Smart Doll - Harmony
ハーモニースマートドール
Smart Doll - Harmony
ハーモニースマートドール
- Release Date 発売日 - 2018-03-17
- Made in Tokyo Japan 日本産 (東京)
- Meet the team who worked on this product この商品を手掛けたスタッフに会おう
- This skin tone is この肌色は COCOA COCOA
- Apparel set details live here アパレルセットの内容はこちらで確認できます
- The hashtag for this product is この商品のSNSハッシュタグは #smartdollharmony
INTRODUCTION
Harmony - in many ways, is a symbol summing up what Smart Doll means to me - diversity for all. Why did I make her when no other manufacturer in Japan or asia make black soft vinyl fashion dolls?
I was born and raised in Hackney London - my best friends (and worse enemies lol) were black. I was actually raised by separate black, white and Indian foster families as my parents were struggling to make ends meet.
As a foreigner in Japan raised in such an environment - and being the founder of the only Japan based company to make black fashion dolls, I want to set standards with Smart Doll and create choices for folks instead of presuming that people just want fair skin tones.
Do you know about the "Doll Test" conducted by Kenneth and Mamie Clark? Check this search result on Youtube to see disturbing results where black kids were asked "which is the bad doll, which is the nice doll?" when presented with a black and white doll.
This sort of racism is further fueled by Japanese doll manufacturers calling their white skinned products "normal" insinuating that other skin tones is anything but normal. Hopefully other Japanese companies will reconsider renaming their white skin tones with the introduction of Harmony.
A few years ago I rolled out a skin tone I called "Cocoa" and while it was kinda nice, I thought it could do with some improvements so I consulted with my man Darius who worked with me on various prototypes to come up with the new Cocoa skin tone.
ABOUT THE PRODUCT
Read the Buyers Guide to find out what the Sports Bra and Apparel sets come with.
Due to it's material properties - all soft vinyl is prone to scratches but they are hardly visible on our Milk or Skin tones - for Cocoa however, they can stand out a lot. For this reason, we include 1 Melamine sponge with Harmony incase you scratch her body with your fingernail or whatever.
Take the sponge and brush *lightly* on the surface to remove the scratch. If you scratch her face by accident, brush LIGHTLY with the sponge to remove it (sorry had to use caps because I MEANT IT!) or you will remove the makeup too. Some of the sponge will leave white powder on the skin surface - just wipe it away. Scratches will either disappear completely or become not noticeable unless you are staring at it with a microscope.
Also, the properties of soft vinyl encompass blemishes through the slush casting process which are more noticeable in the Cocoa skin tone - if this is not cool for you then do not buy this product.
Due to the lack of manufacturers making black dolls, no wig maker makes wigs with black silicone parting lines - they all come in white! For this reason, we use a mix of matte coat with black ink on the parting line - some of it may smudge off on your finger. The wig cap remains a slight tea color though but its covered by the wig.
The wig that comes with Harmony is called Long Wave Black and eyes are called Ebony 2018.
ABOUT TAKING PHOTOS
Dust shows up more clearly on Cocoa so make sure to check Harmony's face for dust before taking photos. You may need to turn up the exposure slightly when taking photos of Harmony due to her dark complexion.
商品説明
スマートドールは多様性。ハーモニーちゃんはある意味でスマートドールを代表する存在だ。日本のどの人形メーカーでも黒人ドールを出さず、なぜスマートドールで?とよく聞かれます。
僕はロンドンのハクニー地区で生まれ育ち。多くの黒人が住まれている地域。僕の親友は黒人でもあり、一時黒人の里親の元で育てられた。
そんな環境で育った僕は、黒人ファッションドールを作る唯一の日本企業の代表として、新しい基準を設けて行きたいと思います。現代において、今もなおほとんどの人形メーカーは白い肌色を「ノーマル」とネーミングしています。
数年前は「ココア」という肌色を展開しましたが、もうちょい改善の余地はあるだろうと思い、アメリカの親友ダリアスさんにお願いし、今回のニューココア肌色を監修してもらいました。
仕様について
スポーツブラセット、アパレルセットの内容はスマートドールの購入ガイドに記載しています。
ソフビは材質特性上、表面に傷つけやすくなっています。ミルクやティーの肌色には表面の傷はほとんど見えないが、ココアでは目立ちます。このため、メラミンフォームを一個おつけします。万が一、爪などで本体にぶつけたら、残ったかすり傷をそのメラミンフォームで軽くこすってください。傷は完全になくなるか、ものによっては浅く残ります。
ソフビには湯ジワ、黒点は成形中に発生します。ミルクやティー色の外皮表面には見えていますが、ココア色は逆にこういったシワなどは目立ちます。湯ジワや黒点、白点のない外皮はないので、「こりあダメだわ」と思ったらスマートドールの全ての商品を買わないでください。
黒人のファッションドールが今まで存在しなかったため、つむじが黒いウィッグは存在しない!このため、弊社で開発したウィッグはつや消し黒い塗料でつむじを塗っています。塗料は最初多少指に付着することがありますが、ウィッグキャップはミルク色のため、本体に付着することはない。
エボニーちゃんに付属するウィッグは「Long Wave Black」といい、おめめは「Ebony 2018 Eyes」といいます。
写真撮影について
ハーモニーちゃんは肌が黒いため、埃は目立ちますので、写真撮る前に拭き取ってください。またカメラの露出度を高めにしないといけないかもしれない。ホワイトバランスも忘れずに。
