Hello Kitty也當模特 將亮相《時尚》雜誌
She may be cute, but the latest top model to make her debut in Vogue is also podgy with short legs and whiskers.
Hello Kitty, a popular cat character in Japan, is set for a designer makeover in the June issue of Japanese Vogue, which goes on sale on April 26.
The fashion spread will show Kitty modeling the latest autumn and winter designs by John Galliano for the Dior brand, posing with the designer and enjoying a shopping spree in Paris.
"Of course this is the first time the historic fashion house of Dior has had a cartoon character model their entire collection," said an official at Conde Nast Japan, publishers of Vogue Nippon.
But the famous feline already has a following among the fashion crowd, she added.
"Japanese animation and characters have been a strong influence on the fashion world in the last few seasons, but Kitty is special," the official said. "Fashion people all know her name and face and always say they love her. That's why we at Vogue wanted to do something involving her."
她也許很可愛，但這位即將亮相最新一期《Vogue》時尚雜誌的“名模”還有一些特別之處——她身材矮胖、腿短，還有鬍子。
她就是日本著名的卡通貓Hello Kitty。Hello Kitty將作爲“時裝模特”首次亮相將於本月26日上架的日版《Vogue》六月號。
Hello Kitty將展示時裝設計師約翰•加利亞諾設計的“迪奧”最新秋冬裝系列，雜誌還將刊登Hello Kitty與設計師的合影以及她在巴黎盡情採購的情景。
《Vogue Nippon》雜誌出版商、Conde Nast會社的一位官員表示：“毫無疑問，這是歷史悠久的“迪奧”時尚品牌首次用卡通形象當模特來展示他們的設計。”
不過Kitty貓在時尚界早已是聲名赫赫。
她說：“近幾年，日本的動畫和卡通形象對時尚界影響甚大，但Hello Kitty有她的特別之處。時尚界人士都知道她的大名和模樣，而且一直都很喜歡她。這也是爲什麼我們想與她‘合作’的原因。”
