THE ORIGINAL IT DOG
Before dogs had Instagram accounts, brand deals and front-row invitations, there was Tinkerbell.
Paris Hilton’s tiny Chihuahua went everywhere: inside designer handbags, onto television screens, through paparazzi storms and straight into The Simple Life. Together, Paris and Tinkerbell made the purse dog one of the defining images of Y2K.
Some people called Tinkerbell an accessory. Excuse me? Accessories don’t become more famous than half the guest list.
Shiqa’s note: Paris may have invented the influencer. Tinkerbell perfected it.
