In Picture: Fashion celebrates International Cat Day

Cats have pretty much dominated the internet since its inception and served
as the muse or inspirational starting point for numerous items, collections
and accessories. However today, August the 8th, marks a special day in the
calendar and in the lives of cats around the globe – International Cat Day.
Designers and fashion brands alike have taken to social media channels to
share their love, admiration for the fluffy, four legged companions who we
can’t live with or without. In honour of International Cat Day,
FashionUnited has gathered the best cat inspired collections and cat posts
of the day.

Stella McCartney Autumn 2016

A photo posted by Stella McCartney (@stellamccartney)
on May 18, 2016 at
6:22am PDT

British designer Stella McCartney is known for her love of animals, as she
refuses to use real leather or fur in her collections. However, her Autumn
2016 collection took her love of cats to the next level. Key items included
trousers, shirts and sweaters bearing hand-drawn, cat face prints, fur-free
bags decked out in tiger prints and leather-free loafers kitted out in
leopard print, making it an all around purr-fect collection.

A photo posted by Stella McCartney (@stellamccartney)
on Aug 8, 2016 at
7:26am PDT

The collection even includes a eco alter-nappa pet carrier bag, bearing
Stella McCartney’s iconic Falabella chain link, so cats can travel in as
much style as their human counterpart. For the collection campaign, the
designer works with a number of Instagram cats, including George Clooney
and Stella McCATney.

A photo posted by Stella McCartney (@stellamccartney)
on Jun 6, 2016 at
4:50am PDT

Dolce & Gabbana Winter 2016/2017

Italian design duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana looked to their
childhood for inspiration for their women’s ready to wear, Winter 2016/2017
collection. The resulting collection, which plays on fairy tale motifs,
features cats a plenty transformed into beautiful decorations. Cats are
depicting cuddling on handbags, sitting on coats and posing playfully on
sweaters, making it a collection all cat lovers should get their paws on.

Asos

The fun, online fashion retailer Asos, has fully embraced the power of the
cat. The British e-tailer regularly features cat inspired apparel and
accessories, whether it be a cat-face bag from its own brand, cat earrings
from Monki or a kitty-print dress from Joseph. Asos even offers adult
colouring books with, you guessed it, cats you can colour in. In honour of
International Cat Day, Asos shared a photo of its latest kitty-inspired
footwear.

A photo posted by ASOS (@asos) on Aug 8, 2016 at 1:00am
PDT

Loewe Autumn/Winter 2016/2017

Spanish luxury label Loewe was also touch by cat fever this year. The
brand’s Autumn/Winter 2016/2017 collection features an unusual accessory
namely – a large cat head necklace, crafted from handpainted nappa leather.
Other cat items in the collection include a black merino wool sweater,
bearing the same cat head.

Marc Jacobs Autumn/Winter 2016/2017

Marc Jacobs tapped into his darker, animalistic side for Autumn/Winter
2016/2017. The resulting collection includes a series of animal form
prints, including cats naturally.

Gucci Autumn/Winter 2016/2017

Animals and nature in general weighed heavy through Gucci’s creative
director Alessandro Michele source of inspiration for Autumn/Winter
2016/2017. However, at the centre of the women’s wear ready-to-wear
collection, the cat and panther appliqué stood out from amongst the crowd
as symbols for courage, valour and power.

A photo posted by Gucci (@gucci) on Aug 2, 2016 at 10:51am
PDT

Karl Lagerfeld and Choupette

A video posted by KARL LAGERFELD (@karllagerfeld) on
Jul 21, 2016 at
9:30am PDT

Of course no cat fashion list would be complete without the most famous
fashion cat of them all – namely Karl Lagerfeld’s furrier half, Choupette.
She has served as the muse for a number of the German designer’s capsule
collections as well as collaborative collections with cosmetics company Shu
Uemura. She boasts her own Instagram and Twitter following and has a life
most people would be envious of and in return acts as a endless source of
inspiration for Karl.

A photo posted by Choupette Lagerfeld
(@choupettesdiary) on Jul
25, 2016 at 12:19pm PDT

Mint Velvet

In honour of International Cat Day, Mint Velvet is sharing its favourite customer photos online.

Photo sources: Stella McCartney.com, Gucci.com, Loewe website, and Marc Jacobs website.