Cat Makes Runway Debut at New York Fashion Week. Totally Deserves a Treat

Photo by: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

By Sunday five cats waited in their crates backstage as models prepped for the show. Three of those five would be selected, based on their comfort level, to wear a customized Tracy Reese cat leash and walk down the runway within the hour. Everything was perfect, except the cats. Despite being comfortable during the rehearsal, the cats had some last minute jitters. According to a backstage insider, they were walking... more 

Photo by: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

By Sunday five cats waited in their crates backstage as models prepped for the show. Three of those five would be selected, based on their comfort level, to wear a customized Tracy Reese cat leash and walk down the runway within the hour. Everything was perfect, except the cats. Despite being comfortable during the rehearsal, the cats had some last minute jitters. According to a backstage insider, they were walking on their leash and then sitting down in place. That's a cat's way of saying, "send me out on that runway and things are going to get weird." less