When New York Fashion Week comes to town each year, fashion fans, influencers , celebrities , and designers travel from far and wide to the Big Apple to embrace all of the glamor that the week has to offer. It is not often that when you think NYFW, you think of paws hitting the runway in place of stilettos. Designer Anthony Rubio breaks those boundaries as he has changed the world of pet fashion entirely, creating designer fashion for furry friends while also raising money for pet charities.
This is his 20th season at NYFW. Rihanna and Naomi Campbell's 'feud' explodes as pair have 'awkward' run-in DWTS' Anna Delvey to model in NYFW and will chat with Stormy Daniels Rubio, a South Bronx native of Puerto Rican descent, has been dominating the pet fashion game for years. His looks are inspired by vintage designer he admires from "growing up in the most rebellious and yet most expressive periods in the history of fashion.
" With a background in women’s wear from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Rubio carved out a niche for himself as a Master Pet Couturier, blending high fashion with his love for animals. Most famously, he is the founder of The Pet Gala . The Lower East Side venue was intimate, held at the Angel Orensanz Center, with three large screens behind the runway and rows of chairs forming a close-knit circle around the stage.
The real action, however, was backstage. Beyond the models and makeup artists , I caught a glimpse of the canine stars including dogs of "all .