Midtown Goes to the Dogs

New York's best-dressed dogs (and the stylish sorts who love them) turned out this evening for a special fashion show held at Arena on West 41st Street. Any biped lucky enough to have been at this, the eighth annual Paws for Style fund-raiser, was in for a fun, lively and star-studded night. Hosted by Animal Fair magazine and emceed by that publication's editorial director, Wendy Diamond, along with Doug Wilson of Trading Spaces, and attended by celebs including Broadway actor Cheyenne Jackson, the event was a fund-raiser for the Humane Society of New York. Indeed, several of the dogs featured in the show were available for adoption.The chipper canines were dressed in outfits designed to match those worn by the celebrities escorting them down the um, "catwalk." Among the celebrity walkers included the Today show's Janice Huff, Miss Teen USA, Katie Blair; George Whipple, society reporter for NY1; Catherine Crier of Court TV; Animal Planet's Annemarie Lucas; actress Stella Keitel; Lorenzo Borghese of Rome and The Bachelor; Law and Order: SVU's Richard Belzer; Kika Sumpter of One Life to Live; What Not to Wear's Stacy London; actress Christy Scott Cashman; and Hayden Panettiere of Heroes. To watch their star turns on the runway, check out the video below, exclusive to NewYorkInsider. Among the ensembles on show were looks by Michael Kors, Bill Blass, Prada, Heatherette and Tory Burch. All of the outfits featured will be auctioned on eBay. To peruse the offerings, click here. Sandra DeFeo, the Humane Society's co-executive director, was beaming by night's end, knowing that their time in the spotlight had all-but guaranteed these needy mutts the homes they so desperately crave. Whether these pets choose to hold on to their newfound style savvy remains to be seen.

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