In an interview with WWD, Janet Hsu, the Los Angeles-based president of Sanrio global consumer products, said that Hello Kitty products rake in worldwide sales of more than $5 billion annually. “A huge percentage of that is in the fashion category,” she explained, adding the brand is seeing “tremendous strength” in fine jewelry.

That being the case, Lane Crawford tapped Les Bijoux de Sophie to create these necklaces for Hello Kitty’s Anniversary! You like?

(Photo courtesy of WWD.com / Courtesy Photos)

I know I mentioned about Sanrio’s exciting collabs in celebration of Hello Kitty’s 35th and here’s another fun one! Hello Kitty and Tokidoki!

Gone are the days when a Hello Kitty watch, pencil case or lunchbox is enough to get a little girl happy! 35 years sure have passed since that time. Because now, Hello Kitty has not only become very computer savvy with those Mimobot flashdrives, but has gotten more sophisticated!  This Hello Kitty x Tokidoki collection is just a taste of it! You’ll see why in my next couple of posts for next week!

(Photos from WWD courtesy of Courtesy Photos)

Hello Kitty’s turning 35 this November 1 so in celebration, Sanrio partnered with Mimoco, creator of the MIMOBOT. (Among several more exciting collaborations I will be posting about!)

The collaboration with Mimoco will begin with Hello Kitty…

…and will eventually expand to Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Kuromi, Keroppi, Chococat, and TuxedoSam in MIMOBOT form. The Sanrio flash drives will also be bundled with the mimoDesk personalization suite of Sanrio-themed wallpapers, screensavers, icons, and avatars, as well as videos and other digital surprises.

Check out mimobot.com and sanrio.com, select Sanrio boutiques and other specialty retailers by early September 2009!

I love restaurant tableware, but I wouldn’t go to the extreme of stealing them off the table! So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw these at Bed, Bath & Beyond…

These are normally used to hold cream or maple syrup, but I bought three for fish sauce (patis), vinegar and soy sauce!

Cool idea huh?!

Pairs of cute Hello Kitty socks, again at the women’s section of H&M (take note, NOT the kids section!)

Would you wear these?

BTW! It’s my little sister Nicole’s birthday! Happy Birthday Nic!!! Would you want a pair of these socks?!

Lookie at what I found at the women’s section of H&M! A dark gray sweatshirt with Hello Kitty emblazoned on the front! I love the long & loose fit,  raglan sleeves and the hint of metallic red on Kitty’s ribbon!

Here’s Kitty up close and personal, haha!

Who says girls can’t ba “kikay” when playing sports! I love these sporty but girly finds at Modell’s…

A pink & white volleyball for your little Gabrielle Reese:

Pink tennis balls for the wee Maria Sharapova:

And… and pink & white baseball bat for uhm, hmmm, does anybody know a female baseball great? There’s still room to make a name here! Maybe it’s one of our little girls! Heehee!

Now here’s a High School Musical Boom Box, and it plays 8 songs from the High School Musical soundtrack!

It runs on 3 AAA batteries, so the little diva can bring and play this anywhere she goes!

What’s a musical production number without a mic? In this case, a sing-along mic, with a built-in speaker!

For sure, the little diva (or divo?) will want one of these!

Presenting, the High School Musical Messenger bag…

It’s not your average messenger bag though! Apart from having the cast of characters on the bag flap, it comes with an array of “beauty” stuff like lip gloss, nail polish, etc!

It’s for the Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) or Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) wannabe I bet! Hahaha!