Polanco: Shown in black with claret velvet on a cream long-coated Chihuahua, a modernist gallery at night, under a single spotlight. Ivory with black velvet, for black, black and tan, and tricolor coats. Roma: Shown in saffron with navy on a black and tan Chihuahua, an art deco street in Roma, a pale pink wall in hard afternoon sun. Cobalt with ivory, for fawn, red, sable, cream and white coats. Rose with navy, for splashed coats. San Ángel: Shown in gray check with cognac on a blue Chihuahua, a walled garden of volcanic stone with bougainvillea, in low morning sun. Navy check with cognac, for fawn, red, sable, chocolate and splashed coats. Chapultepec: Shown in bottle green with cream shearling on a senior fawn Chihuahua, a park path under tall old cypresses, in early morning sun. Cobalt, for chocolate and black and tan coats. Saffron, for black, blue and tricolor. Navy, for splashed. Xochimilco: Shown in saffron on a young chocolate Chihuahua, a stone canal path after rain, still green water beside it. Navy, for fawn, red, sable, cream, white and splashed coats. Condesa: Shown in navy on a splashed long-coated Chihuahua, a window seat on a terrazzo floor, in hard morning sun. Ivory, for black, black and tan, tricolor, chocolate and blue coats. The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.

Designed for the Chihuahua

The Chihuahua collection

Six pieces drawn for the smallest dog in the house, each covering the whole back and chest. Modern Mexico City: a gallery in Polanco at night, the pink and saffron walls of Roma, a walled garden in San Ángel, an early morning under the cypresses of Chapultepec. Every piece is cut to one dog from three measurements.

See it on your dog

Couture

Ensembles of three and four pieces, layered and styled.

Polanco

Couture · Double-faced cashmere · €400

A short cashmere overcoat with a claret velvet shawl collar and cuffs, an ivory silk edge, a flat velvet bow and a black calf harness.

A tailored overcoat in miniature, covering the whole back and chest, with the shawl collar lying flat on the shoulders, well clear of the ears.

Short tailored overcoat in black double-faced cashmere, covering the whole back and chest and ending at the top of the croup, open sleeves to the elbow with claret silk velvet cuffs, cut away at the tail set
Flat shawl collar in claret silk velvet, lying on the shoulders
Fine ivory silk layer, its narrow edge showing at the neckline and the cuffs
Small flat bow in claret velvet stitched to the chest below the collar
Narrow black calf harness with a small gilt buckle

Roma

Couture · Bouclé wool · €380

A cropped saffron bouclé jacket with a navy piqué collar and cap sleeves, three small buttons and a slim navy calf harness.

A cropped jacket with one strong color against the wall, light enough for a dog this size, with piqué where it meets the legs.

Cropped tailored jacket in saffron bouclé wool, covering the whole back and chest and ending at the top of the croup, three small navy buttons at the side, cut away at the tail set
Flat collar and cap sleeves in navy cotton piqué
Narrow navy piqué edge showing at the hem
Slim navy calf harness with brass fittings

San Ángel

Couture · Prince of Wales check wool · €380

A short Prince of Wales check coat with a cognac suede collar and cuffs, a cream merino edge and a slim cognac calf harness.

A small check reads cleanly at this scale, and the suede collar and cuffs give the coat a weekend ease.

Short coat in gray and ivory Prince of Wales check wool, covering the whole back and chest and ending at the top of the croup, two horn buttons at the side, cut away at the tail set
Flat collar and elbow-length cuffs in cognac suede
Fine cream merino edge showing at the neckline
Slim cognac calf harness with brass fittings

Essentials

Single pieces, the ones worn most days.

Chapultepec

Essentials · Diamond-quilted cotton · €220

A short diamond-quilted jacket with a flat shearling collar, cap sleeves and grosgrain binding.

The everyday layer for morning walks, quilted and light, with no bulk at the chest.

Diamond-quilted cotton with a soft matte face, covering the whole back and chest and ending at the top of the croup, cut away at the tail set
Flat cream shearling collar lying on the shoulders, cap sleeves
Grosgrain binding at every edge

Xochimilco

Essentials · Coated cotton · €150

A short rain trench in coated cotton with a flat collar, a back yoke and open sleeves.

The summer rain cover, light enough for a small dog and shaped as a real trench.

Coated cotton, covering the whole back and chest and ending at the top of the croup, cut away at the tail set
Flat trench collar lying on the shoulders
Back yoke across the shoulders
Open sleeves ending at the elbow

Condesa

Essentials · Merino knit · €240

A cable-knit merino sweater with ribbed cuffs and a low ribbed neckline, opening along the back.

The indoor layer for slow mornings at home, soft enough to wear for hours.

Fine merino cable knit, covering the whole back and chest and ending at the top of the croup, cut away at the tail set
Open sleeves to the elbow in ribbed cuffs, a wide low ribbed neckline
Opens along the back on a knitted placket, so nothing goes over the head

Why it fits a Chihuahua

The cut

Drawn for the Chihuahua's own shape, and cut to three measurements you take at home with a sheet of paper. You approve them before anything is cut.

Tiny: The AKC standard sets a limit of 6 pounds. A garment's weight is a real share of a dog this size, so the pieces are cut from light cloths that still hold a tailored shape, with few and small fittings and nothing heavy at the chest.
A close, fine coat: The smooth coat is close and glossy and lies flat to the body. Every piece covers the whole back and the chest, and the three essentials are the everyday layers: a quilted jacket, a rain trench and a knit.
Head and ears clear: The standard describes a rounded apple-dome skull and large erect ears that flare to the sides at rest. Nothing goes over the head or comes near the ears, and every neckline sits low and wide.
A lifted tail: The tail is carried up in a sickle, out, or in a loop over the back. Every back edge is cut away at the tail set and ends at the top of the croup, so the tail lifts freely and nothing presses the loop.
Slightly longer than tall: The body is off-square, a little longer than it is tall, with a level back. There is a little more back to dress than on a square toy breed, so a short tailored jacket reads as a jacket.
Two coats: The long coat carries a ruff on the neck, fringed ears and a plumed tail. On a long coat the neckline sits under the ruff and every placket is faced in smooth silk so it cannot catch the fur.

Neck: Around the base of the neck, where a collar sits; on a long coat, under the ruff. Every neckline here sits low and wide, so this number guides the opening rather than a snug fit.
Chest: Around the deepest part of the chest, just behind the front legs, over the coat.
Back: From the base of the neck to the base of the tail. The pieces end at the top of the croup, cut away where the tail lifts.

The breed facts are from the AKC Chihuahua standard.

Made to be worn

Nothing goes over the head or near the large ears.

Colors for the coat

Fawn, red or sable: Navy, cobalt, bottle green, black
Cream or white: Black, navy, claret, rose
Black, black and tan, or tricolor: Saffron, rose, ivory, cobalt
Chocolate: Cobalt, ivory, saffron
Blue: Saffron, rose, ivory
Splashed, marked or merle: Solid black, navy, bottle green

A piece in the same tone as the fur disappears into it. Every look is cut in more than one color, chosen by this rule.

Fawn, red or sable: Disappears in camel, rust, ochre, cognac
Cream or white: Disappears in ivory, cream, pale gray
Black, black and tan, or tricolor: Disappears in black, charcoal, navy
Chocolate: Disappears in brown, tobacco, mocha
Blue: Disappears in slate, gray, cool blue
Splashed, marked or merle: Disappears in busy patterns and heavy ornament over the patched coat

How it is fitted

It is cut to three measurements: neck, chest and back. You approve all three before anything is cut. After you commission, you take them at home with a sheet of paper, and we show you the numbers. How it is measured

The promise

If a finished measurement is more than 2 cm off the numbers you approved, or the piece gapes or pulls, we remake it once, free, and you send nothing back. Because it is cut to one dog, it cannot be returned.

How it goes on

Nothing goes over the head or near the large ears. Every piece lies over the back with the dog standing and closes under the chest and along the side under flat, fabric-covered magnets; the sweater opens along the back. Necklines are low and wide, anything worn at the neck lies flat on the chest, and nothing is fastened at the throat. Sleeves stop at the elbow, and every piece is cut away at the tail set.

Shown on

Polanco: Shown in black with claret velvet on a cream long-coated Chihuahua, a modernist gallery at night, under a single spotlight. Ivory with black velvet, for black, black and tan, and tricolor coats.
Roma: Shown in saffron with navy on a black and tan Chihuahua, an art deco street in Roma, a pale pink wall in hard afternoon sun. Cobalt with ivory, for fawn, red, sable, cream and white coats. Rose with navy, for splashed coats.
San Ángel: Shown in gray check with cognac on a blue Chihuahua, a walled garden of volcanic stone with bougainvillea, in low morning sun. Navy check with cognac, for fawn, red, sable, chocolate and splashed coats.
Chapultepec: Shown in bottle green with cream shearling on a senior fawn Chihuahua, a park path under tall old cypresses, in early morning sun. Cobalt, for chocolate and black and tan coats. Saffron, for black, blue and tricolor. Navy, for splashed.
Xochimilco: Shown in saffron on a young chocolate Chihuahua, a stone canal path after rain, still green water beside it. Navy, for fawn, red, sable, cream, white and splashed coats.
Condesa: Shown in navy on a splashed long-coated Chihuahua, a window seat on a terrazzo floor, in hard morning sun. Ivory, for black, black and tan, tricolor, chocolate and blue coats.

The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.