This is both horrifying and hilarious. Sanrio is now selling kits which contain everything you need to dress your pets up as Hello Kitty, the hat being a particularly fine touch.
I guess most cats would not tolerate this kind of rubbish, but I can imagine owners who thought this would be a good idea as many people already be treat their cats like babies.
I'm really loving the fed up expressions on these cats.
Implications - Pets have taken on a more human role in recent decades; at this point, most pets are ostensibly family members. With an ongoing, pet-dressing craze, companies peripherally involved with animals would be wise to offer pet accessories, apparel and entertainment -- essentially all the needs of a person, but for a dog or cat.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Pet Apparel Trend
- Companies can innovate by offering trendy, high-quality pet apparel that caters to pet owners' desire to dress up their pets as human family members.
- Pet Entertainment Trend
- With the growing pet-dressing craze, companies can create innovative pet entertainment products and services that cater to pet owners' desire to pamper their pets.
- Personalized Pet Products Trend
- Companies can innovate by offering personalized pet products such as monogrammed collars, customized feeding bowls, and bespoke pet houses.
Where This Applies
- Pet Apparel Industry
- Companies in the pet apparel industry can disrupt the market by offering unique, high-quality pet apparel that caters to the growing need for pet dressing.
- Pet Entertainment Industry
- With the growing demand for pet entertainment, companies in the pet entertainment industry can offer innovative products and services that cater to the pet owners' desire to pamper their pets.
- Pet Products Industry
- Companies in the pet products industry can innovate by offering personalized pet products that cater to the pet owners' desire to treat their pets as human family members.
