Hello Kitty Con has come & gone but you can still visit the Japanese American National Museum in downtown LA to tour their Hello Kitty exhibit. This 40-year retrospective is entitled Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty. For those who follow my blog, you’ll remember that I visited Hello Kitty Con last month. As part of my one-day pass, I was able to visit both Hello Kitty Con AND the Japanese American National … [Read more...]
Hello Kitty Con 2014 Recap
Thousands of Hello Kitty fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles to attend Hello Kitty Con last week. I attended a media preview of Hello Kitty Con last Wednesday night, but because I am such a Hello Kitty nerd, I went back another day to view it again with the public. Hello Kitty Con took place at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (The Museum of Contemporary Art) in DTLA. It is literally steps away from the Little Tokyo district, … [Read more...]
NEW Hello Kitty Must-Haves for Fall 2014
Hello Kitty Con is just around the corner & I cannot wait! As a lifelong fan of Sanrio, I have been buying Hello Kitty items for as long as I can remember. I find it fascinating that Hello Kitty merchandise is bought by people of all ages with varying cultural & economic backgrounds - from cute Hello Kitty plush for little kids to high-end Ju-Ju-Be diaper bags purchased by mothers. So what is it about Hello Kitty that enables her to have … [Read more...]