I loved Isaac Mizrahi's original half-hour show on Oxygen -- three interesting segments interspersed with a little music. If I were QVC, I'd aim for that vibe.
I feel like Hello Kitty exists in a parallel universe, known as "Japan." Maybe it's because she and her pals never caught on here in the US (though I will cop to owning a Pochaco lunchbox), but I am mystified by all the high-end Swarovski crystal-studded 14 carat Hello Kitty products. Who buys this stuff?
@Yahtzii: I'll go ahead and say I'm right there with you. Actually, I'll take it one step further and say I hate that HK has gone from a lovely little cartoon character to a "brand". I was a Sanrio nut as a kid, and even so, I find the whole blinging-out to be extremely tacky and also extremely indicative of our youth-obsessed culture. It's not cute anymore if it's encrusted with pave diamonds and set in platinum and costs thousands of dollars. (Or worn by Mariah Carey, who seems to have her own little youth obsession going on.)
@..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: The thing that really confuses me is that the reason she's so cute is because of her simplicity and innocence. She is neither of those things when made into a diamond ring that costs more than my house.
Also, if I had that much money, WHY would I spend it on something branded with Hello Kitty?
The last time a man chucked a wobbly at me, I chucked my fist at him. I mean really, in this day and age men ought to know how to handle their wobblies better.
Ruddy also got in trouble recently for yelling at a flight steward on his plane who diddn't bring him the right meal. He looks like a accountant, yells like Gordon Ramsay.
@stacyinbean: Yeah, WTF is going on with her knockers up there? Seriously, she should reconsider the self-tanner endeavors and create a product line called "creepy plastic looking boobies." It'd be a hit.
We learned in yesterday's rag trade that nobody in Hollywood knew how to dress before Armani arrived. Does that hold true for NYC schoolchildren now that he is giving them money? Am I suddenly going to be surrounded by fourth-grade boys in smart black three-piece suits and sixth-grade girls wearing pearl-beaded Armani Prive gowns?
@sarah.of.a.lesser.god: That would really enliven my commute to work. Either way, well done Armani. Arts in schools = Good. And hopefully it can't get cut b/c it was a special donation or somesuch.
@yvanehtnioj: There is a public middle school two blocks from my apartment and I always see a mob of kids whenever I go out for afternoon coffee on a weekday (well, a weekday when I'm not at work). They always look upbeat and eager and like a group of very cool kids. I almost want to hang out with them.
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@..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: The thing that really confuses me is that the reason she's so cute is because of her simplicity and innocence. She is neither of those things when made into a diamond ring that costs more than my house.
Also, if I had that much money, WHY would I spend it on something branded with Hello Kitty?
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How many pairs of Hello Kitty sneakers do you think will end up in Mariah Carey's shoe closet?
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@save jinger: ZERO! They're flat! She even pitches in heels!
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@Yahtzii: Maybe she wants them for display in her bathroom.
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@Yahtzii: She's wearing sneakers here!
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One can only hope.
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