Tokidoki Creativa Haul

When I received an email alert from Amazon Japan recently for their new year sale, my eyes almost popped out when I saw that two Tokidoki Creativa bags had been marked down by a whopping 65%. Admittedly, the retail prices in Japan are horrendous to begin with, at a whopping 44,100yen (about US$490), compared to the US retail price of US$248. But at 17,345 yen, these worked out to about US$193 or S$271. Play Imaginative is selling these at S$400. I dithered over them for a few days. Then finally when Amazon Japan showed that there was one last remaining piece for each print, I bit the bullet and got both ;-p

Reverse side.

I couldn't decide initially between Discoteca and Geometric Girl because I already own a Discoteca Serena but I liked the Discoteca print more than the Geometric Girl. As I tend to prefer big roomy bags, plus the fact that Tokidoki seems to have discontinued the Creativa bag style in its more recent collections, I decided to get both.

The bag below is the Geometric Girl print. Love the small characters whizzing all over but the buggy eyes turned me off at first.

What I liked about the Creativa style are the numerous pockets (front, side and back) and that the underside of the top flap features the print in its entire glory.



The quality of the trimmings is also top-notch and much more elegant and classy compared to the more recent collections like Cartolina and Pegaso.


I miss the rainbow zips and the round Tokidoki logo zip tags the most!

The Discoteca and Geometric Girl Creativa share the same interior design.