Hello Kitty vs. Barbie...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/fashion/05ROW.html?_r=1&ref=fashion
This piece, written by Eric Wilson for the New York Times, discusses the presence of Hello Kitty and Barbie at this years fashion week. The topic is actually intresting, both prominent dolls and cultural icons are being featured at fashion week events alongside some huge names in the designer world. Barbie is having an actual runway show with looks inspired by the doll and hello kitty looks are ebing featured at a party held by the big name is makeup, MAC.
This topic I found was actually intresting, and I believe that the article could have been great with this topic, getting an in-depth look at how two previous figures for children have rocketed to become huge heavyweights in the fashionworld. The journalist could have looked at the affect barbie has had in the brands 50 years of exsistence, and hello kitty with it's 34 years.
Instead of this however, the piece took a rather saterical turn. The fact that the article ends with, "M-e-o-w." probably alone gets my point about being saterical across, but the topic did have a lot of potential. I found this articles attempts at being funny distracting from the true meaning of the topic, though I do see the point of poking fun at two dolls causing such a huge splash at fashion week.
I feel that this article was unique, in both topic and writing style. I really wish more investigation had been done and more of a back story to how these brands got so big was talked about. I also kind of wish the journalist interviewed more people, seeing as many of the quotes basically said,“Hello Kitty is edgier, and Barbie is more sophisticated.” in one way or another. Either way, it was a funny article, with an intresting topic, and with fashion week getting so much coverage, it's nice to be able to poke fun at it a little.