Designer to Know: Cleo Ferin Mercury

You can't be surprised that if something involves both big collars and cute animals that we are going to post about it here. Cleo Ferin Mercury makes the cutest accessories, including these genius little silk furry friends to wrap around your neck:

Hibernate With Me collars.

(via The Dainty Squid)

Animal Head Fashion - Chanel

Even Chanel is channeling a little catwoman:


photo credit

Animal Fashion - Givenchy Fall 2011

I know this is kind of old news in the fashion world, but the Givenchy Fall 2011 collection was crawling with feline femme fatales. I really liked the velvet cat caps that the ladies were all sporting, and though I might not wear it in my every day world, I'd totally consider it for a bike helmet.




A $2000 bike helmet. Meow.


image 1, 2 | image 3 from Glamour, Spain

Animal Knits

I've been loving all the weird knit animal sweaters popping up lately ....

For the fleet of finger, you can buy knitting patterns from TinyOwlsMagicAttic and make your own ....


Or PJ Peter Jensen (for Urban) has a few fun ones:



Or you can always try your luck and go vintage - that's where all those designers are getting their inspiration anyway, right?

Perfect Stocking Stuffer: Animal Head Shower Cap

Thank you, Urban Outfitters, for allowing me the opportunity to stay true to my Animal Head Vintage brand even in the shower, and enabling me to preserve my sexy (read: dirty) bed head day after day.


Animal Head Shower Caps, $8, available at UrbanOutfitters.com.

(Bonus - Get $25 off a purchase of $100 with code HEREYOUGO at checkout - but hurry, it expires tonight at midnight EST, 12/8)

Shop Preview: Venetian Animal Masks

I am back from my wedding and Italian honeymoon, and excited to finally have time to focus on the shop again! I've actually been stockpiling clothes for the store, so we'll be having some really great items listed in the next few weeks.

While in Venice, I picked up some really fun new handpainted paper mache animal masks (they have so many wonderful ones there! i wanted to buy all of them. some of my favorites were probably too creepy for the shop (how many sexy alligators or elephants do you see walking around?) but we did get a few that won't detract too much from the clothing ; )



And, here is a quick preview of a few things we have coming to the shop this week, as well as the new masks in action:

Designers to Know: Les Queues de Sardines

Les Queues de Sardines, makers of some of the most creative and fabulous tights, have also got a few animal masks running around in their latest limited edition legwear.

These are MONSTER LEGS, with monster faces to match:


And these are just a few other favorites from past and present collections:









Le sigh. I LOVE tights.

Animal Head Fashion - Topshop Unique

Spotted on the runway of London Fashion Week ... Topshop Unique. The show was inspired by Woodland Creatures and styled by Katie Grand, and the models all wore fantastic animal hats along with their wild hair and bushy eyebrows. The clothing was pretty fun too, though I'll admit the costuming took the cake for me here:




Word is that in the goodie bags at the show, attendees walked away with a "Victorinox survival kit", which offered 13 tools for fashion week survival, including a two-inch knife. Not your normal lip gloss and bangles, huh?

(images via Zuma Press)