=^..^= It all started back in the 1970s with a cutelittle purse in Japan. It was a plastic purse, one of many produced bya modest, family-ownedcompany, and it was decorated with a little cat's face. The cat purses sold like hot cakes, Sanrio realised they were on to a winner, Kitty acquired a body, two legs and two arms (possibly inspired somewhat by Snoopy of Peanuts), learned to walk upright, and to dress in a neat blue pinafore frock...anda legendwas born.
=^..^= Kitty'sthirty odd years have seen many career changes.She attends sporadically a kindergarten-level school. She has also worked as a nurse, a princess, a ballerina, a honey bee, a geishaand a waitress. At times (presumably in between each of her nine lives) she has also been known to appear as an angel, complete with wings and sometimes a magic wand.
=^..^= Improbably, Kitty's official biographies reveal her to be an all-English gal, er... cat. And herpersonal life is anything but uncomplicated. She lives in Londonwith her parents and her twin sister Mimmy (pron. MiMi). And she has been married around a dozentimes (at least). All to the same purrson, er... kitten, mind you. The lucky kitten,each time has been Dear Daniel. Kitty and Daniel clearly lovebeing married -so much so,that they are connoiseurs of weddings. They have made a point of getting married according to the customs (and dressed up in the authentic costumes) of every nation in which Hello Kitty is revered. This includes several weddings in China.Instead of mundane wedding photographs, the images of these sumptious occassions are preserved and commemoratedin the collectable Kitty and Daniel pairs of wedding dolls issued in the Far East. Occasionally these treasures come up for sale on eBay.
=^..^= But it isn't all romance for the happy couple. As megastars, theKittens have their careers and images to think of, and as such, whenever they return fromone of their numerous honeymoons, Kitty goes back home to her folks, while Daniel returns to his lonelybatchelor pad, and a life of monastic continence. This is not because theyhad beenrowing. As perennial stars the thirty-something kittensmust remain perennially young andkittenish,and their agents have apparently determined that cozy married domestikitty is not cool enough an image.
=^..^= The same obtained when the patter of tiny paws began to be heard in the Kitty residence a year or so ago, and Kittybegan to bephotographed in the company of a tiny kitten named Charmmy. Kitty's publicists were swift to point out that the baby kitten had been adopted, and was not the natural child, er... kitten of the Queen and King of Cute. Given the strong family resemblance, this news came as something as a surprise - but then this is showbiz.
=^..^= Most things in life are now available in Hello Kitty versions, from designer handbags, to lipsticks, to toasters, to TVs, tolaptops, to toilet seat covers. There is surely something for everyone and in this way all can share in the joy and cuteness that is Hello Kitty.
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