The Obsession With Hello Kitty
Many people associate Hello Kitty with
children's toys and products but the fact is that some of the brand's
biggest fans are adult women. Hello Kitty products include a very
wide array of products from HelloKitty purses, car accessories, fine jewelry to
clothing and shoes.
Hello Kitty Fashion
What makes Hello Kitty ever evolving is
that the brand is constantly collaborating with other companies and
producing new items. Many of these items are limited edition while
others are only released for sale in Japan. Example of popular
collectors items include the OPI Hello Kitty nail polish collection,
a shoe line with Vans shoes, a handbag line with Loungefly and fine
jewelry featuring Hello Kitty designed by Kimora Lee Simmons.
According to WeLove Kitty, a Hello Kitty blog, many fans chose
to add small doses of Hello Kitty to their daily lives with
accessories such as keychains, mobile phone cover and car accessories
instead of decking themselves out in the brand from head to toe.
Hello Kitty's History
Hello Kitty was originally designed by
Yuko Shimizu and added to the lineup of Sanrio's cute characters in
1974 and was first available for sale in the U.S in 1976. Hello Kitty
is actually not Japanese but British and named after a cat from the
famous children's book Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
She also has a sister named Mimmy. Hello Kitty was designed without a
mouth because the designer wanted her to be a blank canvas for people
to project their feelings upon.
Controversy
Hello Kitty isn't without her fair
share of critics who condemn her lack of mouth as oppressive and
question why grown women would be attracted to a children's
character. For most fans, Hello Kitty simply reminds them of their
youth and symbolizes fun and girliness; two things that will never go
out of style.
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