Tag: Harumika

Harumika Does Lady Gaga

by Jen Rabulan-Bertram

Happy Grammy day! Today marks one of the biggest days for the music industry, where music from all genres are celebrated with one big bash in LA.

This year, quite a few NKT faves are up for Grammys in the Children’s music category, including Justin Roberts, among others.
But because it’s also the first day of Toy Fair, I thought I’d spotlight an interesting and relevant use of a toy, combined with a Grammy-nominated artist.

I spotted this photo gallery that implements Bandai’s Harumika and showcases a few mini-versions of Lady Gaga memorable outfits. Always known to shock and awe the crowd with her eclectic fashion statements, I thought fashion student, Anna Chang’s use of Harumika the fashion toy from Bandai, paid an appropriate homage to the Queen Monster herself.


I can’t wait to see what Gaga has in store for the Grammy’s tonight, but in the meantime, check out these cool Gaga-inspired outfits.

To learn more about Harumika be sure to check out my review here.

Also, be sure to follow along the #tf11 hashtag where Toy Fair attendees and exhibitors will be tweeting about this year’s show.

Photo credit: Getty Images

Harumika: for fashionistas in training

by Jen Rabulan-Bertram

Do you have a budding fashion designer at home? At the Holiday Showcase, I spotted the perfect toy/activity for fashion-minded girls. Ban Dai has recently introduced Harumika, which is an activity set that allows girls to play fashionista with a dress form, stylus, swatches of stylish fabric and accessories.

Harumika

With the included stylus, girls can tuck and fold fabric into the dress form and accessorize as they please.  It’s so simple and the possibilities are endless.  I love that here’s no cutting involved, just pure imagination and creativity. It’s such a cool idea, I wish I had a set like this as a kid. We had fashion plates growing up, but Harumika is a fun way for girls to harness their creativity, and to use their hands to cultivate their designs and fashion ideas without all the mess.

Harumika
Harumika

Harumika comes in starter sets that are $10.99, and sets with many more accessories and options such as the Designer Dress Form Sets for $14.99; the Fashion Show & Go Sets for $19.99 and the Runway Showstopper Set for $39.99 (which includes a USB camera).

Harumika starter setLike many cool toys I noticed at the showcase, Harumika has an online and interactive presence. With the Harumika USB camera, you can upload images and have a runway fashion show! If your tween is all about being creative and into fashion, Harumika is definitely worth checking out!

Harumika can be found at Target and Toys “R” Us.

I have a really cute starter set up for grabs that I had the chance to check out for review! (The fabric set I have is different than pictured.)

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Please comment below and tell me the name of any of the Harumika products. Each product counts as an entry. If you choose to share on any social networking site, that counts for extra entries as well!