Heiress and design Ivy Getty assists rescue dogs in haute couture

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By Alev More

June 14, 2023 | 6:59am

Ivy Love Getty is a most uncommon multi-hyphenate: design, style collector, benefactor and dog whisperer.

Those last 2 functions are possibly closest to her heart. As the great-granddaughter of oil magnate J. Paul Getty and a successor to his large fortune, she’s in a position to support a variety of causes, from animal well-being companies to HIV/AIDS nonprofits.

And thanks to her family’s history of embracing rescue family pets, the 28-year-old supporter gets in touch with pups on an instinctive level.

“The companionship is so sweet,” says Getty, who brings her 2 Chihuahua-mix saves all over. “The bond between a dog and a human can be so strong. It’s just an emotional attachment where I feel like we love each other.”

During our shoot, Getty’s 2 tail-waggers — Blue Naomi and Martini (on her lap listed below, from left) — looked favorably bring.

Switching up her postures, Blue glimpsed winsomely out of a skirt pocket, showed off a knit strawberry hat and kissed her “mommy” on command. She even smized for the cam. Martini, her casual younger bro, handled to beat a pack of Judith Leiber crystal pooch handbags.

Of course, the little beloveds are accustomed to amazing dog togs. When Getty married professional photographer
Tobias Engel in November 2021 — the star-studded weddings in San Francisco were officiated already-Speaker-of-the-House Nancy Pelosi and participated in by California Governor Gavin Newsom — Blue’s wedding event closet was the height of canine elegant.

The small queen rocked a ’60s-design belted yellow knit gown for the mod-themed welcome celebration at The Palace of Fine Arts and a picnic lunch the following afternoon, then paraded a spirited pink tutu for the practice session in City Hall.

On the wedding day, the heavenly bride-to-be drifted down the aisle using a spellbinding John Galliano for Maison Margiela Haute Couture dress embellished with damaged mirror pieces.

The progressive designer likewise dressed her bridal celebration, consisting of maid-of-honor Anya Taylor-Joy, in bias-cut gray slithers. Blue, on the other hand, satisfied her solemn tasks as ring bearer in a ruffled slate sheath with beaded decorations.

“People thought that John made it, but I got it on PoshPuppyBoutique.com for like $150,” says Getty, who’s as down-to-earth as she is attractive. “It fit her like a glove and just happened to match the bridesmaids’ dresses perfectly.”

The jade-eyed charm is the child of the late John Gilbert Getty, an artist, and Alyssa Boothby, a previous precious jewelry designer.

She matured in San Francisco with a genuine menagerie of family pets. Her initially dog was Buddha, an English mastiff so substantial she might ride him like a horse. “In 2005, he was in National Geographic for being officially the biggest dog in San Francisco,” she remembers. There were 3 pit bulls, a parrot, hamsters, hermit crabs, along with a rescue cat and her litter of kittens.

Getty was raised by her grandparents — Gordon, an entrepreneur and symphonic music author, and Ann, an interior designer and benefactor who passed away in 2020 — together with a set of fluffy white goldendoodles, Yankee and Dandee. A rescue mix called Perpetua quickly joined them.

The family resided in the Getty estate, the renowned five-story hill residence ignoring the San Francisco Bay, where Getty held her glittering wedding party.

The contents of the estate went under the hammer last fall in a series of landmark Christie’s auctions.

The sale of Old Master paintings, European and Asian antiques, fabrics and precious jewelry has actually up until now raised more than $150 million, the profits of which will benefit the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts, committed to supporting arts and science companies.

Getty acquired much of her grandma’s elegant closet of unusual couture and designer ready-to-wear, together with her daddy’s collection of classic guys’s and ladies’s clothes. “He appreciated and loved fashion,” she remembers. “I have a warehouse filled with his insane Paco Rabanne from-the-’60s originals, and amazing Tom-Ford-for-Gucci-era snakeskin pants for men. One day I want to do an exhibition.”

She uses the exact same size as her grandma, and shares her remarkable style, wearing showstopping dress at galas and advantages around the globe. “A big treasure of mine is my grandmother’s vintage Yves Saint Laurent coat that she wore for a shoot in Town & Country. It’s red and black and has gold embroidery, and it’s stunning. I wore it in my engagement shoot with my husband.”

Getty is a devoted style collector, searching sites and shops for remarkable finds. A treasured rating is a spring 2002 Blumarine gown embellished with vibrant fans and flower concepts, the sparkly number that the late starlet Brittany Murphy sported in 2003’s “Uptown Girls.”

After looking for years, Getty looked out that a person of the motion picture’s backup outfits was available online, and she right away purchased it.

“I’ve always been into fashion and a lot of statement pieces. I was a huge theater kid, and I loved the process of getting into costume, and I also did ballet,” says Getty, who designed in a babyGap advertisement when she was a young child and has actually because been a model for Town & Country (39 years after her grandma), L’Officiel and Von, professional photographer Ellen von Unwerth’s publication. “My mom would make all my [dance] costumes for me, and my grandmother loved making my custom Halloween costumes. I think over time I’ve just understood the art behind it.”

“I was somebody who went through a lot of phases,” continues Getty with a smile. “If you look at my prom dresses, it is almost illegal how hideous my outfits were for all four years.”

Around the exact same time that she was try out doubtful designs, Getty rolled up her sleeves and began offering with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and at regional rescue shelters. She then embraced Blue from Best Friends Animal Society while studying at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where she made an arts degree.

She called her sweetheart after Blue Ivy Carter (Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s child) and Naomi Campbell, and brought her to class. “The professors weren’t really OK with it, but she had broken her arm falling off a chair and was in a cast. She’s really easy and didn’t make a single noise.”

Getty, who now resides in New York with her partner and their fur infants (and occasionally officiates friends’ weddings), discovered Martini on Adopt-A-Dog.org and brought him home in November. “He was the only survivor of five, and he was rescued from a hoarder’s home in Texas that was mistreating dogs,” she says. “We got along immediately. A puppy tends to forget bad experiences and most issues can be solved with the right love and care.”

“Knowing that they’re rescue is really important to me because after being so involved with different shelters and understanding the process, I think a lot of people don’t realize how many dogs need a home,” she includes.

Getty just recently did Embark dog DNA screening and discovered Blue’s half-brother in Colorado and Martini’s papa in New Jersey.

She and her partner called the Garden State owners — “they were very excited as well” — and mean to drive down and fulfill the four-legged daddy and his human moms and dads some day.

When she’s in New York, Getty often assists at Muddy Paws Rescue occasions when brand-new animals are bused in from out of town. “I’ll clean their cages, prepare them to take a walk and meet possible owners.” She likewise deals with Best Friends Animal Society. “We’re talking about how we can help gather a larger audience of younger people to adopt. We are coming up with different ways to solve that issue, and I think being a younger voice for them helps.”

Creative by nature, Getty likewise wishes to return into acting and has a concept for a coffee table book. She’s likewise attempting her hand at gardening.

Recently, she planted seeds for herbs and ranges of flowers that draw in butterflies in her yard. Under her specialist care — and the cautious guidance of Blue and Martini — sunflowers are already grabbing the sky.

Editor: Serena French; Stylist: Anahita Moussavian; Photo Editor: Jessica Hober; Fashion Assistants: Madeleine Shepherd, Alycen Humphrey-Case; Hair: Yukiko Tajima at See Management utilizing Amika; Makeup: Ayami Nishimura at Forward Artists utilizing Lancôme; Manicure: Mo Qin at The Wall Group utilizing Aprés Nail Official; Prop Stylist: Gregory Andrew Powell; Dog Art Graphic Design: Dylan Eastman