Pup-and-coming: dog clothing market soars amid cold, wet UK weather

Trend of mini-me dressing - wearing same clothes as one's children - has extended to four-legged friends

Beyonce and Kim Kardashian are some of the many who have long indulged in mini-me dressing - wearing the same clothes as their children - but now the trend is being extended to people's four-legged companions, too. The dog clothing market is soaring and this winter it is coats that are topping the most in-demand list.

Bestsellers at Pawelier, a London-based luxury pet accessories shop include a 135 four-leg puffer coat complete with a fuzzy hood and toggle detailing, and a 110 reversible down-filled jumpsuit in cornflower blue and cappuccino brown that wouldn't look out of place on a designer catwalk. The Italian greyhounds and whippets pictured bundled up in them appear to be prepped for an Alpine adventure rather than a lap around the park.