Moustaches

The first and only department store in Paris devoted to cats and dogs, Moustaches is brimming with items hand-picked for quality and originality. The store is divided into sections that reflect every aspect of a pampered pet’s life: play, taking a walk, dressing up, hygiene, snack time and “repose”. The departments have clever titles, too, like Sur Mon 31—a French expression for putting on the dog. A wall full of collars, harnesses and leashes includes everything from sturdy leather models in candy-colored or metallic-finish leather to over-the-top rhinestone numbers that would do Hollywood poodles proud. Parisian pets are patently no less style-conscious than their owners: an urbane Burberry-esque plaid overcoat, comfy velour “jogging” suits and a sleek leather bomber jacket seem to be essentials for the well-appointed canine. Whether your pet prefers to gnaw on a pig’s ear or stalk a bunch of pheasant feathers, there are scores of provocative toys, and a cat carrier in mauve velvet with silver piping wouldn’t be out of place in the court of Cleopatra.

32 rue des Archives, 4th, 01.42.71.05.21. www.moustaches.fr

Originally published in the January 2012 issue of France Today