Twisting a Layer, Vector Layer and/or Text Layer?

Hello everyone,
I'm stuck and could use a hand.
Here at work, I have the entire CS5 Master Suite at my disposal.
Although I'm familiar with the Adobe Suite, I'm having a hard time figuring out the best/most efficient way to do this effect:
Now, my boss would like concept designs of our logo (let's say it reads "That One Guy") on our white mannequin,
which we use to shoot articles of clothing.
I would like to show her a design with many instances of the "That One Guy" logo twisted/wrapped (like as if I wrapped a string around my finger or curled a balloon string) atop the mannequin's head to create like an afro or long dreads look.
The layer doesn't have to have any extrusion/3D.
I mean... it CAN, but if it's just flat AND is twisting/wrapping... that's cool too.
I would like to be able to twist the layer, and then bend it so it looks like it's actually hanging off the mannequins head.
Here's an example. Not much bend on each of her strands, but you get the idea: http://www.probeauty-supply.com/images/Afro-Curl_1b-330076.jpg
What program would allow me to accomplish this best?
Photoshop? Illustrator?
Any help would be highly appreciated and would serve me well in the future =)
Thanks, everyone.
_Chris

You can do this type of manipulation in Illustrator. You have to do four things: 1) create your artwork, in this case your text "That One Guy" 2) Change your art work into a symbol 3)  Create a 3D shape, say a cylinder at some angle, onto which you will map your artwork (now a symbol)  and 4) hide the 3D shape.
A couple of comments: If you are new to Illustrator you probably do not want to do this as your first project. While the steps are few you have to know your way around Illustrator to get it done in a reasonable time and have it look right. Even if you managed to do it I suspect that a small number of letters wrapped around something is going to be very difficult to read/recognize. You might try sketching your idea out on paper (TO SCALE) along with the mannequin to see if the notion still feels good to you and the boss before investing a lot of time at the computer.
An alternative that you might consider that can be done in Photoshop is to create a series of curly paths ( like hair or rising smoke) and use the type on a path tool to make the text follow those paths.  Here also you probably would want to use say a continuously repeating version of your logo text instead of just the three words.  The work for this approach is significantly less and is easier than what you asked for and should be much more readable.
Good luck,
Paulo

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