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Dior Vogue Shoot Is Cats Pajamas for Hello Kitty

Cartoon figure to model with Galliano

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(Newser) – The newest icon to model the latest Dior designs is short, pudgy, and has stubby legs and facial hair. But that doesn't seem to bother Dior designer John Galliano, Reuters reports. The ubiquitous Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty will be featured in the upcoming issue of Japanese Vogue—sporting new Dior duds, posing with Galliano and going me-owt shopping in Paris.

Hello Kitty appears on everything from airliners to cell phones. Now she's going to model Dior in Vogue.
Hello Kitty appears on everything from airliners to cell phones. Now she's going to model Dior in Vogue.   ((c) yummyporky)
Toy maker Sanrio shop employees unveil world's biggest statue of Hello Kitty in Tokyo. Hello Kitty will mode Dior in June's Japanese Vogue.
Toy maker Sanrio shop employees unveil world's biggest statue of Hello Kitty in Tokyo. Hello Kitty will mode Dior in June's Japanese Vogue.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
The Hello Kitty balloon moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Hello Kitty will be featured in June's Japanese Vogue modeling Dior.
The Hello Kitty balloon moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Hello Kitty will be featured in June's Japanese Vogue modeling Dior.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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