The two friends launched the venture in February last year, foreseeing a great opportunity to go into business for themselves with little investment and low risk. They combined their love for animals and passion for designing to create lovely pet clothes to sell online.

Unlike other pet clothes, Petsionate’s designs feature a luxurious look. They also use special kinds of fabric such as silk and linen to make clothes that are uniquely lavish, while also ensuring pets’ comfort. Each of Petsionate’s creations is carefully handcrafted and original.

Chatyapha said she took great care designing and making the clothes as nowadays pet lovers like to dress them up and take them to parties, wedding ceremonies, and many other activities. Petsionate also designs and produces accessories for pet owners under the same concept.

The accessories include scarves, clutches and phone cases. All of these products are created to match the pet’s clothing collection, so the owners can enjoy using accessories that reflect the bond between them and their pets.

After more than a year in business, the company’s good designs are attracting the attention not only of Thai pet lovers, but also foreigners. Traders from several countries have contracted with the company as sales agents for its pet clothes in overseas markets.

Natphakan said that after a good response in the domestic market, the company aimed to penetrate overseas markets, focusing on Asean, mainly Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, and some countries in Europe such as France and Germany.

“Many pet lovers want to shop online and dress up their pets. We will always create new designs for |pet clothes, about two or three patterns every month, and change our collection to serve market demand,” she said. Petsionate now earns revenue of about Bt50,000-Bt60,000 per month from domestic orders. The company expects revenue of up to Bt100,000 a month soon as more foreigners order their products.

Prices of pet clothes start from Bt450.

Petsionate now has distribution channels through Facebook, Line, Instagram, and its own website:www.petsionate.com.

The company expects sales to increase by an average of 20 per cent a year from now on.