If the silk-gloved but steel-spined Anna Wintour were to be reborn as a four-legged creature, she would be someone like Samantha the Afghan Hound. One look at this aristocratic sighthound breed with long, silky coat, slim model body, and that immediately identifiable aloof attitude, and Wintour would know we are paying her a compliment. Gaining popularity on social media with the handle Afghanhoundinthecity, the elegant pooch boasts 114k followers on Instagram and a similar following on TikTok. Her audience also includes Vogue’s Head of Editorial Content, Chloe Malle, Anna Wintour’s successor, proving that fashion royalty is keeping an eye on her feed.
A fully formed fashion influencer who just happens to have four legs and a tail, she has a string of high-fashion collabs that would put most micro-influencers to shame. From Harrods, Tommy Hilfiger, Jimmy Choo, Bonhams, and Anthropologie, her dossier features several iconic luxury labels, and she is correctly described by My Modern Met as a style icon. Instead of bow-wowing about her beauty (and the stylist owner putting the looks together), let us dive straight into her dainty, dazzling, and detailed avatars that are immaculate to a T.
Samantha’s page traces her journey from a three-month-old pup, unrefined and unprepared for the wave of fashion coming her way. The now graceful and aloof four-legged fashionista did have some silly fun back in the day with cutesy Halloween costumes.
Samantha grew up to discover her right angles and her fashion footing; as seen here flaunting vintage Moschino while savoring croissants, not dog biscuits.
Draped in an Etro scarf and flaunting accessories like shades and an Italian-made handbag, Samantha cuts a refined figure that screams “Dolce Vita.”
Do not know about an Emily in Paris, but this four-legged fashionista surely looked primed and polished in true French style for a dinner at upscale Passionné at Rue Bergere, Paris.
Afghan hound Samantha embraces affluence as though she were born with it. She aces human fashion, not dog costumes, better than most humans. From trench coats, cable-knit sweaters, headscarves, bows, and sunglasses, she nails every look with people-level panache.
Seen in cashmere and owning it is the Edinburgh-based pooch, described as “demanding, stubborn, self-sufficient, always right.”
Ready for Gstaad? Samantha surely is. According to her following and industry rate cards, one can presume Samantha must easily command four-figure fees per sponsored post. She is, after all, Edinburgh’s chicest resident.
