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Westchester Magazine - February 2005

The Pampered Pet All you need to know

(Copyright Weschester Magazine)

A Pet's Guide to the Cushy Life
Designer Duds
Sisters Eva and Eleonor Hallströms' hartsdale business E&E Hallströ Haute Coutute ( 6 Carlyle PL., Hartsdale 914-949-2781) especializes in handmade fashion for "dogs with discriminating taste." Of course, these fashions may be just a wee bit smaller than yours, but don't be surprised if you find yourselg trying to squeeze into them. E&E Halströ's limited collections (no more than 10 per outfit, split between 4 sizes) and one-of-a-kind custom creations are made to measure, Eva Hallströ says,"the chnces of ever encountering another dog wearing the same design will be very slim" (after all, how do you think your dog will feel showing up at a Bark Mitzvah in the same frilly black number as the next door neighbor's dog?). Fashions run from $90 to $240.
if you pet has haute couture taste, but you have an off-the-rack busget, consider All Paws (31 Purchase St., Rye, 914-921-1690_, a "gourmet pet store" that offers the pampered pet all things fun and fashionable, including a pet "barkery.". Your pet can be outfitted in a shearling coat ($100), cashemere sweater ($72), or formal wear, not to mention a Burberry collar ($34), coat ($60 to $120), leash ($34), and bed ($90).
There are even pearl collars for about $300.