This year, Hasbro has been celebrating the 25th Birthday of the iconic My Little Pony brand in a myriad of ways including re-releasing some 1983 and 1984 Original Ponies. The big quarter centurial celebration culminates with “The MY LITTLE PONY Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years� gallery exhibition, which I went to check out on Thursday, here in NYC. The Project features 18 inch ponies that have been designed by celebrities, artists, and young fans, to be auctioned off by CharityFolks.com to benefit Give Kids The World Village, a nonprofit organization that provides week-long vacations to Central Florida to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Among the included were works by artists Claw Money, Junko Mizuno, Tokidoki, Junie Moon, Catalina Estrada, Tado and Klor, and celebrities Kimora Lee Simmons, John Stamos, David and Courteney Arquette, LeAnne Rimes, Deborah Gibson, and Leah Remini. Worldwide fans from the tender age of 4 to 26, and from far and wide as Australia, Ireland and the U.S. were also chosen to get in on the action through a previously held contest.

As a young lass I wasn’t much of a fan of typical girly toys, but to be completely honest, My Little Ponies were the exception. My weakness. In fact, I recently rescued my collection of OG Ponies from my parents house so they wouldn’t wind up at the Salvation Army when I wasn’t looking! So you can imagine my pleasure to attend this event and see these magnificent works, and some of the old fillies in mint condition!

These ponies will be up for auction on Charity Folks.com until Oct. 2, with prices starting at $150 for the ponies of the contest winners, $250 for celebrities, and $500 for artists.

I spotted M.I.S.S. Crew fave Claw Money in attendance and took the opportunity to snap a flick of her with her pony.

I’ll show you two of my favorites, and we’ll take a full roll call after the jump!

I loved the precise and intricate painted and beaded works of Catalina Estrada and 10 year old contest winner Sofia de Santiago Palomares Hoffman from D.F. Mexico




10 years old!!

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I love products that are cute - but when they are functional AND cute - I absolutely need them in my life. Enter Mimoco, a consumer electronics company/new media studio whose “mission is to bring style and soul to personal tech devices and to share entertainment from the edge or pop culture and digital lifestyle.”   Mimoco’s main product offering is Mimobot, the kawaii answer to plain ol’ USB flash drive.  Mimobot includes original characters, as well as licensed characters by Tokidoki, Gloomy Bear, Friends With You, Reach, Spear Collective and our very favorite, Star Wars.  Check out pictures of the Mimobots after the jump and stay tuned for a Princess Leah Mimobot giveaway coming soon to M.I.S.S.!

Mimoco’s newest addition to their product range is Momiji (pictured below), little message dolls with a space in the base for a tiny personalized note.  Momiji are “perfect for sharing secrets and spreading a little love.”  The dolls are adorable on their own and are made for collecting.  They’re so cute, I want them all!  Check out the rest of the pics after the jump.

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Tokidoki creator and designer Simone Legno was interviewed by the Karmaloop TV kids. Check out the video for an inside glimpse into Legno’s studio, his methods and imagination.

Tokidoki designer, Simone Legno, will be at the Los Angeles location of Giant Robot for an in-store appearance to promote his newest project, a soccer ball.  The ball is made by Mikasa in an edition of 1000 and is made to FIFA-regulations.  Legno will be at Giant Robot on Wednesday, July 30th from 6pm to 8pm.

Fornarina hosted it’s latest Urban Beauty Show in Paris this past Monday. The seasonal party is a celebration of fashion, music and art. The party included runway shows of and sneak peaks of Spring 2009 pieces. Fornarina has worked with Miss Van (my favorite!) in the past but at the Urban Beauty Show they unveiled projects with Miss Van and 5 other artists including Junko Mizuno (another fave!), Mijn Schatje, Angelique Houtkamp, Glenn Barr, Moebius, and Tokidoki. They selected a great line-up of artists to work with and I’m very excited to see the rest of pieces!

The day was filled with big news as the brand announced that Lindsay Lohan would be the face of Fornariana, appearing in ads for the Spring 2009 campaign. With new flagships slated to open this year in London, Paris and New York, Fornarina has big plans!

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Lab Boston invites you to the “Official Boston Pre-Release Party” for the new Tokidoki Mimobots. Tokidoki for Mimbot is coming, so be one of the first people to check them out! Go to Lab Boston April 16th, from 7-9pm for a chance to check out the new mimobots, and also enjoy giveaways, prizes and music!

Thanks to this amazing collab, you can take all of your digital life with you, no matter where you are! The Tokidoki for MIMOBOT collection comes preloaded with desktop wallpapers, icons, avatars, the MIMOBOT SoundByte application and a copy of the issue #2 MimoZine. These adorable flash drives come in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB and are compatible with Mac/Windows.