Is 2010 the 'year of the cat' in fashion? Ask 'vogue's' grace coddington

Jan. 10, 2010 8 AM PT _This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts._ In fashion, 2010 is starting out like

the ‘year of the cat.’ First, United Bamboo came out with a 2010 calendar featuring felines gussied up in its blousons and skirts. Now Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington makes an

appearance on a segment of “The Martha Stewart Show,” airing Monday, dedicated to the appeal of the tiny tigers. Coddington, yin to Anna Wintour’s yang in “The September Issue,” dropped by a

taping on the invitation of Stewart since they’re both fans of Dominic Calico Persians. Domestic wizard Stewart learned about the breed in a Vogue spread featuring model Karen Elson -- she

of recent St. John advertising campaign fame -- outfitted as Coddington, posing with the editor’s red frizzy mane among these “amazing-looking” cats. “I looked at these pictures for days and

I had to find out more about the cats -- not about the fashion -- so I called Grace,” said Stewart. Coddington, who sat in the show audience, elected to not bring her feline inspiration to

the show, because: “They’re not very sociable. They don’t really like other cats,” she said. Sounds like very fashion editor-ish, no? -- Max Padilla (Disclosure: this writer once worked as a

research editor for ‘Martha Stewart Living’) RELATED: Fashion Diary: ‘The September Issue’