Hello Kitty Convention. Friday, October 31, 2014.
The Geffen Contemporary @ MOCA and Japanese American National Museum.
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA. 

Cherry Teresa inside giant vinyl coin purse
The first Hello Kitty product was a vinyl coin purse in 1975. I’m standing inside a giant replica.

Kittypatra - tokidoki/Hello Kitty mashup statue
“Kittypatra” – Ten-foot tall Hello Kitty/tokidoki mashup statue.

Heather Henderson and I
Heather Henderson and I in Little Tokyo.

Hello Kitty Junkie blogger and tokidoki designer, Maria Fleischman
Hello Kitty Junkie blogger and tokidoki designer, Maria Fleischman.

Spray can by Dabs Myla
Spray can by Dabs Myla.

Wendy Hughes and I take a bento lunch break in Little Tokyo (photo by Heather Henderson).
Wendy Hughes and I take a bento lunch break in Little Tokyo.

Hello Kitty Con badge

Hello Kitty Cafe (food truck) Hello Kitty in an airplane


Free tattoos (yes, permanent “real” tattoos).

Hello Kitty tea set


Gary Baseman

Sanrio Last Supper 2.0
Sanrio Last Supper 2.0 by Misha. Photo by Heather Henderson.

Anti-Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Lady Gaga dress
Lady Gaga dress.

Hello Kitty Spam Musubi Kit

Hello Kitty contact lenses, Fall in Eyez vintage Sanrio store


Shhh Couture Latex and Miss G Designs

Hello Kitty kitchen Hello Kitty living room


Badtz-Maru plays guitar with break dancers

Pre-registration. Tuesday, October 28, 2014:
pre-registration

I have more photos in my Hello Kitty Con 2014 Picasa album.