If only all cat were natural in front of the camera like these two .
Cat mum Amber Maureen Lu and her long - hairedScottish plication , 6 - year - old Harley and 1 - year - erstwhile Lola , are an adorable trinity making people smile all twelvemonth long with their campy costume on their Instagram account,@eatdrinkcat .
When Harley was still a kitten , Lu was invited to a Christmas photoshoot with her friends , who asked if Harley could track along and stupefy for a few photos . And while most cats wo n’t tolerate staying in a costume for more than a minute , Harley — on a busybodied set with more than 15 people — directly turned into a tiny , fluffy framework .
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" She was lying in her slight Santa outfit and vex on her back like she just diminish down the chimney . That was sort of the beginning of her dressing up , " Lu tell Daily Paws .
eld later , Lu approximate Harley and Lola have worn almost 300 unparalleled costumes and outfits . While some of these are simplecat sweatersthat Harley like to wear around the house , most come from Lu ’s one-year Halloween undertaking , called " # 31DaysOfHarleyween , " where she prune Harley ( and sometimes herself and Lola ) in aunique costumeevery day in October .
After the first twelvemonth , which Lu say was mostly thrown together with what she had in the planetary house , Lu started a listing of costume inspirations tocraft herself , from Katy Perry and Bob Ross toSquid GameandBride of Frankenstein . Because some of these costumes were more complicated , Lu began dressing up with Harley to help express the costume and make Harley more comfortable in front of the photographic camera .
" If there ’s something she really does n’t need to bust , evidently I do n’t make her bear it , " Lu severalise Daily Paws . " I like right smart more about her happiness than any stupid photo . "
Because Harley was such a natural in front of the photographic camera , Lu continued to decorate up , travel , and stage photoshoots with her year - round . And with a charmingly grumpy face like Harley ’s , it ’s no surprisal all the pic turn out lovely .
While Harley ’s feline babe , Lola , does n’t revel the spotlight as much as Harley , Lu is promising her newly embrace bunny , George Michael , will join in on the costume fun this year after he successfully posed for a few photosin a Santa chapeau .
At the death of the sidereal day , Lu ’s main end is to put a smile on someone ’s face . A few years ago , when she weigh stopping # 31DaysOfHarleyween , many of her followers message her to say they appear forward to the posts , especially when they ’re going through a tough prison term .
" I just want people to be happy , " Lu tells Daily Paws . " So many times the great unwashed are like , ' Oh my gosh , this is so cockeyed . This is so funny . This made my day . ' It ’s all just imply to hopefully cheer somebody up that ’s having a sorry day . "