Hello Kitty and Pom Pom Purin | 40th Anniversary

Picture courtesy of cool_japan_garden

This is a 6.8×3.1×6.2 inch, polyester plushie of Hello Kitty and Pom Pom Purin, 40th anniversary edition. 

Pom Pom Purin, born 1996, April 16, is a boy, Golden Retriever, with his characteristic brown beret. His mantra is "let's go out", he collects shoes, and his favorite food is his mom's cream caramel pudding. 

Sanrio's created Purin and his persona to closely follow that of what a typical dog might like, or do: he collects shoes, loves milk, playing outside, the command 'stay', and his long ears all pay tribute to the characteristics of dogs.

Hello Kitty Sephora Palette | Sanrio Makeup

Sanrio collaborated with Sephora, after MAC created some limited edition makeup accessories, and made their own LE products, like this Hello Kitty palette, around 2011. Much like the Beatsbydre headphones, if you can, snag the limited promotions up, before those particular sales end, and the special merchandise is super hard [and expensive] to find!

Picture courtesy of nic_lrgx4k8s

If you miss it, no worries; eventually, I'll find them and blog all about it.

Cheers

Vintage Hello Kitty Sticker Book (1976)

Picture courtesy of clingingviolet

Picture courtesy of clingingviolet

This is a vintage Hello Kitty ABCs sticker book, from 1976, and made in Japan. The booklet is two by two inches, and six pages long.

Hello Kitty Museum

In Kawaii headlines, Sanrio will be opening a retrospective museum for Hello Kitty in the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle, Washington, on November 14, 2015.

On display, visitors will learn more about this pop-culture icon, and see more than 600 unique and rare pieces, as well as view 40, inspired mixed media works from artists around the world. The EMP Museum admission will cover the Hello! Exhibit, and EMP Museum members will have free access.

Picture of EMP logo is courtesy of empmuseum

Picture of EMP, Seattle is courtesy of wikipedia