PHOTOS: Mannequins help keep a fashionable distance in Vilnius restaurants

Mannequins dressed in clown hats and couture frocks have taken up seats in restaurants in Lithuania’s capital, to coax real customers back after the coronavirus lockdown and help them out with social distancing. The scheme is also helping the city’s fashion industry recover from the crisis.

Updated on: May 25, 2020 1:40 PM IST

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Mannequins dressed in creations of local designer sit at the tables in a restaurant during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vilnius, Lithuania May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (REUTERS)

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A woman wearing a protective face mask takes a picture of a mannequin inside a restaurant where mannequins dressed in creations of local designer sit at the table and bar, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (REUTERS)

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Mannequins dressed in creations of local designer sit at the bar in a restaurant during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vilnius, Lithuania May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (REUTERS)

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Mannequins dressed in creations of local designer sit at the table in a restaurant during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vilnius, Lithuania May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (REUTERS)

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Mannequins dressed in creations of local designer sit at the table in a restaurant during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vilnius, Lithuania May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (REUTERS)

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A mannequin dressed in creations of local designer sits at the bar in a restaurant during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (REUTERS)