The best-dressed among man’s best friends (when it comes to social media, at least) have got startlingly proficient at throwing looks together in the past couple of years. Of course, clothing one’s dog is nothing new. Artist Mr William Wegman has been dressing up and photographing his Weimaraner dogs for decades – one of them, Man Ray, was voted the Village Voice’s “Man of the Year” in 1982. But just as the iPhone and social media have accelerated and democratised all aspects of the fashion-media industrial complex, today’s dog style has become beyond fierce. It’s rabid. Is it also a little ridiculous? Assuredly. But, for all those currently mid-scoff, bear with us. We at MR PORTER anticipated such disbelief, and have come prepared. Scroll down to discover how the latest wave of sartorial dogstagrammers, as well as provoking that most powerful of online exhalations “lol”, might be able to teach you a thing or two*.

Doggy Style By Mr. Porter: