Cape Town Fashion Week goes to the dogs

All photos taken by: Cesar's Werner Ryke

In collaboration with Cesar gourmet cuisine for dogs, models sashayed down the catwalk accompanied by four highly pedigreed and meticulously groomed and coiffed Westies (West Highland White Terriers), which are the same breed featured on the packaging. The dogs were kitted out in designer gear like collars, coats and accessories to complement the human couture.

“Dogs are so beautiful, it is very difficult to interfere with that natural look without looking cheesy so the challenge was to be functional and stylish at the same time,” says Port, who was designing for dogs for the first time. “I'm delighted with the results, which were inspired by my theme of Faith Hope Love and tie in perfectly with the 2010 collection.”

Later, at the exclusive VIP after party held at the Table Bay Hotel in the V&A Waterfront, the models and dogs greeted guests and posed for photographs under the glitter of flashbulbs. Celebrity guests included the likes of Errol Arendz, Jen Su, Nicky Greenwall, Michelle McLean, Mark Boucher, Jacques Kallis, Lindiwe Suttle, Sam Pegg and Lee-anne Summers.

*Photo credit: Cesar's Werner Ryke