Stylish, Designer Dog Clothes from a Supermodel: Meet Kristy Hinze Clark & Legitimutt #GIVEAWAY
Kristy Hinze Clark
The International Association of Pet Fashion Professionals, founded by friend and colleague Laurren Darr, bestowed a best designer award on this label. I’m talking about Legitimutt, a brand I came across a couple of years ago and tweeted about at the Global Pet Expo last March, for their stylish slickers. The brainchild of former Australian supermodel, Kristy Hinze Clark, Legitimutt takes classic designs and gives them a bit of flair. What originally launched with collar, leashes and quilted horse blanket coats, has grown into a collection of adorable designer dog clothes, like Chi Chi polo shirts, bold-colored slickers, a variety of barn and city coats, these very cool waterproof and odor proof Sunshower line of collars and leashes, dresses and more.
There’s a Bark & Swagger GIVEAWAY below, sponsored by Legitimutt, who has donated beautiful product to us! Read on!
The Legitimutt Barn Coat
Kristy has an interesting story. Raised on a horse and cattle station in Beaudesert, Queensland, she was discovered when her mother enrolled her in deportment school on the Gold Coast. She became the youngest model to grace the cover of Australian Vogue at 14, and went on to walk the runway in Paris for such illustrious couture labels as Cacharel, Lanvin, Paco Rabanne, Sonia Rykiel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Custo Barcelona, Gianfranco Ferre and Tracy Reese. She’s acted in films and was a judge on Australia’s Project Runway for two years. And, as part of the Ford stable of models, she’s appeared in Sports Illustrated, GQ and the Victoria’s Secret catalogue.
Sunshower Collar
If that weren’t enough, Kristy is a passionate marine conservationist who studied marine biology at the State University of New York. She’s married to American entrepreneur and founder of Netscape, Jim Clark, and they just had their second child about a month ago. They already have a two-year-old daughter, Dylan Vivienne.
Kristy’s love of animals and her and Jim’s own fur family is what inspired Hinze Clark to create Legitimutt. Her babies of the four-legged kind are her three adopted miniature schnauzers—Brando and Ava, both 4, and Elwood, 3.
Kristy with her pups
You’ll hear all about what’s new at Legitimutt from Kristy herself, when she appears on my radio show in the next couple of months.
But, I did catch up with her to see what new styles she’d released and get her personal take on where the label is headed. “Legitimutt continues to provide timeless classics from the best fabrications, while striving to constantly create new items and categories,” she explained. “Look for new bed styles, harnesses and carriers in 2015. As I start to design the collections for 2015, I am inspired by things that are classic, but with a slight whimsy. Look for fun colors, amusing accents like fruit inspired buttons and there will certainly be a nautical grouping or two.”
The Park Avenue Coat
Some of Kristy’s fave pieces include The Park Avenue Coat, a cotton cable knit over cashmere fleece with a faux mink trim, and the quilted barn jacket. “It’s our number one seller,” Hinze Clark shared. “We’ve had to reorder fabric and buttons twice already this season to keep up with demand. It comes in 3 colors and is great for males or females.”
Bark & Swagger fans, I have a surprise for you! It’s a legit Legitimutt giveaway for dogs big and small!
Have a large dog? These lovely Legitimutt dog bowls will make a great addition to any home. And, they come in two styles, the round, which is glass, and the curved, which is plastic and also functions as a scoop. You get to choose!
Have a small dog? We love these Legitimutt placemats, poop bag holders and water bottles! The poop bag holders come in bright red or white. You get to choose!
Here’s how to enter!
The giveaway will run from October 30 at 10am to November 7 at 11:59pm, 2014.
How to enter:
It’s super easy!
Enter to win by joining the SwagTeam and leaving a Comment below. To join the SwagTeam, simply enter your email address to the purple email list banner in the right sidebar. Not too difficult, right? 
If you’re already a member, get one friend you think would enjoy being a part of our community to join.
Please supply your mailing address. It gets extra points, and ensures we get the winner their prizes asap. Your address will not be used if you don’t win, and the winner’s will only be shared with our Legitimutt rep, who will be mailing out your prize.
That’s it!
Once entered, a random winner will be selected through GiveawayTools.com and I will email that person the good news!
Rules of the giveaway:
* no Bark and Swagger family member may enter
* must be 18 years or older
* must live in the U.S.
Could you use any of these items? Tell me about what you’d like to win and why in the Comments.
Love these fashions. So elegant.
Hi Fern! I like them, too. Timeless designs. And the barn coats are really cute, as are the polos. I also like that the collars are water and odor proof. They come in the most beautiful colors!