New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- August is rarely underdressed. Trends inform her outfit of the day but her mood dictates the final look. Whenever she goes to a cafe in Gurugram, meets a friend or attends an event, dressed in skirts, dresses and pantsuits, people do a double take. After all, this six-year-old ginger cat has over 200,000 Instagram followers.

For the past five years, August's pet parent, Imlinenla Jamir, has been dressing her up in clothes ranging from cottagecore-inspired gingham PJs to Marilyn Monroe-style dresses and strings of pearls.

"August is a diva," laughs Gurugram-based Jamir, who works in the corporate sector. "Cats can be extremely moody; there are days you can't even touch her. But then there are days when she loves bein...