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A Singaporean dressed up in a cat mascot costume at Marina Bay and did the National Day Parade 2021 dance on the Helix Bridge.

The dance was put up on Facebook by Ann Yew.

Contrary to popular belief, the person in the cat costume was not Yew.

It was her husband, she told Mothership.sg.

Yew was behind the camera filming.

Impromptu sort of thing

According to Yew, the dance was an impromptu decision after visiting the ArtScience Museum on Aug. 5.

By then, it was close to dusk at 6:40pm, with the sun providing excellent lighting.

Besides, the couple had the cat mascot suit in the car and decided to pull it off.

Yew's husband was in the suit for about 15 minutes in total that day.

Custom-made cat mascot costume from Japan

The cat mascot, with its intricate features, was custom made in 2018 in Japan by Mikeneko Yamada, from Kurayoshi, Tottori.

It cost more than S$2,600 to make and ship to Singapore.

The costume comes with a fan inside for some ventilation.

The couple found the costume maker on Twitter.

The colour of the costume is derived from the couple's cat, Samantha.

Costume made other public appearances previously

Yew said the cat mascot costume has made its appearance at previous events in Singapore, such as those in support of community cat initiatives.

And this grey and white cat mascot costume is not the only one in Singapore.

There is another calico cat mascot costume.

They have made appearances at public places in Singapore together.

They mainly bring it out in public for fun and wear it among cat lovers to "goof off", Yew said.

It was previously also worn to Jewel Changi Airport and Gardens By The Bay in 2020 before the circuit breaker period.

The couple wrote in to seek permission from the operators of these two venues prior to showing up as not just one, but up to two giant-sized bipedalled cats, which naturally created some buzz among members of the public.

All media via Ann Yew