Yeah, yeah, yeah... we always hear stories about activists throwing buckets of red paint on anyone wearing a genuine fur coat these days, animal cruelty issues and all that. While they certainly do get their point across, for the purposes of this contest to them we say a big, feathery "Pfft". After all, we've got photomanipulation software; people can wear whatever the heck we want them to.

Modern fashion takes a lot of cues from the animal kingdom already. Some people wear fox stoles, zebra print sweaters, leopard print pants, snakeskin boots, alligator purses... hopefully not all together in one ensemble. But what if fashionistas incorporated actual living animals in their apparel as well? It's the next revolutionary step in modern fashion, I say!

For this contest, we want you to show us people wearing live animals, as our themepost beautifully demonstrates. Flamingo hats, puppy dog coats, snowshoe hare slippers... today's fashion is taking a walk on the wild side, hand-in-hand (or rather, hand-in-paw-or-claw) with the animal kingdom!

Please, DO NOT post WIPs in your comments. Post them in the forums after the contest has ended.

Have fun, be creative!, keep it clean, follow the Arena Rules please, and be careful to avoid using cliches. You will have 48 hours to submit so make your entry count! As always, quality is a must. We'll remove poor images no matter how much we like you.

BONUS: If you use Aviary.com to create your entry you will receive 10 free credits! If you win you will receive an additional 100 credits.

NOTE: To receive your free credits, please site message Corporate with a link to your entry.

(Special thanks goes out to fanucci for the awesome themepost!)