It’s summer and that means BBQ’s, graduations, fireworks and dog weddings!! Yes, dog weddings. Whether your dog is getting remarried or is a first time bride, check out these A-mazing options by Linda Higgins. For dog wedding styling help designing the perfect dog bridesmaid dress or best-dog tux for your wedding contact Dara Foster – Dara@PupStyle.com .
This is nothing new to our loyal PupStyle readers, but the demand for couture, original dog wedding dresses to “one up” your friends is wildly growing.
If you want one of the most original, high-class, couture wedding dresses Linda Higgins Designs has you covered. Linda can look at a picture of your favorite celeb wedding gown or any dress inspiration and re-create it especially for you!
Traditional White For the First Time Bride.
This “Angel” beauty is made of feathers and spear, silk bodice.
For divorced dog getting re-married, Linda designs beautiful wedding gowns in ivory with some unexpected flair!
Ever wonder what you can make out of those cool wooden pallets you see laying behind the dumpster at a commercial building or grocery store? ETSY designer PROJECTrodrigo has the answer. Upcycle a found wooden pallet and build a dog bed out of it-viola!
You can order a pallet bed with a cushion made to order cushion with or without casters for $ 225.00 . This is a great price considering each bed is made-to order and build by hand.
Style Tip: Take this one step further and stencil your dogs name in industrial font on the front or sides of the bed for a personalized look Have fun changing up the cushion for the different seasons. Think light breathable fabrics or jewel tones for holiday.
Celebrity Pet Fashion Stylist and Pet Style Blogger, Dara Foster just signed a new deal with Scholastic Books to continue the popular Now You See It! PupStyle children’s book series. The 5th book title in the series, PupStyle When I Grow Up will be published in the fall of 2017 and available through Scholastic Book Fairs, Clubs and major book retailers
Dara Foster is working her pet fashion styling magic dressing up dogs to show kids what they can be “when they grow up”! From Fashion Designer to Firefighter, this book will inspire kids to think about the endless possible career paths they can follow when they grow up.
Dogs and children’s alike love the PupStyle series! Regular clients at Jo-Mar Grooming on Long Island, NY are hugs fans of the books and love being read to as part of their pampering.
Luxury watch maker Shinola Detroit is known for its strong passion for community and the human spirit. Their zelus commitment to community and quality is common cocktail party chatter around Detroit suburbs and metro cities nationwide. Shinola is bringing the glory of manufacturing back to D-town with new hope, jobs, pride and extremely high-quality luxury pet products designed in collaboration with famed fashion photographer Bruce Weber.
BRUCE WEBER COLLECTION
Bruce Weber famous for his All-American sexy Abercrombie and Fitch ads incorporating pets with American lifestyles, collaborated with Shinola Pet to create a new line of high quality, luxury dog beds and collars. The overall feel of the collection is timeless luxury with clean, contemporary lines, neutral colors and soft textures. Their pet collection is a fun brand extension so you can now add a little Shinola luxury to the whole family including the dog.
The Large Dog Bed in Briquette is classic, sturdy, soft and luxurious. A water resistant cotton cover (great for any accidents or puppies in training) is filled with goose feathers for a soft, cozy slumber. They were smart to design this with a water-resistant, breathable and bacteria resistant inner liner that protects the feathers and down at a retail price of $230.00.
Shinola’s Signature Foot Ball Collar screams Detroit with classy quality you expect from a luxury brand. The design has a unisex feeling yet leans a little more on masculine side. The brown color is ideal for every day wear and can easily be paired with any color of clothing for easy fashion styling. It’s made from Wickett & Craig’s vegetable-tanned bridle leather and topped off with solid brass hardware for longevity and style. It features a leather keeper and includes a stylish Shinola branded dog tag on the collar. Available in sizes from XS-XL and retails for $80.00.
The Signature Foot Ball Leash is almost mandatory to pair up with the Signature Foot Ball Collar. It’s made from the same Wickett & Craig’s vegetable-tanned bridle leather and brass hardware as the leash to create a cohesive and timeless look. Like all of Shinola’s products they are designed with intelligence and timeless creativity. The leash also includes an elegant “When Nature Calls Pouch” to carry your pick-up bags while on a walk with your dog and retails for $130.00.
PupStyle parents demand the best for their dog from premium food to fashion and rarely do I stumble upon a luxury brand like TruPet that serves up both!!!
TruePet was founded by the passionate social media maven, Lauri R. Taylor after losing a Great Dane named Truman from cancer at too young of an age. On a quest to develop the most natural, healthiest dog food possible, she created TruDog made from freeze dried real meat. No veggies or fillers, just solid meat and manufactured in the USA (mega bonus!). TruDog brand has been so successful making dogs healthy they’ve expanded into pet fashion and even oral care for fresh kisses!
Check out some of their cool products below and use promo code DARA 15 to for %15 off the entire store.
Doggy Lux dog collars by TruDog are true pet luxury. The leather is imported from Milan and crafted into dog collars dawned with 18k gold hardware and Swarvoski Crystals. They have a great selection of colors ranging from jewel tones beautiful blues to complement any dogs coat $149.00-209.00.
Orapup Starter Kit is a fun way to care for your dogs breath and oral care over all. The Starter kit also comes with a 2oz bottle of Lickies which is loaded with natural enzymes with anti-plaque benefits to keep teeth white and shiny for the camera $19.99.
TruDog Boost Me meal enhancer is a great way to introduce the raw meat diet to your dog by sprinkling it on just about anything as a meal enhancer or training treat. I love the idea of using this a healthy reward for teaching your dog to wear clothes or pose for the camera $12.99.
The Urban Lumber Jack fashion trend started by Brooklyn hipsters has now spread to dogs. Yes, your dog can match your favorite plaid flannel shirt so you both can look cool without going cheesy. What’s next dog Kombucha tea and no shave November for dogs?
Inspired by the simplicity and utility of the classic shirt jacket, Rover Boutique has designed the ideal coat to match your urban lumber jack cravings. Made from super warm mammoth flannel and faux shearling lining for extra comfort and warmth, this coat will keep your pooch hip and stylish.
This comes in sizes XS to XL so the big boys can hip and cool. All that’s needed is a beard and some nerd glasses and the look is complete $70.00.
If you are a crafter, sewer, knitter you have heard of Columbia Minerva as you roam through the yarn and thread isles at a craft store. They were early PupStylers and didn’t even know it!
Minerva understood the value of incorporating dogs in advertising and marketing to sell fashion. If a pretty model is holding a cute Maltese near here face, the dog just makes the model even more beautiful and harder to forget the brand. Right on Minerva!
Why not give your fur baby and yourself a lasting holiday goodie? A stylish dog/cat bed is an investment in your dogs comfort and happiness as well as your viewing pleasure.
The PupStyle method of pet home decor is to coordinate your pet’s home furnishing to match your current interior home design taste. No need to settle for dog bone printed dog beds if that’s not your style.
Naps Design on Easy.com makes these really cool modern yet timeless dog beds from felt. They are handmade and for an additional $20.64 they will build your pets name into the bed. The cushion inserts are come in neutral and contrasting colors and look quite snugly. Dog/Cat beds start at $85.81.
