Are boy dolls really less of a challenge? More boring? XD

Since my dolls are supposed to be characters from a fantasy setting story I'm working on, my boy is perfectly free to wear all the crazy mage robes he wants. I don't feel that his gender limits my ability to dress him.

 

I believe boy dolls have the same amount of wardrobe options as girls.
I remember when I was in 9th grade, the last time I was in public schools before transferring to homeschool, as you walk into the school - you see almost every style. You can easily distinct the "geeks" from the skaters, the goths from the jocks, the goody-goody rich ones, then those who just go with the flow. Each "stereotype," interest, and personality tends to have a certain style of dress around it. I find that it applies to dolls, too. I DO believe boys take a bit more creativity, though, especially from most girls's point of view (the reason I say most is because I know there were others like me - who had nothing but boys for friends growing up XD and I know there's plenty of girls who had nothing but brothers, or perhaps even mothers who have boys).
Sorry if I ramble and rant... i just woke up from a restless sleep ^^;

 

I think I can be just as creative with a boy doll. I saw some beautiful examples at IDEX, and I am currently considering purchasing my first boy. I think he will for sure be easier to sew for, as the size dimensions and proportions are not as complicated to fit as a girl doll.

 

I don't think boys are less challenging at all. If any, they are more challenging. Especially if you are buying clothes, because you can never find any boys outfits amongst the wonderful girl clothes.
Also, you can still mod them how you want: Eyes, wigs, piercings, blushing, tattoos. Just different clothing

 

whether a doll is more challenging or boring totally depends on the owner plans for it regardless of the gender...i have one girl and two boys so far, i find all three of them challenging, there are days when i give my attention solely to the girl, and also days when i alternate between the boys. i also must say that their planned characters have a lot to do with whether one is more challenging than the other. For example, my soom shoshon (King Aster) His clothes are a real royal pain to make! >_<...but, that makes the process even more fun! > My girl is a twelve century lady. her clothing, other than a couple of dresses I have in mind for special occasions are pretty simple, yet i still love to make stuff for her!! they are all different and fun in their own ways

 

Seamstress answer: Making patterns are much difficult to do for girls than doys. Boys clothes are more straight forwar. But that actually is the challenge. Making boys clothes more interesting there need to be so fine details.

 

I agree! I actually don't believe there are any limits to either gender. It comes down to your preference. I'm not really into dresses or skirts (even as a girl) so it doesn't interest me as much. I haven't spent a whole lot of time searching / shopping for girls clothes however I haven't found a shortage of really awesome guy clothes.

Bright - did you make or buy his Kimono!? I have been looking for one but haven't found one in the 1/3 size. I think I'm going to attempt to sew one though.

 

In my honest opinion, boys are more of a challenge. I am having the hardest time finding clothes for him its ridiculous. It doesn't help that he's a tricky size to shop for, and all the styles that would fit are limited. At least with the girls you have more of a selection.

 

I have a lot harder time finding good casual clothing for male dolls, especially in the size I collect. For girls, I have a lot of go-to places for clothing, ones I know are going to have the right styles for whatever doll I am buying for, but for my boys, it's really hard. There's Nine9 Style, but that's really the extent of places I can think of off hand for them.

 

Honestly I think it's a opposite, it's harder to find patterns for guys and it's the same with decent wigs. I'm still struggling with finding my Doll Leaves Kiki a decent one.

 

Personally I prefer female dolls because of the reasons stated about dressing them differently however male dolls aren't less of a challenge than female dolls. The one male doll I have is a YoSD so it's a little different than an MSD or SD. Finding nice wigs is a little hard because most of them are very feminine so if you want a more masculine wig you'll have to do some digging. Other than that I don't have as many issues.

 

My boys I find are not too difficult or boring for clothing/style. Whenever I get bored of what they're wearing I make them a cosplay, like I made my Julian a Frostbite hoodie and staff when I was tired of his limited wardrobe. But my boys are more boring to make stuff for than the girls are, with the girls you can make them basically anything and they look good, with the guys you have to hit the right balance between not too much in one direction or the other.

 

Hehe, I don't think boys are limiting at all. owo In fact, I highly prefer boy dolls over girl dolls, but then, I've always preferred designing male characters over female characters. Although, I guess it helps that my one boy doll is known to cross-dress, sometimes. XD I do get the urge to put him in a skirt every now and then.

I guess, for me, since there is such a wide range of styles for girls, I find that it's harder to make a girl design unique (this is just my opinion). I prefer guys because they have a more limited wardrobe, and that makes them all the more unusual if you dress them up in something outlandish. However, I don't think that makes them less of a challenge; it just makes them more fun for me.

 

... If you only consider 'avaible clothes' as limitations, then perhaps you might be right. But I wouldn't generalize it. There are many different types of clothes out there and if you really aren't happy with what's avaible, you could always buy stuff in white and dye it or add stripes or add iron-on pictures or something like that.
Also, wouldn't one consider limited options to be more of a challenge then one with widder variety usually?

As for me, I prefer boy dolls and I guess I don't have the clothes problem cause I sew for the majority of them (except stuff with ruffles, I fail at ruffles ><).

At the same time I do have girl dolls and while there is a large selection... I just don't seem to be capable of finding what I need for my girls. Not often anyway.


So basically I think you are only limited if you allow yourself to be limited. There is always the option of either sewing something yourself or have it made by others - for both genders.

 

The only thing I've ever wanted out of the entire female-doll scene is some of those amazing shooooes... And some of the leather lingerie, because it's hard to find a good merrywidow in men's sizes. But mostly the shoes.

I have utterly no use for female dolls, so I have all male dolls (37 of 'em). Luckily, one of them wears high-heel fetish boots. So I bought him three or four pairs of different lady-doll heel-feet, so that he can wear any size/steepness of high-heel boots on the market. Now I can get my shoe-shopping ya-yas out, while decorating Yuki in the style he requires.

Boys are wonderful fun to shop for & accessorize & style, and there are male dolls to satisfy the whole spectrum of styles anybody could possibly want. If I can't find a look I want for a certain size of doll, I hire somebody with a sewing-machine. As Snowy says above, you're only limited if you allow yourself to be limited-- and around here, we do not settle for limits.

 

My boys wear clothing from different points in history..therefore they are challenging to me. Girl dolls seem way too easy to me.

 

Not really! My planned dolls run the gamut of gender expressions, from the practical rogue Leah to the flashy and flamboyant Cordiel. If Cordiel wore a dress--and I plan on making some for him--it wouldn't really be crossdressing. It would be like if I called Leah wearing pants crossdressing. He wouldn't wear a skirt for show, but casually, because he likes it and thinks he looks good in it.

I find it harder to pick out girl clothing I like more, actually. There's not much really masculine or gender-neutral stuff made for girl dolls. Most of the things I've bought for Leah were sold as boy clothing.
Even with a really masculinely presenting boy, it can be fun to look for different styles. Does he prefer collared shirts? Button-downs? V-necks, crew necks, square necks? Belts or no belts? What cut of jeans? Where does he like his waistband to rest? Does he wear office slacks to the cafe or torn jeans to work? What colors would he wear? Does he wear mismatched socks? Boxers or briefs?

 

I find boy dolls more of a challenge because of the lack of available things I like for them. It sort of pushes me into the mindset of making clothes instead of buying them. I think girl dolls tend to have too many options to shop for and I often get distracted looking at styles that don't suit the character I have in mind. x_x; Either way, I find myself wanting more boy dolls simply because I love more sculpts as boys. The most frustrating thing I find about them is choice of wigs. A lot of wigs for boys come in the same or similar styles so I have a harder time finding what I want.

 

I think instead of it being less challenging it would be more of a challenge to find boys that are just as fashionable as the girls. I love my son, and I admit it is hard to find or make clothes that are cool or cute to look at, but in a way it makes it all the more fun.

 

i dont finde my boy dolls boring , or that there sould be a limets to how to dress them at all