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Inspired by the book of the same name, the thriller film is teaming with Travel Cat on an official collaboration of kitty gear — here's everything you need to know about when and how to buy it.
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You’ve seen the adorable feline film teasers of the bubble backpack-encased cat — and now your adventurous kitty can get their very own Argylle-inspired travel gear.
The cat caper comedy has teamed with pet brand Travel Cat on an exclusive range of accessories for feisty felines. Available for pre-order at the brand’s website, the collection ($15-$140) features the best-selling Fat Cat backpack in movie-inspired yellow and blue argyle prints alongside collar and bandana sets, leash and harness bundles and even a “paw-tobiography” written Chip, the film’s four-pawed star and the cat of model Claudia Vaughn (née Schiffer) and her husband, Argylle director Matthew Vaughn. (Chip also serves as the “creative director” for the collaboration.) Related Stories Lifestyle Saks' New Beverly Hills Store Is Almost Here: What to Know Lifestyle CES 2024: The Best Audio Finds, From Affordable Dolby Atmos Soundbars to Solar-Powered Headphones and More
Inspired by the book of the same name, the Apple Originals film stars Bryce Dallas Howard as the reclusive spy thriller novelist Elly Conway, who dreams up a best-selling series of books about the fictional super spy Argylle (Henry Cavill). The plot twist? Her story coincidentally mirrors the mission of a real-life spy syndicate, putting her in the cross-hairs of dangerous secret agents. Sam Rockwell, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston, Ariana DeBose, Catherine O’Hara and Samuel L. Jackson also star in the film, which hits this Friday.
The Argylle cat backpacks features a bubble window, a comfy seat pad and air vents, and holds pets up to 15 pounds (so it can accommodate small pups, too). The harnesses are adjustable and include a four-foot nylon leash, plus a reflective strip for visibility during evening strolls. The bandanas and collars have a break-away design for safety.
The Argylle x Travel Cat collection starts shipping March 15 and will launch on Amazon in late March or early April, around the same time when the film is expected to be available to stream online. (It will be available to buy or rent on Prime Video, and later this year on Apple TV+.)
“My comment section is littered with furendlies asking me where I get all my looks,” Chip “says” in a release. “So when we started working on this collection, I knew you wouldn’t stop meowing until you had your very own Argylle bag. It’s exactly like the one I used in the movie, and I know you’ll love it as much as I do. I mean, I did spend months ‘method’ acting in it to help save cinema. No small task.”
Adds Chip of the blue “Spy” cat backpack, “a week after I wrapped filming on Argylle, I had a vivid dream about this bag. ‘If you build it, they will come,’ a voice whispered across a plume of cotton candy clouds and Chanel tweed. The pops of color, the fine lines of argyle print, the extra room for hosting. This is my dream bag. Maybe I can convince my father to use it in the sequel. Who am I kidding, I make all the decisions around here.”
At New York Comic Con last fall, Matthew Vaughn revealed, “there’s all this weird shit online saying it’s not real. [Argylle is] a real book — but I couldn’t get book one.”
He continued: “We wanted to do something very meta,” he said. “I just loved the idea of what would happen if a wizard went to J.K. Rowling in book three and said, ‘You know what? Wizards are real. Hogwarts is real. I’m real. I’m going to show you what it’s really like,’ and going on an adventure … We thought, ‘We’ll do that with spies.’ So Elly Conway, I think, in real life will become a J.K. Rowling of spy movies, of spy novels.”
Below, shop the book that inspired the film and see all of the Argylle x Travel Cat accessories, and pre-order the collection here.
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