When Ryo Yamazaki picked up a chunk of one of his cat¡¯s shed fur and fashioned it on top of his Scottish fold¡¯s head in a Trump-esque quiff, he did it for a laugh.
Little did he know that the photo he took and posted online would became part of an online trend and inspire him and his wife, Hiromi, to make a series of caps for all three of the couple¡¯s Scottish Folds. Two years later, and the Yamazakis have since produced more than 100 hats out of their cats¡¯ own fur.
¡°It all started when Donald Trump was running for office as U.S. president and the hashtag ¡®TrumpYourCat¡¯ was trending in the U.S.,¡± Ryo says, referring to the viral craze of posting photos of cats sporting hairstyles mimicking Trump¡¯s distinctive quiff. ¡°I thought I might as well give it a go.¡±
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