I just got this when I found out it was still in stores, but don't you think it need the Costume/dress to go along with it ala Carmen Miranda?
I think it would be really fun.there are MANY looks if you do a Carmen Miranda image search

That hat is the greatest hat on the YoPlanet.

Sorry, who was she?

she was a singer latin music like "Mama io chierro" which bugs bunny sang when he dressed up as her she's the one who wore the famous fruit hats

I prefer Chiquita Banana.

Beth (108541083) wrote:she was a singer latin music like "Mama io chierro" which bugs bunny sang when he dressed up as her she's the one who wore the famous fruit hats

Oh... thank you for the explanation

I was trying to dress like her but it was late and I got bored looking through my stuff. I think some of the Indian stuff might work. theres a crop top and long skirt if I remember correctly.

i'd like some different fruit costumes, like the fruit plushies we had

Pineapple (134102281) wrote:I was trying to dress like her but it was late and I got bored looking through my stuff. I think some of the Indian stuff might work. theres a crop top and long skirt if I remember correctly.

ah that's cute! I was trying the red CanCan dress which was good for the ruffled bottom but the ruffle arm bands there's just no substitute and some Maracas handheld would be nice too and all the beads, maybe the cancan dress with the red tie up shoes?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Miranda

Carmen Miranda, GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmẽȷ̃ miˈɾɐ̃dɐ], 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese Brazilian[1] samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.

By the 1930s, Miranda was a local star, singing and dancing in musicals and five Brazilian feature films.[2] Lee Shubert, a Broadway impresario, offered the Carmen Miranda an eight week contract to perform in "The Streets of Paris" on Broadway after seeing her perform at Cassino da Urca in the Rio de Janeiro in 1939.[3]

In 1940, she made her first Hollywood film, "Down Argentine Way", with Don Ameche and Betty Grable, her exotic clothing and Latin accent became her trademark.[4] In the same year, she was voted the third most popular personality in the United States, and was invited to sing and dance for President Franklin Roosevelt, along with her group, "Bando da Lua".[5] Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell",[6][7] Carmen Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films, particularly in 1943's The Gang's All Here. By 1945, she was the highest paid woman in the United States.[8]

Miranda made a total of fourteen Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. Though hailed as a talented performer, her popularity waned by the end of World War II. She later grew to resent the stereotypical "Brazilian Bombshell" image she cultivated and attempted to break free of it with limited success. Undaunted, Miranda focused increasingly on her nightclub appearances, also becoming a fixture on television variety shows—indeed, for all the stereotyping she faced throughout her career, her performances made huge strides in popularizing Brazilian music, while at the same time paving the way for the increasing awareness of all Latin culture.[9]

Carmen Miranda was the first Latin American star to be invited to imprint her hands and feet in the courtyard of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1941. She became the first South American to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[10] She is considered the precursor of Brazil's Tropicalismo cultural movement of the 1960s.[11]

I just found it and changed. There's also blue, pink and gold crop tops with matching skirts from the India line.

Pineapple (134102281) wrote:I was trying to dress like her but it was late and I got bored looking through my stuff. I think some of the Indian stuff might work. theres a crop top and long skirt if I remember correctly.

I was thinking the indian theme too. Or the Spanish ruffly flamenco dress if you don't wanna show off too much skin lol

nice Bio! I would just love this full costume https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hZT6VzxDGw love this song too! would need the big earrings too.

HmmmHmmmm fruit basket! :p

LisaTM (10095126) wrote:

Pineapple (134102281) wrote:I was trying to dress like her but it was late and I got bored looking through my stuff. I think some of the Indian stuff might work. theres a crop top and long skirt if I remember correctly.

I was thinking the indian theme too. Or the Spanish ruffly flamenco dress if you don't wanna show off too much skin lol

Oh I never thought to look in Spanish section, Thank you!

Pineapple (134102281) wrote:I just found it and changed. There's also blue, pink and gold crop tops with matching skirts from the India line.

yeah that's cute! I have the red and blue and I just bought the ruffly Spanish dresses, will try...

here she is on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7gMF4KAve0

Loie (9730540) wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Miranda

Carmen Miranda, GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmẽȷ̃ miˈɾɐ̃dɐ], 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese Brazilian[1] samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.

By the 1930s, Miranda was a local star, singing and dancing in musicals and five Brazilian feature films.[2] Lee Shubert, a Broadway impresario, offered the Carmen Miranda an eight week contract to perform in "The Streets of Paris" on Broadway after seeing her perform at Cassino da Urca in the Rio de Janeiro in 1939.[3]

In 1940, she made her first Hollywood film, "Down Argentine Way", with Don Ameche and Betty Grable, her exotic clothing and Latin accent became her trademark.[4] In the same year, she was voted the third most popular personality in the United States, and was invited to sing and dance for President Franklin Roosevelt, along with her group, "Bando da Lua".[5] Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell",[6][7] Carmen Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films, particularly in 1943's The Gang's All Here. By 1945, she was the highest paid woman in the United States.[8]

Miranda made a total of fourteen Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. Though hailed as a talented performer, her popularity waned by the end of World War II. She later grew to resent the stereotypical "Brazilian Bombshell" image she cultivated and attempted to break free of it with limited success. Undaunted, Miranda focused increasingly on her nightclub appearances, also becoming a fixture on television variety shows—indeed, for all the stereotyping she faced throughout her career, her performances made huge strides in popularizing Brazilian music, while at the same time paving the way for the increasing awareness of all Latin culture.[9]

Carmen Miranda was the first Latin American star to be invited to imprint her hands and feet in the courtyard of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1941. She became the first South American to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[10] She is considered the precursor of Brazil's Tropicalismo cultural movement of the 1960s.[11]

great picture Loie! the more I see the more I want this woman's costumes!

Fluffy Pineapple (119449813) wrote:I prefer Chiquita Banana.

Chiquita banana does come from Carmen Miranda

Fluffy Pineapple (119449813) wrote:I prefer Chiquita Banana.

I would so wear that dress..