Sexy Dog Fashion From Korea: International Spotlight on PinUp Dog

PUD:  Definitely! Our inspiration comes from women’s fashion here in Korea, like the K -Pop trend; very colorful, funky, and sometimes, provocative. Our lingerie for dogs is an example. Korea has a very funky and, in some ways, kinky fashion trend right now. We love lots of colorful matching and big bold jewels. To me, dog clothes should be a little bit like over acting!  They should be colorful, happy, eccentric.

PUD: First, I’ll get an idea, and it could be suddenly, anywhere, any time.  I could be standing on a street corner, checking out a magazine or just looking at my dogs. Then, the actual design takes shape on my computer. I send it to our team, and we start to talk about the fabric we will use, the patterns we will create. We always go to the late night fabric market to find just the right treasure we are looking for. Then, our sub [assistant] designer makes a sample and we meet again to see what could be improved or changed. Once everything is finalized, we decide on the quantity to make, the sizing chart and other details, and instructions are given to our factory in Korea, who manufactures the item. 

BaS: Do you produce mass market quantities or make to order?

PUD: We produce quantities, but I dont like the term mass market, because many of our items are handmade. Also, we produce new clothes very often so mass production is not very appropariate for us. Every piece is special and sometimes unique, like our cashmere knits. They are made by women in a retired grandmothers association in Korea’s countryside!

PUD: Yes, recently many pet brands have  come and gone quickly. We are happy to be able to say are one of the top 3 big brands in Korea.

BaS: You have a wide variety of wonderful pieces you design to cover every aspect of a dog’s wardrobe. In your super stylish carry bags, I see you’ve also designed a piece called the office bag, that is more structured. Do many people bring their dogs to work in Seoul?

PUD: The office bags were a limited edition product. Actually, our office day and our mesh bags were the result of a collaboration with MCM (a famous Korean bag brand), and  it was very popular. Usually, people do not bring dogs to work in companies, but for some trendy jobs, they do.

BaS: The J’adore fur coat is gorgeous! What materials is it made from?

PUD: It is synthetic fur that we selected carefully, to make sure it was as smooth and soft as possible. We are animal lovers so we use faux fur, and some synthetic fabrics are really excellent today.

BaS:  So, in Korea, things are not that different from America in how you love your dogs. Jihee, you and your team do a great job! Thank you for giving us a peek into the world of PinUp Dog!The most difficult job was deciding which designs I wanted to highlight; there were so many I thought were great! So, this PinUp Dog link will take you to everything offered by the designer. See if you can choose just one! :-)Until next time…

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