ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

The Tarina Tarantino Barbie

Hot on the heels of my post on the Liberty Collection by Kidrobot jewelry collaborator Tarina Tarantino, I felt, nay, needed to do something on the recently released Tarina Tarantino Barbie doll. Mattel continues to push the envelope of the Barbie brand (see my recent write-up of the Barbie The Birds edition). This one, was [...]

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Tarina Tarantino Goes After Politics After Flirting with Toys

Did you see the wickedly cool, haute and highfalutin collection of Tarina Tarantino jewelry that was done in collaboration with premiere toy purveyor Kidrobot?  If you didn’t, here’s the low down: accessories designer extrodinaire Ms. Tarantino mashed it up with artist Frank Kozik on a series of blind boxed Smorkin’ Labbit rings that were done [...]

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Kidrobot x Kozik x Tarina Tarantino

I wonder how many hits the string “Tarina Tarantino” is generating today after she got a push from being a judge on last night’s episode of America’s Next Top Model? Kidrobot’s Paul Budnitz announced the collaboration yesterday, but lets face it, a nod from Tyra Banks and crew is basically a career-maker. I mean, [...]

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Kidrobot Jewelry

I’m not really into jewelry, but I love these Smorkin’ Labbit earrings. This is one of the rare occasions that I get excited about jewelry. (It’s also the only reason why I’m posting non-Comic-Con news.) Kidrobot recently announced a collaboration with jewelry desinger Tarina Tarantino. I’m not familiar with her work, but I do love [...]

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