Huvud: Triangelformat med rundade konturer. Profilen visar ett lätt stop. Höga kinder. Medellång nos. Ganska kraftigt nos. Kraftiga morrhårskuddar. Kraftig haka.
Ögon: Stora, mandelformade. Färg passande till pälsen.
Öron: Medelstora, breda vid basen med rundade toppar. Insidan är välklädd med lockig päls vid nederdelen av örat. Lodjurstofsar är önskvärda.
Nacke: Ganska lång.
Kropp: Medelstor. Förvånansvärt tung för sin storlek., ganska muskulös.
Ben och tassar: Ganska långa. Frambenen är kortare än bakbenen. Lagom benstruktur. Ganska muskulös. Runda tassar.
Svans: Lång och slank. Vågig päls.
Päls: Två varianter:
- korthårig päls: mjuk, silkeslen textur, vågig på ryggen och magen. Måttlig underull.
- semilånghårig eller långhårig päls: mjuk och lockig textur. Tung underull. Halskrage accepteras hos vuxna katter. Morrhår och hår på insidan av öronen måste vara lockigt.
Dessa katter är hårlösa minst en gång i livet, ofta när de är mycket unga. Pälsen är för det mesta lockig när den växer ut igen.
Färg: Alla färger är tillåtna.
HEAD: Shape: A modified wedge, slightly rounded, gentle contours. Whisker padsshould Eyes: Medium large and expressive. Almond shaped at rest and rounder when alert. Set moderately Muzzle: Slightly broad in proportion to the wedge. Allowances should be made for jowls on mature males. Profile: Straight nose with gentle convex curve rising from the base of the eye to the top of the eye, Forehead should be a flat plane to the top of head, then smooth gentle curve back over top of head flowing down into neck. The brow, cheeks and profile should show gentle contours, with each flowing smoothly into the next. Ears: Placed to continue the modified wedge of the head; slightly flared and cupped; medium to large with furnishings and earmuffs. Lynx tipping is desired. Neck: Carried erect. Is medium long in proportion to body length. Chin: Strong and firm. Is in a perpendicular line with tip of nose. Nose: Broad and straight with moderate length. BODY: Feet: Rounded. Tail: Is in proportion to body. The LP will have a full plume tail and the LS will have "bottle brush" tail. The tail will be thicker at the base and taper toward the tip. Boning: Medium. Musculature: Well-muscled. COAT/COLOR/PATTERN: Length: (LP) Medium-long to long; both males and females may have ruff on neck at maturity. The tail is plumed with some curling. (LS) Short to approximately medium long. There is no ruff. The tail is not plumed but hair may be wavy. Texture: (LP) Curly or wavy, curl is preferred. The feel to the touch is unique among Rex breeds. It has a springy, textured feel. IT IS NOT WIRY. The feel to the touch in degree of softness may vary among individual cats. The coat should be loose and bouncy and should stand away from the body. A coat you can run your fingers through to the skin. The coat is light and airy enough to part with a breath. The coat will have an almost unkempt appearance (the"Gypsy Shag" look). Longest and tightest curls are in the ruff and base of ear, The coat may vary in length and fullness according to the season and maturity of the cat. (LS) Curly or wavy. The feel to the touch is unique among Rex breeds. It is a textured feel. IT IS NOT WIRY. The feel to the touch in degree of softness may vary among individual cats. A springy coat texture standing away from the body with waves over most of the cat. Does not have a ruff or ringlets and the tail will be like a bottle-brush. At times this coat will part naturally down the middle of the back. Pattern: All. Colors: All.
appear full and rounded.
far apart and slightly slanted to the bottom of the outside ear base. Eye color has no relation to coat color.
Legs: Medium long to match the body. Forelegs may be slightly shorter than hind legs. Boning is medium .