Midtown Hotel To Host Cat Fashion Show

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Ditch human fashion week this year and hit the real "catwalk." On Thursday, August 3, the Algonquin Hotel will host a cat fashion show to raise money for New York City animals in need.

The Algonquin Hotel, located on West 44th street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, has hired a "certified animal fashion designer" to design outfits worn by the eight different cats who will be strutting their stuff during the show.

The fashion show will serve both as a fundraiser for the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals and a homage to one of the Algonquins famous residents — Melinda III. Melinda is, of course, the hotel's current "Algonquin Cat," a post that has been occupied by 10 felines before it since the 1920s.

Legend has it that a stray cat wandered into the hotel one day and was taken in and given the name "Hamlet," to honor hotel resident and legendary actor John Barrymore — who starred in the Shakespeare play. Since then, seven Hamlets and three Matildas have held the position of "Algonquin Cat."

Tickets to the cat fashion show are on sale and include:

• Cocktails, Hors D'Oeuvres, and desserts;
• Cat fashion show ;
• Silent auction featuring a variety of prizes including pet tree houses, Sleepy Pod, one-year supply of Merrick Cat Good and a pair of tickets to CATS the Musical featuring a backstage "meet and greet"

An on-site mobile adoption unit will also be in front of the hotel on the day of the fashion show from 3-7 p.m., according to a press release.

Photo courtesy The Algonquin Hotel