http://www.josezanni.com/mascotasdisfrazadas/index.php?menu=inicio&pais=en

My good friend José Zanni has opened a new site, Disguised pets. My cat (in the small picture) was the first pet to be featured, and little by little a gallery is being made with pictures of pets from all over the world. The site is still very young and was originally made in spanish, so some paragraphs are still waiting to be translated in the english part; in case there are any doubts, I´ll translate below the rules for sending pictures, as explained in the “send us your pet” page:

1.Send the picture in JPEG format, along with your name, location and a short description.
2.The pictures sent musn´t exceed 1MB.
3.There´s no need to send a thumbnail, they do it for you.
4.All the pictures sent will be reviewed; please send you best picture only

This is the latest fashion which is being all the rage in China, a country rushing to get rid of Mao suits: wedding pictures where the bride and groom are naked. Since pornography is forbidden in the asian giant, the models hide the most compromising spots with veils, bouquets or small leaves á la Adam&Eve. A complete “book” can get up to more than 3000 dollars, pleinly justified if we pay attention to this statement from a chinese girl which has succumbed to temptation: “It´s a way to retain our youth. When we show these images to our grandchildren, they´ll understand them better and find them funnier than our parents do”.

This article has been contributed by Miguel Ángel Barroso. Miguel Ángel is a professional journalist currently managing the sunday supplement of the spanish ABC newspaper; he also writes poetry and short stories.

editorial: the picture above was taken from this site, which shows many interesting facts on the relationship between the evolution of chinese society and its attitude towards dressing.