There’s no arguing that fashion—and the people within it—have a minor obsession with all things feline, to say the least. Aside from Taylor Swift, Karl Lagerfeld, and Grace Coddington making their cats almost as famous as they have become, high-end labels like Miu Miu have long used the motif to add quirk to collections. So, it shouldn’t be too surprising that, as Pre-Fall 2016 continues to debut, cats are a visible theme.
But the obsession certainly doesn’t end there. As Gucci and Italian label No. 21 presented their Pre-Fall 2016 collections a few weeks ago, both included cats on their sweaters. Gucci’s came in the form of serious street-style bait: bold turtlenecks—think bright pinks and deep yellows—featuring a cat wearing of all things, a bandana, while No. 21 took a simpler approach with a beige sweater emblazoned with an intarsia silhouette of a black and white cat. You heard it here first, everyone: The ugly cat sweater is set to be the next big thing.
Still, the most eye-catching cat-themed piece that have been spotted are Miu Miu’s Resort 2016 cowboy-style boots that feature both the label’s logo and—you guessed it—leather cats.
Quirk is definitely having its moment in fashion, and there’s something intrinsically geek-chic and just plain offbeat enough about wearing literal animal prints, whether on a sweater or a pair of shoes, so we’re 100% on board with adding some cat prints to your wardrobe as soon as possible. If it’s cool enough for Stella and Alessandro, it’s cool enough for us.