside meets collar
We align the inside-neck shot to the collar curve and blend the edge until the label, stitching and lining read as one garment.
Best for: Shirts, polos, tees, knitwear.
Full, not flat or hollow
Sleeves keep their volume and fall. Cuffs open at the right angle, and the inside of each opening is rebuilt so the mannequin's arm never shows.
Best for: Jackets, blazers, shirts, hoodies.
Even on both sides
Uneven shoulders, a twisted placket or a hem that dips on one side get corrected, so the garment sits straight and centered on the canvas.
Best for: Catalog grids, marketplace listings, size runs.
Not sure your shots will blend? Send them and we'll tell you. Test us on 3 garments ›
Shoot three frames. We do the rest.
Ghost mannequin photography is simple when every frame is shot the same way. Follow these four rules and the blend comes out clean.
Front on the mannequin
Button it up, center the garment and shoot straight on at chest height. Keep the same camera position for every SKU.
Back on the mannequin
Turn the mannequin, not the camera. The back frame keeps hem length and shoulder seams honest in the final image.
Inside neck, label showing
Take the garment off and shoot the inside back of the collar with the label visible, from the same angle as the front frame.
Same light for all three
Lock lights, white balance and exposure between frames, so the inside and outside match when we blend them.
On a mannequin or flat lay
With ghost mannequin
Built for the garments that need it most.
If it has a collar, a sleeve or a hem that drapes, a ghost mannequin shows the fit better than any flat lay.
Also sportswear, swimwear, uniforms and kidswear, for sellers on Amazon, Shopify, eBay and Etsy. Apparel retouching ›
Three steps. Nothing to learn.
Send your frames
Front, back and inside neck for each garment. Add your canvas size, margins and background, or send a reference image and we match it.
We blend and check
A retoucher removes the mannequin, builds the neck joint, shapes the sleeves and corrects symmetry. Each image passes a 3-step quality check.
Download, ready to list
Layered PSD or TIFF with the neck joint on its own layer, or a white-background JPEG. Your choice, no extra cost.
Overnight is included.
Garments go back in 20 hours at no extra cost, so a new drop can go live the next morning. When a launch can't wait, rush delivery is ready around the clock.
Ghost mannequin is priced by garment type and batch size. Get a quote ›
The same fit on the first garment and the ten-thousandth.
Approve canvas size, margins and neck depth on your first garments and we hold them across every batch. Fashion, sportswear and uniform teams send us seasonal drops and daily SKU runs.
78,066+ projects. 1,000+ brands.
For over 25 years, apparel brands, photographers and enterprise teams have trusted us with the images that sell their products.
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The neck joint is one step. Here's the rest.
Apparel retouching
Lint, wrinkles, loose threads and fabric texture, cleaned before the garment goes live.
Apparel retouching ›Color correction
Fabric color matched to the real garment, and color variants from one shot.
Color correction ›Shadow creation
A soft drop shadow so the garment sits on the page instead of floating.
Shadow creation ›Ghost mannequin questions, answered.
Read the full FAQ ›What is a ghost mannequin service?
We remove the mannequin from your apparel photos and rebuild the inside of the collar and sleeves, so the garment shows its real 3D shape with nothing inside it.
Is it the same as invisible mannequin or neck joint editing?
Yes. Ghost mannequin, invisible mannequin, hollow man and neck joint are names for the same edit. The neck joint is the part where the inside-neck shot is blended into the collar.
How many photos do you need per garment?
Three give the best result: front on the mannequin, back on the mannequin, and the inside neck with the label showing. We can work from two, but the neck joint is strongest with all three.
Do you fix symmetry from the original shoot?
Yes. Uneven shoulders, twisted sleeves and hems that dip on one side are corrected during the blend, so the garment sits straight even if the mannequin shot didn't.
Is the editing done by hand or by AI?
By hand. A retoucher builds every neck joint and shapes every sleeve in Photoshop, so the label, stitching and lining stay true to your garment.
How much does ghost mannequin editing cost?
It's priced by garment type and batch size, since a tee and a lined blazer take different work. Send a few garments for a quote, or test us on 3 for free.
Can you keep the same look across my catalog?
Yes. Approve canvas size, margins and neck depth on your first garments and we apply them to every image in every batch.
How fast can you deliver?
48-hour and 20-hour overnight delivery are included. Rush options are 10 hours (+70%), 4 hours (+200%) and 1 hour (+300%).
Can I test the service first, and who owns the files?
Yes. Send 3 garments through the free trial and judge the result on your own products. Revisions are free, and you own 100% of every delivered file.
Test us on 3 garments. Pay nothing.
Send the front, back and inside-neck shots of three garments and see the finished ghost mannequin images before you commit to a batch.
NDA on request · Free revisions · You own every file