Istanbul is well known for its cats.
(Please see a previous example of my work on this important topic here.)
The latest star is this cat, who decided to take part in an annual fashion show organized by Vakko Esmod, a fashion school in Istanbul.
Gรถksen Hakkฤฑ Ali, a designer watching the show, took a video of the moment. It has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.
"Everybody was in shock," Ali told the Dodo. BuzzFeed News has contacted Ali for comment.
"The cat randomly walked in," a spokesperson for Vakko Esmod told BuzzFeed News. "We have many cats in our schoolโs garden, and in our company. This one suddenly decided to visit us. He preferred to walk [and] sit on the stage."
"[The] designers and all of us were of course very happy," they said, but confirmed they didn't have a name for the animal and that after his star turn the cat had disappeared back into Istanbul.
The spokesperson continued that reaction to the cat's moment of fame had been overwhelmingly positive. "People thanked us for not interferring or removing him from the stage.
"Turns out people from all over the world already knew about the hospitality of cats in Istanbul!"
"It was funny, and everybody laughed," Merwe Mj, 29-year-old who was at the show, told BuzzFeed News. "The kitty didn't care."
People love the images โ and video โ from the show.
Mainly because the cat seems to absolutely not care.
Cat at fashion show: publicly licks its bottom, tries to rip modelโs clothes, then actually catwalks the catwalk. Best cat ever. https://t.co/vVtMU5Rk2u
Best. Fashion. Show. Ever. ๐๐ธ๐ฝ #cat #catwalk #literally #Vakko #Esmod #Istanbul @VAKKO_ESMOD
And most people pointed out that *of course* this happened in Istanbul.
there is nowhere cats are not permitted in turkey
All hail the fashion world's newest star.
