Iconic characters from the past are bursting out of comic strips and TV cartoon archives and onto today's swank fashion designs. Nostalgic moms taking the kids to see "Curious George" can sport a $319 cashmere sweater from Nordstrom that carries a line of Curious George graphic-print designs by Los Angeles-based Raw 7. For a sparkly complement to that stunning evening gown, there's a $4,000 Hello Kitty diamond pendant from Neiman Marcus, part of the popular Hello Kitty Collection by Kimora Lee Simmons. Sanrio starlet Hello Kitty, the little white cat without a mouth, went from coin purses and candy to chunky necklaces and cell phone cases to become a fashion icon with a net worth in the billions, leading the pack of character-to-couture success stories beginning Japan in 1974. Since then, the Kitty has gained cultlike following, appearing on a 2003 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week runway in a collection called Hello Kitty Couture by Heatherette and on jeweled clutches by Judith Leiber.
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