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Book Reviews Blog - thebroadroom.net: August 2005
Hello Kitty's little book of big ideas by Marie Y. Moss
posted by Colleen Shirazi,
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
at 10:04 PM (Pacific)
Here is the brief review I did of this book in the Fashion Blog:
Here is an excerpt from Hello Kitty's little book of big ideas by Marie Y. Moss. Ms. Moss, according to the liner notes, served as fashion director for Seventeen magazine, and has appeared as a teen fashion expert on television shows such as Oprah, and MTV's House of Style.
Oh, sure, when Mama first started trying to convince her that a closet full of basics was the best way to begin a well-rounded wardrobe, all Hello Kitty could think was BORING! What could a trendy girl possibly want with a package full of solid T-shirts, ho-hum basic jeans, and a no-style hooded sweatshirt? The answer, she soon saw, was everything. She figured out that these basics were just like the blank canvas of a painter. Hello Kitty could start in search of an outfit by pulling on her own blank canvas of solid essentials, then add colors and textures to individualize her look.
Well that's just put a few hundred personal-style consultants out of a job! Ask the Kitty, I tell ya, ask the Kitty.
The allowance money saved by buying long-lasting basics meant more than a few dollars left over for snapping up trendy accessories, cool notebooks, and a few style-making pieces of clothing to mix things up a bit.
Hello Kitty has a boyfriend too evidently (I am the last one to know). A nice outfit is described as a cotton shirt with a cardigan layered over it, topping khaki pants, with a heart-shaped locket (containing a photograph of that mysterious boyfriend), a tote bag, and canvas sneakers.
So cute!!!!!
... Another way she experiments with different mix-and-match schemes is by simply spending an afternoon trying on her things in all possible combinations. ...Hello Kitty likes to pull out her instant camera and photograph the looks that make the cut so that she can tape them inside her closet door for easy reference.
What a bitchin' idea! What a great idea. Hello Kitty must be a programmer, that is, she would be if programmers knew how to dress. *g*
There's much more pithy advice here of course; it is a 70-page, hardcover book.
Here is the copy I have:
Apparently there's a spiral-bound version too:
Aside from the fashion angle, there is actually a great deal of very practical advice in this book, covering travel, organizing storage space, how to throw a party, an emergency kit to be prepared for anything, how to stop biting your nails, a cool color scheme for your room--neon pink windowsills and door paired with white walls--okay that might work better if you are the actual age this book is targeted toward :D --how to be a friend...oh, if only Hello Kitty were older. :)
This would make a nice gift for your daughter or niece. It is not saccharine, nor does it advocate spend, spend, spend; it is a practical how-to guide.
 
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