Anthony Rubio

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Anthony Rubio
Born
New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Fashion designer
Years active2005-present

Anthony Rubio is an American fashion designer, best known for creating costumes for dogs. [1] [2] His designs have been exhibited at events like New York and Los Angeles Fashion Weeks, and have appeared in magazines like Vogue , Cosmopolitan , Vanity Fair , Harper's Bazaar and Elle . [3]

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Biography

Early life and career

Rubio, of Puerto Rican descent, was born and raised in New York City. [4] He became interested in women's fashion as a child, so he studied fashion design. After rescuing a chained Chihuahua in 2005, he began creating costumes for dogs, an activity for which he is most recognized today. [3] [5]

In 2012 he became the first canine designer to exhibit his work at the New York Fashion Week. [3] [5] A year later he participated in the Brooklyn Fashion Week, another event that had never featured designs exclusively for dogs. [6] He has also participated in other major events such as the Met Gala (where he paid tribute to designer Rei Kawakubo) [7] and Los Angeles Fashion Week. [8] In 2021 he participated again in the NY Fashion Week, where he was supported by Polish model Joanna Borov. [9]

His designs have appeared in specialized magazines like Vogue , [10] Cosmopolitan , [11] Vanity Fair , [12] Harper's Bazaar, [13] Marie Claire and Elle ; [14] and he has given interviews on TV shows like Good Morning America , Page Six TV , Vice Live, To Tell the Truth and The Pet Show . [3]

Other projects

Rubio supports dog adoption and has donated to shelters and other projects related to the protection of homeless animals. [15] In 2012 he created the Adopt Me Maybe campaign inspired by the song "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, which went viral through social networks. [16] He designed most of the costumes that appear in the book Couture Dogs of New York, by author Paul Nathan. [3]

In addition to his canine designs, Rubio also designs haute couture for women and ties for men. [17]

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