GryffinSong
They actually don't put the costumes ON the kitties--it's MAGIC! i used to feel the same way...hard to believe it. i love cats beyond expression, as i am a dedicated Cat Mommie...no human children.
If the cats HAD been forced to tolerate the indignities of being dressed up in those incredibly gorgeous hand made costumes, i would feel much differently...
Somewhere Karen went into detail about the process; i can't remember where, as it was so long ago..
P.S. And when a lot of us bought our first MRB/Baba Studio decks, we had <no idea >they would go up in value like they have! .And...no one was more surprised than Karen and Alex!
If I recall correctly, they put the costumes on dolls or stands to pose them. Then they digitally added the cat photos. The cats were mostly (all?) photographed in shelters. I recall, for instance, that the cat in the Hermit card is an elderly female awaiting adoption.