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A method of constructing a retail display system includes creating a first display article including a support panel and hanging the first display article. Creating the first display article includes editing an original photograph of a clothing product for sale to appear similar to a mannequin weari

A method of constructing a retail display system includes creating a first display article including a support panel and hanging the first display article. Creating the first display article includes editing an original photograph of a clothing product for sale to appear similar to a mannequin wearing the clothing product for sale in an edited photograph. Hanging the first display article includes hanging the first display article in a display area using a mounting bracket secured to a back surface of the support panel. The method further includes positioning a retail good corresponding to the clothing product depicted in the photograph in proximity to the first display article. Retail display systems and methods of construction provide additional advantages.

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1. A method of constructing a retail display system, comprising: creating a first display article including a support panel, wherein creating the first display article includes editing an original photograph of a person wearing clothing product for sale to appear similar to a mannequin wearing the c

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A method of constructing a retail display system, comprising: creating a first display article including a support panel, wherein creating the first display article includes editing an original photograph of a person wearing clothing product for sale to appear similar to a mannequin wearing the clothing product for sale in an edited photograph;hanging the first display article in a retail display area using a mounting bracket secured to a back surface of the support panel; andpositioning a retail good corresponding to the clothing product in the edited photograph in proximity to the first display article;wherein: the original photograph includes an image of the person wearing the clothing product,the editing the original photograph includes altering at least one visible portion of the image of the person to imitate a general appearance of the mannequin, andthe altering at least one visible portion of the image of the person includes replacing an image of the head of the image of the person with a neck cap. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the first display article includes: coupling the edited photograph to a front surface of the support panel,cutting the support panel about an outer perimeter of the clothing product depicted in the edited photograph to define a cut edge, androlling the cut edge toward the back surface of the support panel to create a pillowed perimeter edge of the first display article. 3. A method of constructing a retail display system, comprising: creating a first display article including a support panel, wherein creating the first display article includes editing an original photograph of a clothing product for sale to appear similar to a mannequin wearing the clothing product for sale in an edited photograph;hanging the first display article in a retail display area using a mounting bracket secured to a back surface of the support panel; andpositioning a retail good corresponding to the clothing product in the edited photograph in proximity to the first display article;wherein the creating the first display article includes: cutting the support panel about an outer perimeter of the clothing product depicted in the edited photograph to define a cut edge, androlling the cut edge toward the back surface of the support panel to create a pillowed perimeter edge of the first display article. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein: the original photograph includes an image of a person wearing the clothing product,the editing the original photograph includes altering at least one visible portion of the image of the person to imitate a general appearance of the mannequin,the image of the person includes skin, andthe altering at least one visible portion of the image of the person includes changing the skin to a solid color. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein: the mounting bracket includes a mounting portion secured to the support panel and an interface portion having a first protrusion and a second protrusion bent away from the support panel, andthe hanging the first display article includes using the first protrusion and the second protrusion to hang the first display article. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: suspending a hanger from a supporting structure; andcoupling an end of the hanger opposite the supporting structure to the mounting bracket via at least one of the first protrusion and the second protrusion such that the first display article is suspended from the supporting structure via the hanger. 7. The method of claim 3, further comprising: creating a second display article by editing a photograph of another clothing product for sale to appear similar to another mannequin wearing the other clothing product for sale; andhanging the second display article in front of the first display article such that the first display article and the second display article are horizontally overlapping and at different elevations relative to each other. 8. The method of claim 3, wherein: the editing the original photograph includes removing visible portions of the image of the person. 9. The method of claim 3, wherein the original photograph includes an image of a person wearing the clothing product, and the editing the original photograph includes deleting an image of a visible appendage of the image of the person. 10. The method of claim 3, wherein the creating the first display article includes taking the original photograph of a person wearing the clothing product prior to editing the original photograph. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the creating the first display article further includes: printing the edited photograph on a print media, andsecuring the print media to the support panel to form the first display article. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the cutting the support panel includes cutting the print media and the support panel so the edited photograph printed on the print media and the support panel have substantially similar, non-linear outer perimeters. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the cutting the support panel includes simultaneously cutting the support panel and the edited photograph to define the support panel and the edited photograph with identical outer perimeters. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein cutting the support panel and the edited photograph defines the outer perimeter of the edited photograph to border at least a portion of the clothing product in the edited photograph. 15. The method of claim 3, wherein: the cutting the support panel includes cutting the support panel and the edited photograph to each have an outer perimeter similarly sized and similarly shaped as the outer perimeter of the other of the support panel and the edited photograph, andthe outer perimeter of the edited photograph borders at least a portion of the clothing product depicted in the edited photograph. 16. A method of constructing a retail display system, comprising: taking a photograph of a model wearing a clothing product to be offered for retail sale;editing an appearance of the model in the photograph to appear similar to a mannequin wearing the clothing product in a resultant edited photograph;printing the resultant edited photograph;coupling the resultant edited photograph to a front surface of a rigid panel to form a display article, wherein the rigid panel defines a rear surface opposite the front surface;simultaneously cutting the resultant edited photograph and the rigid panel to have a common outer perimeter; androlling the common outer perimeter toward the rear surface of the rigid panel to create a pillowed edge of the display article. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: hanging the display article in a retail display area using a mounting bracket secured to a back surface of the rigid panel; andpositioning a retail good corresponding to the clothing product depicted in the resultant edited photograph in proximity to the display article. 18. A method of constructing a retail display system, comprising: creating a first display article including the following steps performed in the following order: taking a photograph of a person wearing a clothing product to be offered for retail sale,editing an appearance of the person in the photograph to appear similar to a mannequin wearing the clothing product in a resultant edited photograph,printing the resultant edited photograph,coupling the resultant edited photograph to a front surface of a support panel,simultaneously cutting the resultant edited photograph and the support panel to have a common outer perimeter, androlling the common outer perimeter toward a back surface of the support panel to create a pillowed perimeter edge of the first display article, the back surface of the support panel being opposite the front surface of the support panel;hanging the first display article in a retail display area using a mounting bracket secured to a back surface of the support panel; andpositioning a retail good corresponding to the clothing product depicted in the photograph in proximity to the first display article.