Fabulous Felines Join Their Hoomans for ‘80s-Style Family Photos That Get Better the Longer You Look

The useful part

If you're going to take family photos with your cat, you might as well make them as cheesy as pawsible. We're talking matching outfits, dated backdrops, awkward poses, and enough '80s department store energy to make you wonder if these were pulled out of an old family photo album. Except instead of posing with the kids, these proud cat pawrents brought along their furry children.

How it works

• Although judging by a few of their faces, they're not entirely sure how they got there.
• A kitty sitting stiffly on someone's lap already has the perfect awkward family portrait energy.
• Add in a few matching sweaters and a serious stare into the distance, and suddenly you've got a masterpiece worthy of the living room wall.
• There's big hair, denim, cheesy smiles, and poses that haven't been seen since your parents last visited the mall portrait studio.

What to take from it

We also need to appreciate the kitties who actually sat still long enough to make these happen. Anyone who has ever tried taking a nice photo of their cat knows you usually have about three seconds before they look away, walk off, or suddenly decide it's bath time. The finished photos are equal parts adorable, awkward, and completely ridiculous in the best way.

Details worth keeping

Some of these hoomans really went all in, too. Even the cats look like they've been transported back a few decades.