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When David Fung, a graphic designer, and Yena Kim, a fashion designer for Ralph Lauren, decided to dress their dog Bodhi in menswear as a joke, they had no idea that dressing their dapper Shiba Inu would soon turn into a lucrative full-time job for both of them. When they first started dressing him up in stylish menswear in 2013, Bodhi seemed delighted by the idea. His face brightened up and the pup began striking poses that reminded the couple of the models in the movie Zoolander, and they began posting the images on Facebook, then Tumblr. The timing was perfect. Menswear as a subject was exploding on Tumblr at the time, and the images of the pooch caught the attention of the growing community that surrounded menswear on Tumblr. By the following Monday, even GQ was posting about the discerningly dressed dog, and a star was born. He was dubbed The Menswear Dog, and he gained a huge following, not just on Tumblr, but on Instagram, Twitter, and other popular social media sites. 

Yena Kim used her considerable talents to tailor the menswear to her dog’s shape, and several men’s fashion companies began to contact her regarding using Bodhi as a model to exhibit their fashion, starting with Coach and expanding to names like Brooks Brothers, The Tie Bar, American Apparel, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Menswear Dog was in demand, procuring a monthly contract with Purina and becoming the unofficial mascot for the Korean department store Comodo Square. They were approached by Ben Lashes, the manager responsible for book and movie details for the incredibly popular Grumpy Cat, but they weren’t willing to part with their creative control and chose to manage his career path on their own. 

Managing their charismatic canine has become a full-time career with an income that runs between $10,000 and $15,000 a month; the pair quit their original positions and delved fully into the phenomenon that their dog had become. They created a coffee table book entitled Menswear Dog Presents The New Classics: Fresh Looks for the Modern Man, in which Bodhi models the best of classic men’s fashion showcasing his unique style that Yena Kim describes as “elevated classics mixed with vintage and some hype street items.” As of Fall 2018, the career or the Menswear dog is still going strong. He was recently featured in a spread from Pacific Rim Life, where he modeled several outfits, including a doggie-sized Fairmont Hotel bathrobe.