Thursday, 26 April 2012

The Androgynist


A dolman top for the boy and the jury is still out, the judge is getting impatient, and it might just end in a mistrial.

stripey dolman TEXT

The hesitant model's immediate reaction was that it was 'for girls', but when questioned it was blamed on the fabric rather than the style.

stripey dolman boy side


The quite-conservative husband thought it was fine for boys.

stripey dolman boy full

The nothing-if-not-predictable Maia wished this top was hers.  Which it might be.

stripey dolman urbane

And wishy-washy ol' me think it would probably be fine for boys, although if in doubt it could be masculinised with an applique, a more boy-centric print, or perhaps the subtitution of a normal hem for the waistband.

stripey dolman orton

What say you:  A-okay or pre-book therapy?

Bonus topic of conversation: How much does everyone love Picmonkey?  I like it even more than Picnik!  Last two pictures have filters on them. Urbane and Orton if you're a naturally curious person.
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17 comments:

  1. Alice26 April 2012 at 11:28

    I think it's great... very stylish, and brilliantly just slightly different from the norm. Why do all boy things have to have a monster/vehicle/superhero appliqued on to show that it's for them anyway?

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  2. My Handmadehappiness26 April 2012 at 11:43

    Right I'm sold.... This is defo a unisex top and I have the perfect jersey print for it!! Can't wait for the sew-along... Will the pattern be a PDF download?? Can't wait!! PS loving the picmonkey! :)

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  3. Louiz26 April 2012 at 11:45

    Looks good to me, but then I don't have a boy so don't have boy issues to bear in mind!

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  4. Anonymous26 April 2012 at 12:13

    I think it looks fine, it reminds me of Waldo! http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zWR5fVjcA0c/T2fDQcBaYuI/AAAAAAAAAyY/aS3gd7EQ7Eg/s1600/waldo.jpg

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  5. Stresshead Red26 April 2012 at 13:06

    It's a nice shaped top and I think it works as unisex. I think the aspect that makes it seem girly is the waistband, if you tried it with just a straight bottom it would instantly look more traditionally boyish.

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  6. Rhian26 April 2012 at 15:22

    I've just got a boy and I'd definitely put him in something like this when he's older. Having not paid much attention to boys clothes before I am just realising how very dull they are.

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  7. Catherine26 April 2012 at 16:26

    Never mind the top....(which is great btw), how long has it taken him to perfect that wink?? :-)

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  8. Hannah Jean26 April 2012 at 19:32

    Looks great as a boy shirt!

    Also, picmonkey is pretty nice, but I can't wait for them to roll out the collage function!

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  9. Pickled Weasel26 April 2012 at 20:07

    I'm with stresshead red, take the waistband off and it's boytacular. Mebbes you could do a two option pattern, one version with waistband and one version without? Then peeps could please themselves :)

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  10. Sew little time27 April 2012 at 11:50

    i like it and agree re the waistband! the stripes look great! very where's wally (as we call him in the UK) as someone said above!

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  11. Dr. Fun (AKA Sister)27 April 2012 at 23:06

    My 9-year-old boy thought it was perfectly fine. Then he said, "Did somebody make that?" I said, "Yeah, his mom made it." He said, "Huh, pretty good." Funny.

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