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National Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
Sonny Angel®, HIPPERS® and Smiski® win Federal Courts Injunctions to Combat Counterfeits
Article content Article content Article content PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dreams USA, Inc. has secured two preliminary injunctions against alleged infringers of its trademarked and copyrighted Sonny Angel ®, HIPPERS ® and Smiski ® mini-figures. Article content The surging popularity of Dreams' products has spawned a stream of counterfeit products entering the U.S. market. Dreams continues to police and pursue legal action against infringers, including kiosk operators, C-store owners, franchisees, brick-and-mortar stores, web-based platforms, and social media sellers to prevent the sale of unauthorized and inferior products to unsuspecting consumers, and to protect our authorized distributors from financial harm. Dreams USA is the only lawful source for Sonny Angel ®, HIPPERS ® and Smiski ® products in the Americas. Authentic Sonny Angel ®, HIPPERS ® and Smiski ® products and a list of authorized U.S. distributors can be found at Retailers that have purchased counterfeit products are urged to remove immediately these items from their shelves and online stores and to maintain all records of purchases and sales. Article content Founded in 2009, Dreams USA, Inc. is the exclusive North and South American distributor of limited-edition art toys, giftware, and lifestyle accessories created by affiliate Dreams Inc. (Japan). Its products are sold online at and at select, authorized retailers throughout the Americas. Article content Among Dreams' most popular items are a line of collectible mini-figures that are offered for sale and sold in connection with the trademarks Sonny Angel ®, Smiski ® and HIPPERS ®. Sonny Angel ® mini-figures have existed for over twenty years and have seen an explosion in popularity in the United States in recent years. SMISKI ® mini-figures have been extensively marketed and sold for ten years and continue to grow in popularity in the United States. HIPPERS ® are decorative mini-figures that present a new way to display Sonny Angel ®, Smiski ® and other characters. HIPPERS ® can be attached decoratively to a computer monitor, smartphone, photo frame or other flat surfaces. Article content Article content Article content Article content
Business Wire
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
win Federal Courts Injunctions to Combat Counterfeits
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dreams USA, Inc. has secured two preliminary injunctions against alleged infringers of its trademarked and copyrighted Sonny Angel ®, HIPPERS ® ® mini-figures. The surging popularity of Dreams' products has spawned a stream of counterfeit products entering the U.S. market. Dreams continues to police and pursue legal action against infringers, including kiosk operators, C-store owners, franchisees, brick-and-mortar stores, web-based platforms, and social media sellers to prevent the sale of unauthorized and inferior products to unsuspecting consumers, and to protect our authorized distributors from financial harm. Dreams USA is the only lawful source for Sonny Angel ®, HIPPERS ® and Smiski ® products in the Americas. Authentic Sonny Angel ®, HIPPERS ® and Smiski ® products and a list of authorized U.S. distributors can be found at Retailers that have purchased counterfeit products are urged to remove immediately these items from their shelves and online stores and to maintain all records of purchases and sales. For further information and to report counterfeits, please contact: Dreams USA, Inc. 2 Charles Street Unit 3B, Providence, RI 02904 Report_Counterfeits@ About Dreams USA Founded in 2009, Dreams USA, Inc. is the exclusive North and South American distributor of limited-edition art toys, giftware, and lifestyle accessories created by affiliate Dreams Inc. (Japan). Its products are sold online at and at select, authorized retailers throughout the Americas. Among Dreams' most popular items are a line of collectible mini-figures that are offered for sale and sold in connection with the trademarks Sonny Angel ®, Smiski ® and HIPPERS ®. Sonny Angel ® mini-figures have existed for over twenty years and have seen an explosion in popularity in the United States in recent years. SMISKI ® mini-figures have been extensively marketed and sold for ten years and continue to grow in popularity in the United States. HIPPERS ® are decorative mini-figures that present a new way to display Sonny Angel ®, Smiski ® and other characters. HIPPERS ® can be attached decoratively to a computer monitor, smartphone, photo frame or other flat surfaces.
Buzz Feed
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
27 Irresponsible Purchases From Etsy
A Goldfish trophy for the pro angler — OK, pro snacker — who wants to showcase their amazing abilities (fishing in the bag for the last remaining crumbs). A pocket library complete with mini books. Give it a shake to satisfy your lust for destruction, then meditatively put them back on their shelves when you need a little screen break. A Puppagotchi tag to celebrate the fact that you graduated from virtual to real pets. Remembering to feed them, pick up poop, provide ample pats — same thing, really. Dagger-shaped push pins so you can dramatically add your to-do list to your corkboard. Main quest chores like doing the dishes will have to wait — there are more exciting side quests (like decorating your corkboard) to take care of first! A pasta box keychain with lil' bowties you can shake around. A perfect accessory for anyone who plans on ordering noodles with butter at the restaurant later. And a pair of handmade farfalle barrettes that are almost im-pasta-bly cute. Pair with some butter earrings to complete the look. A McLovin fake ID I'm pretty sure would work if you flashed it at a liquor store. Luckily, we're all adults here with backup IDs in case it doesn't. Freshly baked, Hokkaido-style milk bread so pillowy soft, you'll want to take a nap on it like that influencer who pushes her face into different breads. If boomers can splurge on little porcelain figurines, you can splurge on fluffy bread for next-level breakfast pics. One reviewer said tasting this heavenly loaf transported them back to Japan. 🇯🇵 An outrageously silly Sonny Angel shelf you can use to display your favorite lil' naked babies — or any other small figurines. I wonder who you'll pick for the coveted cloud swing spot. A silly goose badge — congrats on your promotion! Now that you've been deputized, let's hit the streets and start pieing people in the face. Magnets shaped like Goldfish or chocolate truffles, to really capture the magic of your kitchen (the place where the snacks are). Promising review (for the Goldfish): "These are really awesome. They have a tactile feel like the real thing! Magnets are super powerful. I'm going to buy a few more. Love these." —TamedGet the six Goldfish from Handy Cute Art for $10.20 or the three chocolate truffles from Bows & Silos for $19.95. A brass dragon journal clip that makes even the stuffiest of work feel like you're playing a round of Dungeons & Dragons! Adding another 9 am meeting to your agenda? Better roll for Constitution. 😬 Puffy bookends in bright colors to make your bookshelf feel like it came straight from the MoMA gift shop — even if you have more romantasy novels than sleek art books. A magical Disney sun catcher to make your home the happiest place on Earth — because rainbows = happiness, duh. A pair of cowboy chicken earrings with some great, flashy boots. Bob your head to make them do a lil' square dance. A jumbo carrot body pillow in case you wanna inject some serious vitamin A into your home. Snuggle up with this 4-foot-long plush and live out Bugs Bunny's greatest dream. An adorable acetate hair claw because why settle for a plain one when there are an infinite number of far cuter options? Good luck picking one! It was hard enough to pick just three to show you. Promising review (for the bow): "It's a very cute hair claw that's well made. Thank you so much! :)" —AmyGet them from Etsy: the bow from New Heights Studio for $20, the bok choy from Sunnie Creative for $18, or the Pompompurin from CuteSewLuna for $20. A New Moon filter keychain so you can look at the world as if it were featured in the Twilight Saga. Bright summer day? Gross! Throw some moody Washington dreariness over it. A large Prismo tufted rug, which might be peak Millennial home decor. Like all of Prismo's wishes, you'll get what you want (a cool as heck rug) but with a catch (your parents will sigh every time they see it). Bath spaghetti so you can feel like a lil' meatball swimming in a tub of marinara. If only you had this as a kid! Don't worry; this unique body wash doesn't smell like tomato sauce — instead, expect zesty orange and grapefruit. A UFO abduction lamp to add a little Mulder to your otherwise Scully-esque desk. It comes with a color-changing remote so you can pick whatever hue matches the moo-d (sorry). Or a pair of earrings depicting a UFO abduction scene — not even extra-terrestrials can resist a good cat snuggle. A coconut wax candle with a 3D hot dog poking out of it. Don't worry! It doesn't smell like lunch meat — you can pick a scent like citrus, lavender, or coconut cream. A Lumon sweatshirt for anyone who wishes they could sever — specifically for the time between Severance seasons. A Perry the Platypus mug complete with fedora lid. Just remove the hat when you want to pour in your drink where did Perry go? The ceramic mug is handmade, so it takes about 10 days to make. A glass butterfly ring to create the illusion that you're a fairy princess who often has sparkly butterflies land on them. A pack of medieval cat stickers for anyone who loves a good wonky feline. Amazing how cat memes have existed for thousands of years.
Winnipeg Free Press
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Earth angels
In 2017, while visiting New York City, Winnipeg retailer Lauren Wittmann spotted a teensy-tiny baby in a gift shop window and asked, 'How much?' 'I had no idea what a Sonny Angel was,' says Wittmann, who, with her mother Trish, co-owns Riley Grae, one of the city's leading purveyors of cuteness and kitsch since opening on Corydon Avenue in 2019. 'I just thought it was so adorable and so I got one.' Riley Grae co-owner Lauren Wittmann has a personal collection of Sonny Angels Then another, and another, and another: the figurines, mostly naked, usually pantsless cherubic-looking boys wearing different kinds of headgear, about eight centimetres tall, quickly became a personal obsession for Wittmann. Ever since the shop began carrying the figurines in October 2022, the rate of adoption across Winnipeg has skyrocketed. In under three years, Riley Grae has sold more than 14,000 of the collectibles produced by Japan's Dreams Inc., retailing at a price range from $19 to $24. For the business, which opened on the eve of the pandemic, the seraphic babies, which, like hockey cards, are distributed in 'blind boxes,' have been an economic godsend. Every time a new shipment of Sonny Angels or associated products 'drops,' a horde of eager collectors assembles on Corydon, with the queue often exceeding 200 customers, each in pursuit of a trinket's worth of joy and moral support. 'They're so cute, they're so tiny and they bring me happiness,' says accounting student Eliza Param, who lined up at 9 a.m. last month to get her hands on a Sonny Angel Hipper, which sticks to the top of a cellphone and stares outward across the back. 'Mine are all on a shelf in my bedroom. They sit there and watch me study,' says 21-year-old university student Gabby Serek, who has as many figurines as she has years lived. The Sonny Angel product line has existed since 2004, but Dreams Inc.'s fortunes have risen with the advent of TikTok, where millions of posts highlight the figurines' charms and the thrill that comes with opening their hexagonal containers. 'A lot of the appeal is the adrenaline,' says Wittmann, who repurposed a shelf intended for an antique spoon collection as a display for her own array. While this form of babified trinkets is still relatively novel, Wittmann believes the current trend is the latest stage of a century-spanning tradition of comforting, infant-based art. 'As weird as it is, people have always liked cute, naked baby decor,' Wittmann says with a laugh. 'Think about bathrooms filled with cherubs and those prints you'd find at grandma's house of a baby sitting in a pile of vegetables or sitting in a pasta pot at an Italian restaurant in a movie.' According to the product's lore, Sonny is a 'little angel boy … who will always be by your side, watching over you and making you smile.' Since his birthday — May 15, 2004 — the Japanese manufacturer has introduced more than 650 variations to the market, contributing to the product's collectible appeal. While some customers were early adopters, Wittmann says Sonny Angels didn't exactly fly off the shelves until they achieved more ubiquity on TikTok and other social media. 'Now people come in on a mission,' she says. Last year, the figurines were the focus of a Saturday Night Live sketch starring pop star Dua Lipa. 'I think I've seen those on shy teenagers' phone cases. What are they?' asked cast member Marcello Hernandez. 'They're huge. They're companions for lonely 25-year-old working women,' Lipa replied. But the customer base is wider than that, says Wittmann, who estimates that her store regularly welcomes collectors who span expected gender and age demographics. Brothers King and Prince Camia — 15 and 24, respectively — are avid Sonny Angel fans. There have been more than 650 variations of Sonny Angels released since 2004, with most figurines only wearing different headgear and tops. 'It makes me happy to waste my money on stupid collectibles like this,' says King, a student at Tec-Voc. Fleeting joy, or the pursuit of it, is key to the Sonny Angel brand, perhaps best exemplified by the product's will-he-or-won't-he motto: 'He may bring you happiness.' 'I think specifically this past year there's been a trinket trend online, a trend about allowing yourself to treat and heal your inner child by buying anything playful and unnecessary, and I understand the hype: if we didn't sell them here, I'd be in line to buy them elsewhere,' Wittmann says. Six British Columbia retailers carry the products, along with one in Alberta and 13 in Ontario, but Riley Grae is the only Manitoba shop with angels in stock. With the ongoing volatility to international supply chains owing to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats, Trish Wittmann anticipates that Sonny Angels, along with other shop staples, such as Baggu products, could be arriving with less frequency, at a higher price tag, or both, in the coming months. Between product-specific surcharges, tariffs and counter-tariffs, the independent retailer has had to carefully assess the viability of most international vendor relationships, she says. 'It's quite sad for us because there are so many awesome, small independent artists in the States that we support. The short and tall of this is that (the tariffs) are affecting our business greatly,' Trish Wittmann says. While Sonny Angel enthusiasts are keen on continuing to amass their personal collections, the figurines, which arrive at Riley Grae through an American distribution centre, have already seen their prices increase. 'It's not fun, but it's what's happening with everything,' says Lauren Wittmann. Ben WaldmanReporter Ben Waldman is a National Newspaper Award-nominated reporter on the Arts & Life desk at the Free Press. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Ben completed three internships with the Free Press while earning his degree at Ryerson University's (now Toronto Metropolitan University's) School of Journalism before joining the newsroom full-time in 2019. Read more about Ben. Every piece of reporting Ben produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. 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Cosmopolitan ME
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan ME
Not already collecting Sonny Angels…wyd? Here's where to find the lil guys in the UAE
Okay, girl, if you haven't fallen down the Sonny Angel rabbit hole yet… are you even online?! These tiny cherub-faced cuties are everywhere – and we're obsessed. Originally from Japan, Sonny Angels started off as sweet little collector's items, but now? They're full-blown icons in the world of aesthetic desk decor, viral unboxings, and yes, even high fashion. With their tiny wings, round cheeks, and themed headwear (veggies, animals, fruits – you name it), these angels are stealing hearts and shelf space all over the globe. 💘 The real kicker? They come in blind boxes. So every unboxing is a surprise – are you getting the Strawberry Angel or the Koala one? Maybe even a secret rare?! It's giving ✨ dopamine hit ✨ every time. And don't even get us started on how Sonny Angels are blowing up as fashion accessories. People are turning them into bag charms, phone danglers, and even jewelry. Yep, those baby-faced icons are dangling from designer handbags. From Tokyo to TikTok, they're the It-girl's collectible. Influencers, stylists, and even celebs are showing them off in #What'sInMyBag videos, and we're living for the vibe shift. Minimalism? Out. Tiny pastel angels in lettuce hats? In. So, if you haven't gotten your hands on a Sonny Angel yet… babe, what are you waiting for? Where to order Sonny Angels in the UAE Find them in-store at Dubai Mall Level 2 – Next to Reel Cinema or order online at ✨ Price: From Dhs150. 🚚 Same day delivery + pickup options available. 💌 For all things limited-edition drops and the cutest packaging. Search Instagram @ for current stock and DM to order! ✨ Price: From Dhs150. 🚚 Same-day or next-day delivery. Find them in-store at City Centre Mirdif or order online at ✨ Price: From Dhs125. 🚚 Super quick delivery + pickup options available. Search Instagram @prosecoa for current stock and DM or Whatsapp to order! ✨ Price: From Dhs115. 🚚 Super quick delivery. Shop in-store or online at ✨ Price: From Dhs115. 🚚 Delivery: Same-day or next-day delivery across the UAE. In-store pickup is available too. Find them in-store across the UAE. ✨ Price: From Dhs180. ✨ If you're into Blind Boxes, take a read over this: Labubu got me in a chokehold.
