Vicky from Chicki just sent me some more photos of the 2008 European tokidoki bags – check them out below. How cute are the 80s Print wallet and the Vinile baby barrel bag?! I like the t-shirt that the model in the second to last photo is wearing too. Vicky said that she is ordering the new bags this weekend and hopes to have them available in about 3 weeks.
Edit: photos removed per request of tokidoki Europe.
As some of you may have noticed in the comments a couple posts below, Vicky from Chicki was nice enough to stop by and give us some info about the new line of tokidoki bags from Italy.
Here is a recap of what she shared:
“I have just had my first glimpse of the new tokidoki bag range from Italy. There are 3 prints but I would say the print which is on your shopper is by far the best. I think they are calling it the 80’s print. There is also an Adios print in black and white and a camouflage print. Altogether there is 8 new bags and 1 wallet. There is also a cute new grey and white shopper which will retail for about £15.
They will range from £40 – £100 so it’s about the same as the LeSportsac prices. They have just released a new shopper thats very good value. It will retail for about £15 and is just great for the more environmentally friendly shopper. It will fold up nicely and fit in your hand bag. ”
And here are some pictures:
Vicky also let me know that the bag with the girl on the front is a Spanish bag, which is very hard to find.
Thank you to Leah for pointing out that tokidoki just posted pictures from the Pool Trade show to their blog – including sneak peeks at some new t-shirt designs (I see popcorn guy!!), hats, toys (including the Sandy and Mozzarella plush dolls once again, and if you bump your screen resolution up to 800×600 and look closely you’ll also see a black Skeletrino and a purple Skeletrina), sneaker-boots, jewelry, and BAGS. If you look closely at the pictures, you can see at least three different prints (Carnival and Concerto Punk, I believe, plus the new solid black) and a few different bag styles. One photo also shows the new Adios keychain design.
Jamie from JapanLA just released the scoop on the new 2008 tokidoki bags! As we have heard, the bags will be branded “tokidoki” only but still made by LeSportsac, and Jamie adds that the new bags will not have any LeSportsac logos. There will be 8 bag styles in 3 new prints:
+ a plain black and a plain dark grey print with a black print inside of Adios Star, Fantasmino, and white Nana Star pattern. The bags will be out in August 2008.
ALSO – Jamie told me that Ivan of tokidoki confirmed to her that the tokidoki for Hello Kitty necklace WILL be made after all! JapanLA is taking pre-orders for it, and for many other tokidoki for Hello Kitty items including clothing! No bags, but pretty much everything else. Check out JapanLA’s blog post for more info, including instructions on how to pre-order.
Many thanks to Saki for sending me a link to an interview with Simone at JoshSpear.com that includes all sorts of exciting info, including confirmation that there definitely will be a new line of bags branded only as tokidoki – “but made by same people behind LeSportsac; same team, same factories.”
Me: w00t!
Wallet: *FEAR*
Other exciting news, all lifted from the interview: the next cactus friends toy released will be the cactus punk character! That will be a must have for me. Also coming soon are “tokidoki denim in Europe; the two cats of adios and ciao ciao called Skeletrino and Skeletrina; a new line of New Era hats; mimobots; plushes; new lines of watches, jewelry, and other cool stuff.”
ANNNDD – there are plans to open a tokidoki store in the USA in 2009. Simone is “looking for a location.”
CAN’T WAIT!!!
Reader Cleofe sent in this exciting news: she talked to a shop owner who said that his store will be carrying a new line of tokidoki bags in 2008! According to the shop owner, who said that he met with Simone, next year tokidoki is releasing their own line of bags that will be distributed and marketed by LeSportsac, but won’t be LeSportsac bags. So, those of us who were hoping to give our wallets a rest in 2008 might be out of luck. 
This is all the info that I have right now, but if I hear anything else, I’ll post an update.
