I have lots of exciting news!!! I don’t know if I should tell you now or wait till it happens… I decided to give you some hints- today I meet with Sayaka (a close designer friend of mine.) We are starting the first process of Jilliana Tokyo designs- we are starting the designing-planning stage of our new line!!! Yay!!! We should have our first sample pieces up soon- when that happens- I’ll post pics ASAP and I appreciate your feedback…

Speaking of feedback…

 I loooooove the comments we are getting through our feedback form. I just KNEW there are lots of fans of Japanese fashion out there and we’ve been getting many requests to import certain brands. Keep them coming- we’ll do our best to get what you want.

 I just finished ordering this weekend so within 1 week (hopefully) you’ll see ALL NEW fashions up!!! I have more cute dresses coming- ADORABLE spring coats- and lots of other cuuuuuute surprises. Not to mention- more Liz Lisa dresses- a new line called Spiga- also JI MAXX - … Lip Service and others… stay tuned, babydolls!

 Wednesday I will be interviewed by 944 Magazine which is a fashion/celeb lifestyle mag serving areas like Orange County, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami etc etc… It’s an honor to be a new boutique and be recognized in such an awesome magazine like that! When I get more details- I’ll post.

 And….we are participating in our first FASHION SHOW ever in Laguna Beach in April! More details coming soon… we strive to represent our original brand Jilliana Tokyo and showcase it in the show!!!! Yeeeeaaaahhhh… These past few weeks have been so much fun for me- to meet new people involved in the fashion industry in OC… but now its back to work for some serious serious planning! hehehe…

 A local Laguna Beach model chose to wear fashion from our boutique in their show… and guess what happened? She won an AWARD! Yeah!!!!! ((pops the champagne bottle open)) Congrats to you and THANK YOU for representing our fashion! We look forward to April when we can represent WITH you!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

WORK IT!!!! Yes, the gray dress is from Jilliana Tokyo! At this time- the dress is sold out. But don’t worry- we have more dresses coming sooooon!

Kawaii!!!! Another dress from JT!!! Striking a pose for the camera… <3

More to come!! I can’t wait to show you whats in store for Jilliana Tokyo in 08!

Love,

Jilly

xoxoxo

I told you it wouldnt take a month! hehehe… just kidding.

Well, Dew was a doll and resized the pictures for me because I tried to do it in an editing program and didnt do it right. Thats ok… Please enjoy!

My dog, Tako-chan. He’s begging for the ham Dew cooked!

Yummmmy… This is what Tako wanted! It’s bigger than he is!

Keita opening a gift on Xmas Day!

Naomi in her Precure cosplay outfit. Kawaiiiiiii!

The girls posing at Monarch Beach…

(From Left- Tomoko,Yuriko,Me, Chiho, Naomi)

…Cant forget about the boys…

(From Left- Katchan, Mike-san, Watanabe-san, Dew, Keita)

Mike-san in front of a TINY hotel in Santa Monica. Wanna check in there???

Dew and I at San Shi Go- Newport Beach.

The Kobayashi Family posing at the Santa Monica Pier.

Dew and I enjoyed the sunset too!

Love,

Jilly

Hi,

I know I’ve been quiet for awhile and I wish I could say I was on some glamorous trip… but that’s not so. I did have a LOT of fun over the holidays with friends and family. <3 <3 And many pictures to go along! (I’m having trouble getting the pics down to the right size though- there sooooooo big and they take up the whole page! Ahhhhh! But once I figure it out- or get Dew to cut them down to the right size- we’ll be good to go. )

 Thank you to everyone that sent/gave Dew and I such lovely gifts!!!! My mama sent sooooo many presents in a big box for everyone! The box was so heavy and filled with presents and candy…. Sooooo sweeeet. Thank you, mama! <3 u. I also want to let Michiru know that we use the Teppanyaki grill like every single night!!!!!!!!!! I’m not just saying that either… We’re practically obsessed with that thing. Its so easy to do and very healthy always using fresh veggies- Once I learned how to eat from it without burning myself (I think I was overly anxious..) I became a pro. Now, its my new best friend.

  Over the holidays we had a Xmas Eve party and all of our friends from Ga came to see us. So much fun to have Tomoko (Dew’s mama), Little Miss. Naomi and Keita, Mike-San and his family as well as Watanabe-san and his wife Chiho all together in our little apartment!!! Dew cooked a ham- I made eggs again (but forgot about them until the end of the night so they kinda sat in fridge instead…oooops.) We also had really great spinach and daikon salad from Chiho! Good foood- great gifts but most importantly——- we had fun.

   I played tourist again and went to LA with Dew and Mike-sans family- We went to the Santa Monica pier and watched a gorgeous sunset- followed by a walk on Hollywood Blvd- and ended at Griffith Park - only to find that Griffith Park was closed so we turned on a residential street and rode up a hill to see the LA cityscape from a very very wealthy North Hollywood neighborhood- But the best part of the night was having dinner at San Shi Go Japanese restaurant in Newport Beach! I had the best time ever and we all stuffed ourselves with sushi! (If youre ever in the Newport Beach area- I recommend this restaurant even if you arent a sushi fan because their appetizers are really wonderful. If you dont like sushi (although I find it strange anyone could dislike it) try the baked seafood salad! It has an official name but I forgot what it’s called. Its a small cozy restaurant too so it’s not loud or overwhelming like a *certain* “Japanese” sushi restaurant is (cough _Mosun Sushi_ cough). Oh, now Im hungry so I better get back to business….

   We had a busy December at Jilliana TOKYO too! We had the highest sells ever online (lol… even though we just opened our online boutique a few months ago…) and over the New Years we set forth a future business plan to expose JT to more people locally and online. You may see a few changes in the near future including our location and our products!!! (Don’t worry- we’ll still be in Village Fair Shoppes and still sell adorable clothing like Liz Lisa!) Very very soon we’ll get more stuff in and I promise you’ll love it.

 Thanks to all those who bid on Ebay!!!! <3 I have listed a few more things this week at crazzzzzy low starting bids so you might just want to check it out.  Shop here and support JT so we can keep bringing you the best in Japanese fashions. Expect to find Japanese COSMETICS- SHOES- ACCESORIES in the upcoming months as well. Also, we will now primarily be getting clothes from JAPAN only since we always want to be associated with high QUALITY merchandise. Want to know the differece between JT and other asian online fashion boutiques? (We actually carry REAL Japanese brands- not just lookalikes. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there that sell clothing and market it under “japanese street fashion” but the quality doesnt live up to real Japanese fashion…. blah…. )

 Next time I update- it wont be a month later… hahahaha…. I promise. Actually, Im going to post pictures of our Holidays fun for you as soon as I can find some way to edit them so one pic isnt the size of the whole screen… And Tako tooo!

Love,

xoxo Jilly xoxo