Wearable Animal Love

Mix and match these new fur baby accessories

It doesn’t have to be all about prints and fur for animal lovers. If you’d like to wear your love for animals in a more cutesy manner, there are currently many cuddly options that are made to last and not only from plastic. These accessories in stores now will surely satisfy your inner furry friend. Whether you prefer cats or dogs, there is a collection for you.

Hello Kitty gets an Italian upgrade through a partnership with Furla for the very first time. Your favourite Sanrio character will bring back all the nostalgic feelings in the form of micro bags, keyrings, credit card cases, beauty cases and pouches. With vibrant floral motifs ranging from lotus flowers to daisies, these items bridge the accessories trend between the East and the West.

For those looking for fine jewellery that comes in cute figurative shapes, look out for designs by Hong Kong designer Dennis Chan at Qeelin. While Qeelin’s jewellery takes inspiration from Chinese symbolism, where iconic designs flaunt oriental beauty, its main pieces are also aww-inducing charms of animals such as puppies and pandas. The Wang Wang collection will delight both dog and diamond lovers, with a human’s best friend featured in the form of necklace pendants, ear studs, rings and bracelets, all made from 18K white gold or rose gold, decorated with exquisite stones.

If you are looking for something more personal, Gemories is the way to go. The fine cut jewellery brand which launched recently aims to turn precious memories into pocketed items. Relics of your fur baby can be turned into precious stones, necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings that serve as time-capsules. The common option customers go for is bones, but hair can also be set into gemstones — meaning these pieces can be created while your pooch is still alive. Besides animals, other objects such as umbilical cords and baby teeth can be preserved, too, to celebrate newborn children, while flowers, cloth and tiny objects can be a go-to for those not all too keen on “body parts”.