Celebs Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary
Hello Kitty, the cute little animated white cat who stands three apples tall and wears a big red bow, is celebrating her 35th anniversary this year and is being honored here in SoCal with an art exhibit titled Three Apples which features artwork and special edition products emblazoned with Hello Kitty’s likeness on them. The exhibit hosted a red carpet event on Thursday night and here are a few photos of some of the celebs who came out to celebrate Hello Kitty along with the press release announcement for the event:
It’s Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary and SANRIO is celebrating in a big way. In addition to launching a variety of special, limited edition products, SANRIO will introduce Three Apples, a multi-dimensional exhibition and celebration of all things Hello Kitty running from October 23 to November 15 at Royal/T in Culver City, CA. Royal/T is the visually stunning and playful, 10,000 square foot Japanese-inspired art exhibition space, retail store and “cosplay” maid cafe, located within the city’s vibrant arts community. This is the first time that SANRIO has produced an event for the Hello Kitty fans in North America. The exhibition as well as all events will be open to the public free of charge and will offer something for all Hello Kitty fans, no matter their age. Three Apples — so named as a nod to Hello Kitty’s weight as listed in her official bio – features an unprecedented lineup of over 80 celebrated artists, who’ve been invited to interpret their creative vision of Hello Kitty in unique, original works that will be on display and for sale. The art exhibition at Three Apples will be curated by Jamie Rivadeneira, owner of JapanLA, a Los Angeles boutique that specializes in “cute” Japanese and American products. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the artwork will benefit L.A. Works, a volunteer action center that creates and implements hands-on community service projects throughout the greater Los Angeles area … Limited edition prints of selected artwork will be released at special events during Three Apples. For continually updated information regarding Three Apples exhibit and the events, please visit www.sanrio.com/threeapples.
It’s clear that Hello Kitty appeals, on some level, to a lot of different people … including rockers like Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. I gotta admit, even I have a soft spot in my heart for the cute little kitty. It’s crazy to think that Hello Kitty is 35 years old … cuz she still looks as young as ever. It’s gotta be botox. In any event, I hope y’all will join me in wishing Hello Kitty a happy 35th and if you’re in the neighborhood, make sure you check out this Three Apples exhibit … it looks like the perfect place to get your cute overload fix.
[Photo credit: Wireimage]
Tags: 'Three Apples', Aoki Lee Simmons, Dave Navarro, Hello Kitty, Kimora Lee Simmons, Ming Lee Simmons, Paris Hilton, Pete Wentz
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:28 am
hello Kitty always freaked me out. With no mouth, she can’t scream. (Yes, I know that sounds dark…)
October 24th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Is that Paris with the big dumb hello kitty bag? The feet are covered so it’s hard to tell. She will go to any event for publicity.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Love Hello Kitty! =^. .^=
October 24th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
holy crap…i just realized its been forever since ive heard paris’s name!
October 24th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Of course Paris was there.
-meream
October 25th, 2009 at 4:20 am
~i’m soooo jealous!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Which is it? Three apples refers to height as you said or weight as the cut and paste you added says?
October 25th, 2009 at 8:36 am
@cmdl — It’s prolly both.