There's a new Edward Cat in town

[cleolinda]

We here at Casa de Cleo are all cranky just now, because my mother had a really terrible day working-at-home on Friday that involved a lot of wailing "WHY ARE THEY SO STUPID" into her phone for about four hours straight; my stepfather has split his tooth in half (but has no idea how), and there's a lot of pain and swelling; and Friday the 13th basically shat on my head like an incontinent pigeon, but without any of the "luck" that supposedly brings.

However, no matter what happens to us, we still don't have it as bad as Edward Fashion Cat.

We Were There: Cat Fashion Show at the Algonquin Hotel - Gothamist 
(courtesy of @atherness on Twitter)

My first reaction to this was to scream and close the browser (this is my reaction to about 65% of links people send me). Then I opened it again (this is my reaction to about 83% of that 65%) and laughed my ass off. I want to feel sorry for this cat, but--look at him work that shit! Please.

However, the longer I laughed looked at it, the more questions I had. How does one measure a cat for a tiny jacket, and how many people die in the process? How does one keep a (rather amazing) wig on its head? Where does one buy wigs for cats?

Over the next 24 hours, I was able to answer at least two of these questions:

1) This. This is where you buy wigs for cats.

via dontfloataway on Tumblr

2) I ended up seeing--oh, who sent it to me?--a different set of pictures...

 

   

Fur-ocious Pics From The Cat Fashion Show - NY Fashion News at Refinery29.com
Okay, now I feel sorry.

...in which I saw, for the first time, that Edward Fashion Cat is also wearing the little Cullen crest bracelet. At which point I believe I cried "Oh my God, no!" at the computer and went off into a fresh paroxysm of laughter. And then I stopped cold, because I finally realized how you fit a cat for a tiny, terrifyingly accurate jacket: you don't. You steal the outfit off a Tonner Edward doll. You know, like the one  I have SOMEONE GAVE ME, OKAY in The Secret Life of Dolls.

And then I was all like, "brb, dying of shame that I own a doll with the same outfit they're torturing this cat with," when I stopped cold (again) to wonder: we know where you get cat wigs. Also, I just used the phrase "cat wigs" like there's nothing infinitely wrong with the very concept of cat wigs. But we don't know where they got this cat's (somewhat astonishing) cat wig.

DOES THIS MEAN THEY SCALPED A TONNER EDWARD?


These are the questions that haunt my dreams.


ETA: omg send help, laughing too hard

NO SLEEP TONIGHT

I've already done my duty helping cats named Edward Cullen get rescued. Someone else is gonna have to pick up this one.


Speaking of Tonners and Twilight, Alice Dollen starts shipping on Monday (8/16). Alice Dollen is not shipping to me on 8/16, but maybe I can get her for Christmas. My point is, Tonner Alices are now at large in the world, or will be next week.

@Ceilidhann: @cleolinda Does the Tonner Alice try and dress you up instead of the other way round?

There's only one way to find out.

Comments

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

THIS IS THE WRINKLY SKIN OF A KILLER

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I like how the pictures progress from "Possibly working it," to "Getting chagrined," to "DEATH."

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

That last picture looks like he's saying JUST KILL ME NOW.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I don't think he's the one who's going to end up dead, if you get what I'm saying.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

Very true. KILL ME NOW is more like the one where the crazy cat lady has her hands at his throat.

[tabbyclaw.livejournal.com]

Hairelss cats always look full of rage. I think it's the wrinkly brow.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

There are a number of hairless cats at that fashion show that look even angrier, yeah. Of course, if I were dressed up like Cleopatra in front of a room of screaming photographers ten times my size, I'm not sure I'd be too pleased either.

[castleatmydoor.livejournal.com]

I'm not trying to make a big deal out of this, but it is a pet peeve of mine when people say, "that cat has such a fierce personality" from an expression (or anything in that vein, really). Lots of cats have those expressions by default, especially wild cats.

Just thought I'd throw that out there as a reminder to this lolcat hypnotized world. Carry on.

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

OMG that is the BEST ICON EVER.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I got it from iconomicon's most recent post.

[avaserenity.livejournal.com]

LMAO!! Oh my god!

BEST. LINE. EVER.