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Feline fans prove who's the cat's meow at CatConLA
http://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Feline-fans-prove-who-s-the-cat-s-meow-at-CatConLA-6318476.phpTheir cat tails wagging and whiskers twitching, feline fans, some in shirts emblazoned with "Check Meowt," chattered about their "purrfect" pets as they waited in line for hours for a selfie with a kitty celebrity.
No one was as serious as Laura E. Mart of Los Angeles, who donned a ballgown she crafted from a patchwork of 300 fabric cat photos, its skirt several feet wide. She also wore a tall, furry hat, complete with a long tail she swung about....
The first-ever CatConLA brought the cat craze popularized online to life in a big, costumed way last weekend. It tapped into the Internet memes and clickable videos that have spread on social media as people share their love of cats' antics and help create stars, including ever-downtrodden Grumpy Cat and eternally tongue-wagging Lil Bub.
More than 12,000 people dusted off old Halloween costumes or cat-patterned clothing to become the most visible part of the cat lovers' version of ComicCon, the comic book fest that attracts flocks of costumed fans.
No one was as serious as Laura E. Mart of Los Angeles, who donned a ballgown she crafted from a patchwork of 300 fabric cat photos, its skirt several feet wide. She also wore a tall, furry hat, complete with a long tail she swung about....
The first-ever CatConLA brought the cat craze popularized online to life in a big, costumed way last weekend. It tapped into the Internet memes and clickable videos that have spread on social media as people share their love of cats' antics and help create stars, including ever-downtrodden Grumpy Cat and eternally tongue-wagging Lil Bub.
More than 12,000 people dusted off old Halloween costumes or cat-patterned clothing to become the most visible part of the cat lovers' version of ComicCon, the comic book fest that attracts flocks of costumed fans.
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