Fashion-blogging the Westminster Dog Show

It's that time of year again and the bitches are in the house - all very cute, but what is up with their handlers?

Is there some regulation uniform for these people that stipulates:

- Melanie Griffith-in-Working-Girl power suit

- Orthopedic ballet slippers

- Flesh-colored hose that doesn't resemble any flesh I've ever seen

- Colors not found in nature

- Fabrics not found in nature

- Drool-resistant sequins