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 Happy 35th 
 Birthday, 
 Hello Kitty 

Fashionable events surround style icon's big day

Nov 1, 09 2:11 PM CST
(Newser) - She can't blow out the candles, but Hello Kitty turns 35 today. Launched by the Japanese greeting card firm Sanrio in 1974, the mute, mysterious feline made her US debut in 1976 and is now an international style icon. "Who doesn't love Kitty?" fashion entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons asks.... More »

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Britney Spears • Paris Hilton • Tyra Banks • cartoon • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • Christina Aguilera • Kimora Lee Simmons • cartoon characters • Iman • Kelly Ripa • anime

Only Black Is Beautiful in Italian Vogue

Thumbing nose at prejudice, mag uses only models of color

Jun 19, 08 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Black women spend $20 billion a year on clothes, but the fashion world still harbors a racial prejudice that keeps women of color out of the big glossies. Now noted photographer Steven Meisel has teamed with Italian Vogue to produce a special issue, in which all the models are black... More »

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fashion • Vogue • black women • Naomi Campbell • fashion industry • Steven Meisel • Iman

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