Glamour Kitties! Cats Wig Out in New Book

What has more personality than a cat? A cat in a wig! Glamourpuss author Julie Jackson captures felines at their most colorful
By People Staff
Updated November 23, 2009 09:00 PM

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GARBO GAZE

Credit: From the book Glamourpuss by Julie Jackson, photos by Jill Johnson, Chronicle Books © 2009

“I was surprised at how many cats were cooperative,” says Dallas-based Julie Jackson, who ordered doll wigs “that were cat sized” for the feline models in her new book Glamourpuss.

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PRETTY IN PINK

Credit: From the book Glamourpuss by Julie Jackson, photos by Jill Johnson, Chronicle Books © 2009

Check out that head tilt! Chicken the kitty is “a born model,” she says.

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ORANGE YOU GLAD

Credit: From the book Glamourpuss by Julie Jackson, photos by Jill Johnson, Chronicle Books © 2009

Here’s proof that fluorescent is definitely back in style! “You always see dogs in costume but not cats,” Jackson says, explaining why she did the book. “There was a void.”

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LUSCIOUS LOCKS

Credit: From the book Glamourpuss by Julie Jackson, photos by Jill Johnson, Chronicle Books © 2009

How do you get cats, like Romeo here, to be so chill while donning a wig? Jackson recommends a can of cat food before snapping photos. “That helps them calm down and be content,” she says.

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RAINBOW BRIGHT

Credit: From the book Glamourpuss by Julie Jackson, photos by Jill Johnson, Chronicle Books © 2009

“Skittles was so little she didn’t quite get what was going on,” says Jackson of this feline model. “But she had fun.”

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FEELING BLUE

Credit: From the book Glamourpuss by Julie Jackson, photos by Jill Johnson, Chronicle Books © 2009

Jackson shot Chicken the cat in a variety of colors because he’s “the most comfortable of all the cats.” Read more about Glamourpuss on PEOPLEPets.com.

Want more pets in wigs? Check out our gallery!

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