Fashion is a fickle thing. What’s hot one season may be totally out of style the next. While this may also be true for our designer’s work featured here, it is more likely that Italian born, Simone Legno, will be around for many years. His work started from a childhood fascination with drawing soccer balls and Japanese cartoon figures. Over time this developed into a business model that led to the Japanese characters being drawn in vibrant colors on soccer balls and T-shirts.

They were an instant hit throughout the world and the “Tokidoki” brand was born. Tokidoki means “sometimes” in Japanese and Simone chose the name just because he liked it. Today the brand features several products but none is hotter right now than the handbag collection featuring the Tokidoki characters. To make them even more appealing they are only offered in limited amounts so getting even one is an accomplishment. The bags themselves range from small cosmetic bags to purses, backpacks and even baby bags. All are made of top quality cloth and leather accents. Each individual style features its own specific set of characters printed on the bag and comes with one or two Tokidoki figurines attached to the bag. Of the 39 models developed to date, almost half have already sold out. The bags range in price from $58-$188 US dollars on the retail market.

Avid collectors can still find some of these out of stock versions through resellers on the Internet, but you can expect to pay a handsome price for the privilege of getting one of them. If you are interested in seeing the line of Tokidoki bags and other Tokidoki gear the company operates three stores, one in So Ho New York, another in Los Angeles, and the original one in Milan Italy. As with most new age retailers the company also does a thriving business through Internet sales at their website http://www.tokidoki.it/. The company has also started offering the bags in limited numbers to other high-end retailers all giving the bags high marks for both quality and style. A word of caution to potential buyers of Tokidoki bags; thriving knockoff market has sprung up to try and reap some of the rewards of Simone’s genius. As with any product, if the deal seems to good to be true it most likely is a fake. The genuine Tokidoki bags come with a certificate of authenticity that you should insist on if not buying directly from an authorized retailer. So buyer beware, and buyer be fashionable, get your own Tokidoki bag or even two so that you will stand out in a crowd and show that you to have a love of whimsy. Visit tokidoki handbags or briefcases for men for further information.