Halloween is a big, big deal in New England, so it goes without saying
that I like to collect Halloween stickers. You know who else is ready
for Halloween? Hello Kitty:
According to the Sanrio web site, Hello Kitty lives in the suburbs of London. Who knew?! Despite this, she is evidently very into the American holiday.
She has many costumes.
I have to say these two are my favorites:
WHY IS SHE WEARING A SEXY CAT SUIT?
What is this, Mean Girls?
I think she likes Halloween so much because she cannot stop dressing up.
These kind of freak me out a little.
She has also dressed up as a snowcat:
And on Easter, she dresses up as a bunny:
Raising the eternal question: what is the difference between Hello Kitty dressed up as a bunny and My Melody on Xanax?
Why is My Melody so sad??
Better. I'm totally going as My Melody this year for Halloween.
Firstly, I did not know that Hello Kitty lives in London--fascinating!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the aesthetic of My Melody reminds me of a block puzzle I used to have, which may have been Sanrio but was definitely not part of the Hello Kitty family. Now I'm curious to figure out what that was.
Finally, a question: does My Melody wear a bonnet, or are those fake ears tied on to her head?
Susie, could you be thinking of Dick Bruna's Miffy (Nintje in Dutch)? http://www.miffy.com/
ReplyDeleteMy Melody is a bunny who wears a bonnet. Wikipedia tells me it started as a red riding hood homage, but then just became her bonnet (and is often pink). I have never seen her take it off.
Quite possibly! I think it came in a carrying case like this:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.babylonpuzzles.com/en/7207-6-pcs---miffy---block-puzzles-by-ravensburger.html
Do you have any Miffy stickers in your collection?
I do not. I have never seen any--either here or in the Netherlands.
ReplyDeleteI just looked on ebay, and Miffy stickers do seem to exist, but only in a very specific form: as wall art or car window stickers. Maybe the Dutch take a more practical approach to sticker collecting?
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