Pet Fashion Week New York 2007

Last week in New York, fashionable dogs were on the catwalk (or dogwalk?) wearing the latest designs at the Pet Fashion Week 2007. New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion played host to the ultimate celebration of the human-canine bond: Pet Fashion Week NY 07.

This unique event combined the world’s highest-end pet lifestyle tradeshow with demi-couture runway shows, innovative design awards and the revolutionary Isle of Dogs Creative Styling Showcase.

No one can deny that high quality pet products have taken the country and most of the world by storm. They are the fastest growing segment of the pet industry and the newest craze within the fashion world. Not only pet apparel, but designer accessories and essentials such as pet carriers, collars and leads, grooming products, toys, and home decor items are making their mark in both the design and pet industries.

As the world’s most progressive design platform, Pet Fashion Week NY 07 featured the following:

- The PFW Fashion Kick-off Party sponsored by Legally Blonde – The Musical started off the weekend mixing fashion with fundraising to benefit the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals. Over 300 guests danced the night away, most of them dressed in pink. Elle Woods, the main cast member of the Musical, attended with Bruiser and hosted part of night.

- The PFW runway shows featured the demi-couture lines of 13 international pet apparel and accessory designers. Under the direction of famed human apparel designer Jonathan Peters, the show presented was nothing short of spectacular and treated the audience to one couture piece from each designer.

- The Pet Fashion Week NY Media Choice Award sponsored by Crystallized™ - using Swarovski Elements. Designers were asked to create designs within five different trend visions. The winner, chosen by media, was Manfred of Sweden.

- The PFW Lifestyle Innovation Award sponsored by Legally Blonde – The Musical featured six pet bedding designers that competed for a promotional award. The winner of the award, the Turkish design company Gino the Dog by Gaia and Gino, was announced on Sunday, August 19th.

- The Isle of Dogs Creative Styling Showcase and live art exhibit was the must-see event of the show, featuring Sathit Suratphiphit of Thailand’s famed Starwood Arts of Grooming School and David Klasfeld of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. The artists presented five avant-garde dog/human styling concepts.

Pet Fashion Week NY founders Mario DiFante and Alexa Cach hosted the exciting event that attracted over 2500 buyers eager to see the latest pet industry trends that were presented by 150+ exhibitors.

For pictures of the runway show click here.