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BIKER CHIC From couture to upcycled pet wear — gift your furry BFF a fun fashion accessory this holiday season. Here’s the lowdown on some of the designs your pet can sport MERRY XMAS MONOCHROME
Little Lola Sunshine wore a leather jacket, black sunglasses and a pink dress at the Valentino Show at the Spring/Summer 2017 Paris Fashion Week.
Pet couturier Anthony Rubio showcased his Fall/Winter 2016 canine couture at New York Fashion Week this year, where his canine friends who were escorted by human models wore his womenswear designs. Anthony, a proud caretaker of two chihuahuas — Bogie and Kimba — also walked the ramp along with him, wrote, “In my world the humans are the accessories”.
Quite similar to Anthony, socialite and DJ Paris Hilton, too, loves to design accessories for her furry friends. Paris was once quoted as saying, “In addition to my own sense of style, I think a lot of people admire Tinkerbell’s look as well, which is why I decided to include a pet collar as part of the collection.”
RECYCLED FASHION
Back home, a lot of celebrities such as Anushka Sharma, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Alia Bhatt, among others, update their social media feeds with posts about their pets. With winter setting in, a lot of pets are seen wearing jackets, caps and scarves, just like their human friends.
Delhi-based entrepreneur and environmentalist Vimlendu Jha designs accessories for pets using old fabric and other waste mediums. “We have a range of upcycled dog wear and accesories that are made from old airline seat covers, quilts, denims and tyre rubber,” he says.
While most pet parents love dressing their dogs or cats with funky accessories, Vimlendu suggests that utility and comfort is more critical than the looks. He further adds, “It’s important to Dress up your pet in a red-and-green suit and complete it with a cap, to celebrate the Christmas spirit. keep in mind the fact that a product, for instance, a jacket needs to serve the primary purpose of keeping your pet warm and comfortable. We all want our pets to look pretty but leaving them cold or sweaty is not a good proposition.” Tinkerbelle walked the red carpet in a little black and white dress accentuated by a peach-coloured bead neckpiece for the Vivienne Hu Spring/Summer 2017 show at the New York Fashion Week.