Harumika is not a new sub-genre of Japanese Lolitas or a new K-pop band. The Harumika style I'm referring to is -as you can see from the picture above- the creation and reproduction (in this case) of clothes but in minaiture. It's a contemporary version of what, all of us, fashionistas, did in our childhood on Barbies, with fabric swatches, ribbons and in my personal experience with net and organzas too :-) The interesting thing in this case is that a real collection, this season Chelsea Girl has been done. We have seen mini collections before on Barbies and Blythies...but this is the smallest.
La 'designer' in questione e' Christina Ruby Walton, neo-lauraeta alla UCF (University of creative Arts) che ha collaborato per due settimane con il team di River Island/Chelsea Girl per ricreare in maniera piu' fedele i modelli. Sono stati riprodotti 10 outfit su mini manichini alti 21 cm e larghi 4, usando gli stessi tessuti, le stesse stampe e ricami degli originali. Magari noi siamo un po' troppo cresciutelli per i set Harumika (ma non e' detto eh), ma se state pensando ad un regalo di Natale per bimbe e anche bimbi interssati al designe alla moda, forse questo potrebbe essere uno spunto. Inoltre, questa news ci da l'occasione anche di dare una sbirciata veloce alla collezione Chelsea Girl!
The 'designer' in charge is Christina Ruby Walton, a new graduate from UCF (University of Creative Arts) who worked for two weeks with the River Island/Chelsea Girl team to recreate the clothes. They produced 10 complete outifts on small mannequins 21cm high and 4cm wide, using the same fabrics,prints and embellishments of the original ones. Maybe we are a touch too grown up for the Harumika sets (but it's nevere too late), but if you're thinking about Christams presents for baby fashionistas (girls and boys) that's and idea. Plus this news gives us the chance to have a quick look at the real Chelsea Girl collection!