Join us at New York Fashion Week on September 5th at Sony Hall for the Second Annual CatWalk FurbBaby for an unforgettable experience of fashion, philanthropy, and furry friends. Doors open at 10:00 AM and the show starts at 11:00 AM. We look forward to seeing you there!

At least 20 teams will compete at this year’s CatWalk FurBaby, descending on New York Fashion Week to benefit charities across the United States in ELYSIAN Impact’s five key sectors – women, children, pets, public service, and the environment. From coast to coast, Operation Kindness (Texas), the Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County, Rescue Dogs Rock NYC, Honoring America’s Veterans (Arizona), New York Women’s Foundation, and the American Red Cross (national), among many other worthy causes, will each be paired with a model and designer – and in some cases, a pet influencer – to walk the runway on two legs and four in hopes of winning one of three cash prizes.

Last year’s CatWalk FurBaby was a huge success and we hope this year we will be able to make an even bigger impact! Join us at New York Fashion Week or download the ELYSIAN Connect app to livestream the live fashion show.

What do Charlie the Love Chug, Jam Jar the Skunk and Frank the Raccoon all have in common? They are among the pet influencers who will be featured at this year’s CatWalk FurBaby charity event at New York Fashion Week. Each pet influencer will be paired with a charity in a different category, joining the rest of the four-legged models on the runways with their respective models. Each team is competing for one of three cash prizes. Join us, and maybe you will end up on Jam Jar’s Instagram!

CatWalk FurBaby is a one-of-a-kind experience at New York Fashion Week, and not just because of the dogs and other furbabies that will grace the runway. Rather than a single, headlining designer, CatWalk FurBaby boasts a kaleidoscope of industry talent, bringing together fashion mainstays of all stripes (and gowns), many creating unique pieces just for this event in hopes of winning their chosen charity one of three cash prizes.

Some of the this year’s featured designers include: Johnathan Kayne, a Project Runway alum and Nashville native whose love of fashion was born in the Music City as he watched country music legends perform; Nicole Miller, who studied in Paris and whose designs have been worn by Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Brooke Shields and Sheryl Crow; and Brooke Wilder founder Gina Roberts, whose Charleston-born aesthetic is “natural, dramatic and romantic with a splash of whimsical stardust.”