The World Needs More Dogs in Tiny Cardigans世人需要更多穿着小开衫的狗

When I decided to name my pug Björk after the pagan pop poet， I knew it would come with certain responsibilities. My dog had a reputation to live up to. Acquiring a fantastic wardrobe for her felt like a must.

我给我的哈巴狗取名比约克，与那位流行音乐界的异教徒诗人同名，取完名字我就知道特定的责任随之而来。我的狗必须配得上这个名字负有的声誉。看来为她打造一个精美的衣橱势在必行。

But three months after I got Björk， the pandemic started. Suddenly I had nothing to do but panic about the state of the world and stare into the eyes of this funny little five-pound creature.

但我刚养比约克三个月，新冠疫情就暴发了。突然间，除了对全球事态感到恐慌，我无事可做，只能成日和家里五磅重的有趣小生命大眼瞪小眼。

One night， after weeks of manufactured cheerfulness， my mom， a nurse who worked at the COVID unit， admitted she was scared. To cope， I turned to my worst habit， impulsive shopping， and bought matching Ashley Williams1 cardigans on Ssense2 for me and for Björk. Then—because what else was I supposed to do？ —I staged a photo shoot.

那时，我妈妈是在新冠隔离病房工作的护士。强颜欢笑几周后，有天晚上她坦白说自己其实很害怕。为了驱散妈妈的恐惧，我重拾最糟糕的旧习，冲动购物了一番，在购物平台“伊桑斯”上给自己和比约克买了配套的阿什莉·威廉姆斯羊毛开衫。接着，反正也没有什么其他事可做，我就去拍了一组照片。

I was my mom’s first daughter. Growing up， she’d show me photos of the two of us in matching outfits， insisting that would be my future someday with my children. I’m not quite sure if she imagined my first daughter would be a pug， but what is life if not one big surprise？ When I showed her the photos of Björk and me in those sweaters back in May of 2020， I heard her laugh through the phone for the first time in weeks.

我是妈妈的第一个女儿。从小到大，妈妈总会给我看我们俩穿亲子装的照片，她坚持认为我和我的孩子未来有天也会那样穿。我不太确定妈妈是否想过我的第一个女儿会是一只哈巴狗，但如果没有巨大的惊喜，那还是生活吗？于是，2020年5月，我给妈妈看了我和比约克穿亲子羊毛开衫的照片，她在电话那头笑了，那是几周以来我第一次听见她笑。

So naturally， when I heard downtown designer Sandy Liang announced that she would be making four dog pieces based off her most recent runway in collaboration with the dogwear brand Little Beast， I shrieked. I wasn’t the only one. On Liang’s Instagram， commenters deemed the clothes a fashion dog mom’s dream come true. There was a tiny red fleece with fluffy white flowers on the sleeves， two itty-bitty cropped cardigans with oversized collars， and a little red puffer coat adorned with bow detailing.

可想而知，当我听说都市潮流设计师梁美禅宣布自己将与狗狗服饰品牌“小萌宠”合作，依据她最新的秀场作品推出四款宠物狗服装时，我不禁发出了尖叫。原来不止我一人会和狗狗穿亲子装。在梁美禅的“照片墙”主页上，网友纷纷评论说，那四款宠物服装的出现实现了时尚“狗妈”的梦想。四款衣服里有一款袖子绣着毛绒白花的小巧红色抓绒衣，两款领口宽大的超短款羊毛开衫和一款饰有蝴蝶结的红色羽绒小外套。

There is a level of serotonin3 that I think can only be unlocked when you dress your dog in a silly little fit. And I am no mathematician， but I think that joy goes up exponentially when the clothing looks like something you might wear， too. As the years go on， there seem to be fewer and fewer things the entire world is able to agree on， but a dog in a great look still has mass appeal.

我认为，有一种愉悦，只有给狗狗穿上搞笑的小衣服时，你才会体验到。虽然我不是数学家，但是我觉得如果那件衣服看上去像是你本人也会穿的，那么这份愉悦就会呈指数级增长。随着时间的推移，尽管全世界能达成共识的事越来越少，但一只打扮新潮的狗狗仍然人见人爱。

And while dog sweaters have always been a thing， we seem to be living in an age of particularly stylish dog clothing. Miu Miu sells a pink matelasse coat for dogs that looks like something Lotta Volkova would wear. Prada introduced a $1，020 dog harness that doubles4 as a small backpack （for on-the-go treats？）. And back in 2022， Gucci’s pet campaign went viral for moody pet portraits that featured a chihuahua in a striped strawberry onesie and a matching strawberry balaklava5.

虽然狗狗毛衣一直很流行，但我们似乎生活在一个狗狗服饰格外新潮的时代。缪缪发售了一款粉色提花纹狗狗外套，看起来像是知名造型师洛塔·沃尔科娃会穿的款式。普拉达之前推出了一款售价1020美元的狗狗背带，它还可以用作小背包（装上能随身携带的零食？）。早在2022年，古驰以宠物肖像为素材的广告就因猫猫狗狗表情高深莫测而走红，其中一只穿着草莓印花条纹连身衣，头戴配套草莓形状巴拉克拉瓦帽的吉娃娃格外引人注目。

But it’s the smaller designers with enthusiastic cult followings who are ushering in a new era. It’s not just Sandy Liang. As of several years ago， Ssense started launching exclusive pet collabs with cool girl brands like Ashley Williams and Collina Strada. Honestly， if I saw a dog on the street wearing its stretch nylon jersey with leg warmers， I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it helped up an iPhone with its paw and uploaded a #fitcheck to TikTok.

然而，引领宠物服饰新时代的却是名声较小但有狂热粉丝追随的设计师。他们之中不只有梁美禅。几年前，伊桑斯平台就开始携手阿什莉·威廉姆斯和科利纳·斯特拉达等酷女孩品牌打造独家宠物系列。老实说，如果我在街上看到有狗狗穿着尼龙弹力运动衫和护腿袜套，就算它用爪子举起手机，在TikTok的“穿搭展示”话题下发视频，我也不会感到一丁点惊讶。

For Bazaar’s fashion commerce editor and my fellow dog mom Halie LeSavage， the phenomena felt destined to happen. “When you’re able to bring a designer whose visual language speaks to you into your wardrobe and onto your pet at the same time， it instantly telegraphs a little more about your style and outlook. So I think I’d find extra joy in some more matchy-matchy moments，” she says.

《时尚芭莎》杂志的时尚商务编辑哈莉·勒萨维奇与我同为“狗妈”。在她看来，各种宠物服饰似乎注定会火起来。她说：“如果一位设计师的视觉语言与你的审美契合，而你能够将其作品购入衣橱，同时穿在宠物身上，那么瞬间就能多展示出一点你的风格和穿搭喜好。因此，我觉得在搭配得更协调的时候，我会获得额外的乐趣。”

She went on to say she unintentionally matches with her dog all the time. “I didn’t pick out my dog， Dolly， because her black and tan Bernedoodle coat coordinates with all of my favorite clothes. But it must have spoken to the same subconscious voice guiding my personal style; black and tan are overrepresented in my closet. Every time I wear a camel coat， I look like I’m trying to match her. I like that， in fashion speak， it’s a color story.”

勒萨维奇还说，她和狗狗的穿搭总是不经意地相称。“我选择多莉并不是因为伯尔尼多德尔犬有一身黑棕相间的毛发，跟所有我喜欢的衣服都很搭。不过，指导我个人风格的潜意识一定是与它的毛色相呼应。我衣橱中的服饰有很大一部分是黑色和棕色的。每次我穿驼色外套，都像在努力和狗狗搭配。这样挺不错的，借时尚界的话说，这是色彩的际遇。”