The Los Angeles Times just posted an article today about the Tokidoki boutique store opening tomorrow on Melrose Ave.

As the article says,

Tokidoki, a cosmopolitan collaboration built on Japanese, Italian and Angeleno inspiration, is opening its first Los Angeles boutique five years after it was conceived of here in the City of Angels.

The collection of accessories and collectibles (in the vein of Japan’s Hello Kitty) had its beginning when Angeleno Ivan Arnold discovered Italian artist Simone Legno’s Tokidoki website. The illustrations there, influenced by Japanese anime cartoon and manga comic book art, inspired Arnold to fly the artist to Los Angeles to discuss a commercial collaboration.

Read the rest of the article here.

More information about the boutique:

7965 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. (213) 417-1450. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.