This year's event will include a post-show seated dinner at the AKC Museum of the Dog in New York City.
’s had been critiqued to the nines, an offshoot encore performance, so to speak, is coming up — “the Pet Gala.”
You read that right. Designer Anthony Rubio is orchestrating Monday night’s event with the AKC Museum of the Dog in New York City. He has reimaginedgown, as well as other standout looks, but for his canine models. During an interview Thursday, the designer said he has been working into the early hours of the morning, polishing up each of the looks.
All of the custom designs have already been purchased by the dogs’ owners, Rubio said. Retailing between $450 and $1,200, the designs for dogs will benefit various organizations. Rubio said he has raised nearly $4 million in the past few years for the Guide Dog Foundation, the Humane Society and other nonprofits.
Having started designing for dogs in 2003, he still continues to create women’s apparel but not to the degree that he once did. Ninety percent of his annual business is driven by dogs’ apparel and 10 percent is womenswear. “My motto is, ‘Anthony Rubio designs where the dogs are the models and the humans are the accessories,’” he said.His first canine look was made for a rescue dog that wouldn’t stop trembling. He wanted to make it feel as though it were being hugged and it worked, he said.
He continued, “In this day and age, where there is so much negativity in society and so many things going on in this world, we need something to brighten our day. This is why I do these things. I like to see people smiling and enjoying themselves, and being distracted by all of the nonsense that is going on around them.”Zendaya and Tyla Win While Lauren Sanchez Falls Flat: The Best and…. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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