According to the head of one such boutique, Milord, pink sunglasses and rhinestone-studded sports suits will be the main hits both for fashion-conscious humans and their likeminded pets this season.
"Dog fashion tends to orient itself toward, or to even copy fashion novelties from human catwalk shows," Denis Vasilyev said. "The military style was the hit of the season last year, and now it has given way to sports suits with rhinestones laid in skull-shape patterns. If we take a look at youth fashion, that's just the type of clothing that is currently in vogue."
"Stylish sunglasses are another important touch in creating your pet's look. This year, designers have come out with special pink sunglasses, ones that are fastened securely to a dog's head with the help of elastic bands and cause no discomfort to the animal."
According to owners of another local dog fashion boutique, Charlie, brightly colored raincoats and caps in green, purple or pink are the funkiest items to wear in Moscow's canine community this spring.
"With the advent of spring, raincoats have become especially popular; jumpers are still in demand, but they will soon give way to fancy shirts for boys, and frogs and ruffled tunics with rhinestones for girls," said Charlie's Nina Kurchenidze.
Yutaks, a Moscow-based firm making wear for pet dogs, has worked out a size scale for pet dogs so that their owners will not have to pick out clothing items based on the breed.