Vogue's "The Cat and the Flat Editorial"

“To land on your feet, fashion-wise, lose the heel.” Thus begins “The Cat and The Flat,” an online fashion spread featuring a different pairing of flats (the shoe not the apartment for you British readers) with a cat (or kitten) each day for the month of March.

Vogue Editorial Spread The Cat and The Flat

“Pignoli is eleven weeks old and ready for adoption! The cool python and chain loafers are brand-new and you have to buy them.” 3/3/14

The Fashion Times hit the nail on the head when they say, “There are few things (if any!) Internet users love more than cats. And the same goes for shoes among the fashion set.”

“That’s Tommy—and a rubber-soled studded sandal that will have nine lives in your closet.” 3/1/14

And really, what could be better than combining, furry felines with fashionable footwear? Not much in my book!

I particularly like the fact they use “regular” cats whose fame has not gone to their head (does that happen to the cats or rather the pet parents?!). They do feature one famous cat but I think her unique look makes her a bold choice for Vogue and I applaud them for it.

“Princess Monster Truck was born on the streets with an underbite and now has nearly 60,000 followers on Instagram. In these jeweled sandals (flats on mesas!) you should be so fabulous.” 3/6/14

A few of the cats are even up for adoption, but sadly they don’t always show the entire cat (just a pair of hind legs in one cats), or fail to mention where the cat is up for adoption – a HUGE missed opportunity on Vogue’s end if you ask me.

“George, brother of Tommy (see March 1), has hopped into the designer-sneaker trend. He is being discreet, sort of, in Céline.” 3/9/11

Next time I’d love to see them use all adoptable cats, or all black cats, maybe even a few specially-abled ones, and provide all the contact information needed for potential applicants.

“More Mary Janes! And move over Lupita: Who knew Trashy modeled for Miu Miu?” 3/14/14

They could create a contest and have shelters and rescue groups sign-up to be included and engage Vogue readers to select the organizations – or particular cats – to be included in the layouts! I do hope someone at Vogue is reading this. If you have any connections do pass along!

“When supersweet Florence first arrived at the Bideawee shelter she had a broken jaw. She approves of the slip-free rubber and neoprene slides for pedals and pool parties.” (March 8th)

Maybe I should do the next editorial, think they’ll go for that? Poor Rihanna (below), perhaps a “leg” man will fall for her.

Make sure to check out the editorial yourself to see all the cats (and flats) of March. Still ten new images to come!