Humuhumu and the Enchanted Tiki Dress
Okay, I think that's enough sleazy, Z-grade movie posts for a while. Now it's time for something nice the whole family can enjoy.
The lovely and talented Humuhumu recently became an official model for Disney apparel, and appears on their shopping website wearing a limited-edition reproduction of the Enchanted Tiki Room dress, worn by the hostesses who worked at the classic Disney attraction back in the 1960's (there's also a guy's shirt with the same pattern). The story of how this came to pass is a good one, so make sure you follow the links to her earlier posts. It just goes to show that Eisner and his cronies didn't manage to poison and destroy everything good about the Magic Kingdom during his unfortunate tenure, and that committed enthusiasts really can make a difference in preserving cool Poly-pop landmarks like the Enchanted Tiki Room, although they must remain ever-vigilant to keep park executives from "updating" them for modern audiences.
[Link: Enchanted Tiki Room Dress story]
Update: Humu informs me that the male model in those photographs is artist, Kevin Kidney, who's designed a line of tiki mugs and other Disney collectibles. [Link]
Comments
Aw, you're too good to me. Thanks for spreading the tale! Disney geeks will enjoy knowing that the man modeling the shirt on the Disney website is Disney artist Kevin Kidney.
Posted by: Humuhumu | April 9, 2006 7:19 PM
My pleasure. With all the enthusiasm and support you give to the TC Ohana, I was really happy to see you get a little return on your investment.
And I'll update the post with the Disney geek info momentarily.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | April 9, 2006 8:15 PM
I'll take that sexy tiki godess - you can have the clothes ... YUMM!
Posted by: orange | April 11, 2006 1:18 AM
Don't scare the nice lady, you Bavarian savage...;-)
Posted by: MrBaliHai | April 11, 2006 6:22 AM
Uga! Uga! Uga!
I am just wondering if I can wear a Hawaii shirt with my lederhosen?
Can anyone give me some fashion advice here?
Posted by: orange | April 12, 2006 7:05 AM
can wear a Hawaii shirt with my lederhosen?
Absolutely! But only if you take a picture of yourself wearing it and let me post it here...:-)
Posted by: MrBaliHai | April 12, 2006 7:41 AM
My friend Bruce (Mr. Smiley) once wore his lederhosen to Tiki-Ti, but I don't think he wore it with an aloha shirt... clearly this is territory that must be explored.
Posted by: Humuhumu | April 12, 2006 12:56 PM
this is territory that must be explored.
I agree, and Dieter is the right man for the job. We also need to investigate methods of combining the Hula with the Schuhplattler.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | April 12, 2006 1:52 PM