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| Bill, Morgan, Gini and DeeDee |
When Bill and I adopted our first greyhound girl, Betsy, in 2000,
life changed in so many ways! Betsy needed coats, and I decided to make them for her. I used what I knew about
clothing construction from many years of making things for myself, combined with the fashion design courses I had taken, to
create Betsy's wardrobe.
Going into the greyhound coat business was irresistible. After many, many years in the financial
services industry, it was time to do something more entrepreneurial. I had always loved fabric, enjoyed designing clothes,
and was crazy about the dogs.
With Betsy as my inspiration, Gini's Greyhound Fashions was born in 2001. Morgan joined our family
later that year and immediately started lending his help as an additional product tester, model and advisor. Sadly, we lost
Betsy to liver cancer in 2008. She lives on in our memories and in the great photos of our girl modeling coats for this
website. And there's a new girl in our family photo: DeeDee. She's an absolute delight and an enthusiastic assistant.
My goal is to make fantastic apparel that is functional and fashionable. To do that, I use the highest quality fabrics,
with the performance characteristics necessary for outerwear -- warm, waterproof, windproof, washable, able to stand hard
wear. Performance fleece and outerwear fabrics ensure weather-defying coats that have proven themselves in Chicago's
worst conditions. The coats are designed for comfort too, and for ease in putting on and taking off. And
the dogs must look and feel great! We love it when people stop and admire the dogs on our walks; we frequently
have a chance to talk about what wonderful family members greyhounds are.
Morgan was the inspiration
for the bug coat, a poufy coat made of fine mesh netting that keeps mosquitoes, deer flies, and other insect attackers away.
And the raincoat made all the difference in getting Betsy to go out for walks and stay on schedule on rainy days. Great
ideas have come from our customers -- like pajamas, which are a loose coat style designed for indoor wear. I am always
happy to hear feedback and ideas from people. I am also happy to be able to donate a portion of sales to greyhound rescue.
Enjoy the coats!
Gini Member, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals
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Our Custom Designed Coats |
- Warm winter coats
- Versatile fleece coats
- Waterproof raincoats
- Cozy
pajamas
- Protective bug coats
- Fleece and rain hoods
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us on Facebook: Gini's Greyhound Fashions
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