Archive for January, 2008

Stephanie’s tokidoki Tattoo

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

After seeing my post about Sue’s tokidoki tattoo, reader Stephanie from Chicago sent in a photo of her tokidoki tattoo too – and I love it!

Stephanie's tokidoki tattoo

Stephanie got her ink done at Chicago Tattoo Co., and here is what she has to say about it:

“I re-drew the entire drawing myself, which is why it looks a little rough. I like it better for that reason. It’s still tokidoki but a touch of me because I had to edit it to the perfect size and add all of the extra elements. I had originally planned on doing an entirely tokidoki half-sleeve but since then I’ve thrown a couple non-tokidoki tattoos on. I still plan on going through with the original idea though. Tokidoki half-sleeve!”

Hooray for the half-sleeve idea! :D
Ok, how many more of you are there with tokidoki tattoos?

More European tokidoki Bags + Valentine’s Day Qees

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Reader Tara d. recently let me know that she found some additional websites that sell European exclusive tokidoki bags, including the shiny metallic heart & crossbones bag that some of us were wondering about the authenticity of awhile back. Odd World in the UK sold blue and pink versions of the metallic tokidoki bag (which confirms its authenticity – although it is now sold out). Tara has one of the pink metallic bags listed on eBay. MilkSugar out of Germany has a larger selection of European tokidoki bags (many of which are on sale right now). I have also been getting a lot of e-mails about Chicki in the UK recently, so I will give them another mention since they have only been previously posted about in the comments.

Also, for those of you who enjoy collecting unique qees to add to your tokidoki bags (like me!), ambersdad let me know that Panik’s Toy Box just added a limited edition Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Bear qee twin pack that are really cute & just in time for V-day. I’m thinking about getting them for a L’Amore bag.

More New Spring 2008 Clothing

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Trendy Stars just posted their selection of Spring II 2008 clothing for men, including a new t-shirt design that we haven’t seen anywhere else yet.

tokidoki spring II 2008 t-shirt for men

They also have the record hoodie in all sizes, so hurry and get it while you can!

Plus, those of us girls who liked the first batch of Spring 2008 t-shirt designs for guys are in luck – Trendy Stars also added women’s versions of each of those designs, some in multiple color choices, plus one new record t-shirt design. Here are a few highlights:

tokidoki spring 2008 t-shirt

tokidoki spring 2008 t-shirt

tokidoki spring 2008 t-shirt

The New Men’s Spring II Record Hoodie on a Girl :)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Reader Krisha just got the men’s Spring II record hoodie in a size Small, and was nice enough to take photos of how it looks on her to share with us. Personally I love the fit, and now I totally want one too!

Krisha in her new tokidoki record hoodie

Krisha in her new tokidoki record hoodie

Krisha in her new tokidoki record hoodie

CUUUUUUUTE!

While I am on the topic, I will add that The Giant Peach just added this record hoodie (along with 3 other new hoodies from the men’s Spring II collection). The exclusive sale at The Giant Peach for Tokidoki Blog readers ends on Thursday – so if you have been thinking about taking advantage of it, don’t forget!

One last thing – if at any time anyone else has any photos of themselves wearing items from the current season of tokidoki clothing that they would like to share with everyone so that we can see what the fit looks like on a real person, please feel free to e-mail them to me (along with what size you are wearing).

Sue’s tokidoki Tattoo

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

I have been talking to reader Sue from Canada about her first tokidoki tattoo since it was just a concept based on one of the bluebirds from the Playground print (blown up from my Playground Campeggio!) a few months ago:

bluebird from the tokidoki Playground print

And now she has sent in a photo of the finished tattoo to share with all of us – I think it came out great!

Sue's tokidoki tattoo

tokidoki x Hello Kitty Items Hit eBay

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

As many of you have already noticed, the first wave of tokidoki for Hello Kitty items have already started popping up on eBay. One of the sellers is on my Real tokidoki Sellers list, and the other is a Tokidoki Blog reader in Japan, so I am sure that they are the real thing. This should also mean that the collaboration will be released in the USA very soon – perhaps even sooner than we have been expecting.

Also, the Italian eBay seller who keeps listing European exclusive tokidoki clothing has a red tokidoki cammo hoodie for men and an open-backed LP record shirt for women listed. Italy gets some really cool designs!

Spring II 2008 Collection for Men Released

Friday, January 25th, 2008

JapanLA just let me know that they got their shipment of Spring II tokidoki 2008 clothing for men in – they added 4 new hoodies and 5 new t-shirts to their online shop. The new hoodies include an all-over LP record print that is similar to, but not exactly the same as, the one that Simone has been wearing recently:

tokidoki spring II 2008 hoodie for men

[ *curses for missing the Italian version on eBay* ]

And here are a few highlights of the other items – I think that the designs and colors are quite different from what we would usually expect from tokidoki.

tokidoki spring II 2008 hoodie for men

tokidoki spring II 2008 t-shirt for men

tokidoki spring II 2008 hoodie for men

I sense some possible Bape & Ice Cream influence – what do you all think?

New Contest: Win a FREE Full Set of Cactus Pups!

Friday, January 25th, 2008

It’s time for another free giveaway! Once again Panik’s Toy Box has been nice enough to donate another awesome prize – a full set of Cactus Pups!

tokidoki cactus pups with accessories

To enter, post a comment with the name of your favorite cactus pup. Please comment only once – multiple entries will be condensed into a single comment and/or deleted before the drawing for a winner takes place.

This contest ends on Friday, February 1st, 2008 at 12:00 noon EST. At that time, a winner will be chosen via random drawing, and a new post will be made announcing the winner. Be sure to post your comment with a valid e-mail address that you plan to check on February 1st. This contest is open to everyone worldwide. Good luck!

New 2008 tokidoki Watch & New Era Hats for Girls

Friday, January 25th, 2008

More new tokidoki items have surfaced! Trendy Stars has a new black & gold version of the LA Guns/Bullets watch up.

tokidoki 2008 watch

It retails for $145, and is replacing the brown and silver version of this watch, which is now discontinued. Trendy Stars has the red momobella watch and the brown nurse watch on sale for $99 each too.

Ashley also pointed out to me that the tokidoki.it store just added two cute New Era hats for girls. They are $35 each.

tokidoki 2008 hat

tokidoki 2008 hat

Remaining Inventory at the Southampton LeSportsac Outlet

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Thanks to Meghan for sending this list in. :) There is not much left – get it while you can!

Fumo @ 65% off the retail price:
Bocce $30.80
Luna $73.50
Scuola $60.20

Bianco @ 65% off the retail price:
Campeggio $56.00
Ciao Ciao $56.00
Scuola $60.20

Adios Star @ 65% off the retail price:
Bambino $37.80
Bambinone $45.50
Bella $45.50
Bocce $30.80
Ciao Ciao $56.00
Corriere $110.40
Luna $73.50
Nuvola $64.40 – only 1 left
Scuola $60.20
Trenino $104.30

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LeSportsac Southampton Factory Store
19 Pond Lane
Southampton, NY 11968
631-283-1733