Recap: The Pet Gala by Anthony Rubio - May 2024
Pet Fashion's Biggest Night!
The Pet Gala
by
Anthony Rubio
Benefitting the
AKC Museum of the Dog
Anthony Rubio Designs: Establish in 2003
In 2013, Pet Couturier Anthony Rubio started recreating for dogs the looks that graced the red carpet of The Met Gala to much acclaim. What originally started out as a photo project, this year the designer wanted to do something different. To hold an in person invite only presentation to showcase his work up close. The ultimate goal is in 2024 to hold a full sit down meal event with red carpet, runway show and performances with a charity aspect to it. It will be his signature event. Over the years, Anthony Rubio's charity base runway shows have raised over four million dollars for animal shelters and rescue groups.
From Anthony Rubio:
This is my favorite time of the year. I love to challenge myself. The designers for The Met Gala have months to create their looks for celebrities to shine on the red carpet. I have two weeks to recreate them and for dogs. When I design for my Fashion Week runway shows, it's all my aesthetic. For The Pet Gala, I have to figure out how to translate garments worn by humans onto our four-legged stars. Humans can suffer for their fashion, but dogs will not. Their comfort and safety is my top priority. It's a challenge I'm always up for. I thrive under the pressure.
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For the past ten years, Pet Couturier Anthony Rubio has recreated for dogs the looks that graced the red carpet of The Met Gala. It is Vogue magazine’s annual event and often called Fashion’s biggest night out. In the past, we would send out our images the day after the big day to much acclaim. Last year in 2023, he wanted to do something different. We held an in person invite only showcase. Anthony watched the Met Gala telecast and picked 12 looks worn by the celebrities and started working on recreating the looks for dogs. We replicated the iconic backdrops seen at the Met museum in miniature form and created stations where each dog had their own station and spread out around the venue. The photographers and videographers walked around and created their own content. To expand on the Pet Gala 2023 edition, Mr Rubio has partnered with AKC Museum of the Dog to host the evening festivities
Video by Jordan Cortes
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