Mand & Dog
Editorial
The Photoshoot
Creative concept and on-set art direction for the Mr Porter The Journal. Read an abstract from the article, below:
A pet says a lot about who you are, but perhaps none more apparently so than the dog you choose. “You project your personality onto your dog,” says film director Mr Brody Baker, one of five pairs of volunteers we chose to photograph for this story. “I think we look for dogs that represent us physically. That is why there is so often a correlation between appearances.”
A pet says a lot about who you are, but perhaps none more apparently so than the dog you choose. “You project your personality onto your dog,” says film director Mr Brody Baker, one of five pairs of volunteers we chose to photograph for this story. “I think we look for dogs that represent us physically. That is why there is so often a correlation between appearances.”
So do owners actually look like their dogs? Do we cast our own wants, desires and styles on to our pets? Whether your dog is a welcome antithesis of you, or a complete iteration of your four-legged self, a hound is a true companion.
“You buy into a dog and a certain breed,” says creative director Mr Andrew Wren. “You want your dog to be who he/ she is, but there is a limit to when that works and when it doesn’t.” This is particularly true in a city like New York, where homes are often small flats and parks are rarely for off-leash roaming.
“You buy into a dog and a certain breed,” says creative director Mr Andrew Wren. “You want your dog to be who he/ she is, but there is a limit to when that works and when it doesn’t.” This is particularly true in a city like New York, where homes are often small flats and parks are rarely for off-leash roaming.
Photography by Bjorn Iooss
Styling by Mitchell Belk