Hot Topic and Sidecca… So Kittilicious!

October 7th, 2008

Why, oh why are there too many cute things at these stores!? LL.Kitty wrote a cute blog post titled japanLA will be the death of me… And I was thinking exactly the same thing, except more like Hello Kitty will be the death of us ALL who adore this kawaii Kitty-chan! Not literally, of course! Nobody can ever die of cute overload. o_O

There is no Sanrio shop inside the Burbank Town Center… But that does not mean there are no Hello Kitty things to be found! In fact, there were quite a few things inside the Hot Topic and Sidecca!

Hello Kitty Clothing at Hot Topic

Kuromi is getting pretty popular and Hot Topic carries a lot of new Kuromi gear!

Kuromi Hoodie at Hot Topic

Kuromi T-Shirt at Hot Topic

Sidecca is such a fun and trendy store! Sometime, I feel too old to shop in there… But they might be my favorite carriers of Hello Kitty x Loungefly products (very very close tie between Sidecca and Happy Six). And I cannot forget about the variety of Hello Kitty clothing they always have in stock.

Hello Kitty Hoodies at Sidecca

Hello Kitty x Loungefly Coin Purse at Sidecca

I always notice the small little special details that Loungefly designs into the merch, like the interior of this coin purse — so cute!

Hello Kitty x Loungefly Coin Purse Inside Detail

Another Hello Kitty x Loungefly Coin Purse at Sidecca

I really like this Mt.Fuji wallet (maybe even love), from the cool tag that is attached… To the colors chosen for this wallet and the appliques and stitching…

Hello Kitty x Loungefly Mt. Fuji Wallet

To the awesomeness of the print on the inside… I just might have to have this!

Hello Kitty x Loungefly Mt. Fuji Wallet, Inside Detail

Hello Kitty x Loungefly Rain Cloud Wallet

Joy spotted this brown apple wallet for sale near the back of the store…

Brown Hello Kitty x Loungefly Wallet on Sale

From $29 to $19 USD… Not too bad… But I am still unsure about the colors…

Brown Hello Kitty x Loungefly Wallet on Sale

I love the inside — the dark denim and cyan color combo is great! I am not a big fan of brown so that’s probably why I am not in love with the outside design.

Brown Hello Kitty x Loungefly Wallet, Inside Detail

Sidecca and Hot Topic always have the cute Hello Kitty shirts. I seem to be drawn more to the DOE designs (which I cannot find an official site for). o_O

Hello Kitty T-Shirts at Sidecca

Hello Kitty Rainbow Tin Lunch Box

I have enough tote bags, but if I could have just one more, it must be the Mt.Fuji one!

Hello Kitty x Loungefly Tote Bags

Not sure why I was surprised to find some tokidoki x Hello Kitty pouches at Sidecca. I mean, they do carry Hello Kitty and tokidoki clothing, so it seems only natural that the collaboration between the two would be available as well. But this was my first time to see it inside the store… Either that, or I have been missing it all this time, which is pretty unlikely…

tokidoki x Hello Kitty Pouches at Sidecca

Gift Gate at Greenhills

September 17th, 2008

Other sightings from yet another Gift Gate… This time, I had Marky (one of Brian’s younger brothers — my age) helping me decide which items to get. There was this one Hello Kitty kewpie doll I REALLY wanted — it was even in my shopping basket… I don’t think I decided NOT to get it… But that’s what he said. And my bad — because I didn’t even take a picture of it! It looks like the My Melody and Keroppi kewpie dolls, except for the kewpie doll is dressed like Kitty-chan… I was actually kind of bummed…

Gift Gate at SM Mall

September 17th, 2008

Until I take photos of the Hello Kitty things I bought… And finish up the September wallpaper (which Molly reminded me… I know, I know)… Some eye candy I wanted to share:

Gift Gate at TriNoma

September 17th, 2008

I snapped some photos for your viewing pleasure… This Gift Gate was the first one I visited on my first day in the Philippines! The people were nice and I learned something here — it does not hurt to ask for a discount! If you have cash, you can get 10% — ask for a manager… If you pay with credit, 5%… Except of sale items. Check the sales aisle too — being one of the popular Gift Gates, they move merchandise regularly…

New Hello Kitty x Loungefly Merch

September 4th, 2008

One of the MANY reasons you should join Hello Kitty Junkies (if you have not already) is people share the latest news on the forums! Tonya “the lil pink princess kitty” started a discussion titled, “Calling all Loungefly and Hello Kitty fans…” and I found out that Loungefly does indeed have some new merch available! I am diggn’ the Mt. Fuji design… I cannot wait to see the new stuff in person!