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

I enjoy boy dolls more than girls, quite personally, and I find that the limited wardrobe for the guys makes them even more of a challenge to dress. Which can be fun. ^_~ I like trying to scope out that one, interesting little addition to my guys' somewhat 'normal' wardrobes that will make them a little bit funkier and unique.
-V

 

i actually find that dressing my boys is quite a challege because of the limited styles (>_<) finding that right outfit is hard. I really do enjoy dressing them up, and experimenting with their boy clothes. :3

 

i'm finding it quite challenging to dress my little man at the moment. it's taking me forever to find that right outfit. to make a wardrobe for him is just as hard. it's easier to find patterns for a female doll then for a male, so i just have to work around what i have. even a sweater i made him is based on a full size woman's sweater. i just made it tiny and cut out all of the shaping.
even though i have a hard time dressing him i still love him and to agree with something that was said before, the male dolls are what got me into bjd collecting as well.

 

I would have to say in my experience that they about as difficult if not more so than dressing girls.

I had to have the right inspiration to dress my boy and even when I did dress him he had to actually like what he was wearing (I found him hard to please).

 

Boys all the way! I actually struggle more when it comes to girls XD There are loads more clothes for the girls but none seem to be the kind of style i'd have in mind.

 

You can give your guy dolls puffy shirts ;3

 

In my big fat wishlist, I have way more boys than girls, so obviously I don't think they're more boring-- even without cross-dressing, there's a lot I know I can do with them. Vince has a very glam rock sensibility, and I want dolls for characters who would wear historical costumes, steampunk gear, goth wear, cosplay... Boys needn't be limited to jeans and t-shirts or suits, there's a whole lot out there.

Although I do anticipate at least a little cross-dress going on... it kind of seems inevitable, knowing me. (even within that, you've got options-- sexy cross-dresser? Wholesome cross-dresser? Cross-player? Strictly-for-the-humor boy in a dress?)

=^__^=
Anneko

 

I don't think it really matters. I mean I've even made him a couple of LARP swords. Don't have much time for sewing at the moment but that won't be a problem after next friday when I hope to pass that soil mechanics exam. Then I'll surely be back at my sewing machine, getting cosplays ready for an event in about a month. They both need their Shinsengumi uniforms.
As for LARP he can be so many different characters and aside from that there is so much stuff to think of.
I really don't think boys are limited about clothes and accesories. I think it very much depends on the character and imagination of the owner what a doll's wardrobe looks like. And it's all fine

Lol Anneko, I have one boy and one girl, and right now I only want more boys But perhaps one female puki doing a pretty male dominated job.

 

I found boys much more interesting. I prefer boys a little bit than girls.
I think boy clothes are much more awesome. Suit & tie, hoodie, etc.
The one thing bother me actually is the wig, their wigs are somewhat less-stylized.

 

Perhaps when this thread was started in 2006 there was more of a discrepancy between outfits available for boys and girls. Right now, i think if you look hard enough there's a good range of boys clothes. Yeah, probably more exciting choices for girls but only by a small margin. I agree, boy wigs can be a bit limited, though.

Personally, I always knew I'd want a boy doll (or two or more...) to dress up because I love menswear! Even my girl doesnt usually dress in pretty-pretty girly stuff but if I ever get the urge I know she can. I can't wear the cool menswear I see on the catwalks myself so I have to have a guy doll to do that for me. ^^

 

Owners of boy dolls: Does anyone feel that boy dolls are less of a challenge because boys are... well, you can't do very much with them dress-wise?
No. Cross-dressing and fantasy dolls aside, boy dolls can still be very interesting to dress. Developing a distinct character is my favourite part of the hobby. Even if the clothes consist of t-shirts and jeans, it is interesting and enjoyable to me to get the style to look a certain way, a way that fits a specific character. While I enjoy looking at dolls in fantastic formal outfits, I also think it is very impressive when a person manages to make a doll look convincingly like a real person one might see at the local grocery store. A guy in a worn soft t-shirt and cargo shorts may not be very interesting, but managing to find the right materials and having the skill to make a 1/3rd sized version that makes people double-take to figure out if that picture is of a real person or not, is quite amazing imo.

While modern western men&#8217;s clothing is not as elaborate as women&#8217;s, that has not always been the case. If someone is interested in period style clothing, they can create some very fantastic looks with their male dolls. Maybe a Roman centurion or an English macaroni? Different cultures can be interesting as well.

Even limited to the way modern western people dress, no one says the male dolls have to dress in the most common male fashion (and it seems like plenty of BJD owners do NOT dress their dolls in common fashion). There are plenty of subcultures in which males wear clothing that is just as interesting/elaborate/strange as those of their female counterparts.

Right now, I only have male dolls. I actually sold the one girl I had because I found her boring. Dressing them is fun and they all have different styles. I have a simple, conservative-dressing boy who wears mostly t-shirts and jeans, a punkish scene-ish kid who wears a tighter version of those jeans, cute hoodies, and a bunch of bright jewelry, my older snobby fellow who usually dons a suit but occasionally wears nets and vinyl, and a fantasy unicorn boy who wears pretty much nothing but a loincloth and a fancy lined cape, amongst a few others. They will soon be joined by another male doll for which I will eventually be either making or commissioning a suit of chainmail. (The doll on the worktable is male and will be somewhat of a loligoth cross-dresser, if he counts )

{Seconding what disco biscuit said- I really like the look of men's suits. Unfortunately, even if I do feel like cross-dressing, I do not look as cool in a male-style suit as my Dollshe does. }

 

I have a pretty even mix of boy and girl dolls, but I find them equal in their clothing challenges...All my dolls though are quite styllized so it makes it easier for me, and none of my boy dolls are crossdressers either.

 

I prefer boys, and find them MUCH easier to dress actually. Mine have a variety of styles, and I usually can find what I need for them, though it may take some looking. My girls, or at least my main girl, is much more difficult. I need a mix of modern + neo-Victorian for a sort of casual steampunk kind of look (not high Victorian gowns, though I'd love one of those), and it took commissioning something to get even close. Girls are easy for goth, modern casual, Lolita and to a lesser extent high Victorian... but especially in mini size there's less variety past those. Especially if you want actual adult-looking skirts for those mature minis, rather than fluffy knee-length stuff. My girl has more clothes than the boys, but it's harder to dress her in-character.

My tiny girls are easy, though. One's a child, one's a Puki, and the other can fit in Barbie and similar clothes. Tons of variety there!

 

I'd beg to disagree with the thought that guys are easier to dress because of limited options. There's not much for guys, but it's a fun challenge to find what fits. My whole life I've been surrounded by frilly porcelain dolls, and had at least five Barbies for every Ken I owned. As much as I love all the pretty stuff out there for girls, I like the novelty of dressing and designing things for my boys.

As for designing clothing, I feel like I have some crazy mental block when it comes to girls. Ideas for guy stuff however (especially really feminine designs for some odd reason), just come to me. And personally, I find sewing things to fit a girl's shape is a lot harder than sewing for the male form.

 

actually, I plan on getting mostly girls because I find boys are a challenge for me! I'm just way more inspired when making clothes for my girl than for my friend's boy.

 

Less of a challenge? There's tons you can do with the boys. Boys aren't limited to casual jeans and hoodies y'know. I mean every single one of my dolls follows a different fashion and there's still so many other fashions I can do.

As a seamstress I can say I hate designing for girls. I'm not all up to date on current trends because I tend to hate them. Then what's left? I can find so much more to do for boys than I can girls.

Boys are FTW.

 

My SD boy is not too difficult to dress, because I have been developing his character for several years before I bought a doll for him to live in~ XD So I already know exactly what he would wear, and if I see something he would like, I either buy it or make it. I see him as a challenge because he has a very specific style, not at all boring! Although, I do prefer to sew for little girls, and I'm glad I have two on the way because poor Saizer is being forced to crossdress out of my need for a girl. XD He gets very uncomfortable when I make him take on his drag persona of "Saia!" XD

 

The opportunities for boy dolls are only as limited as the person who owns them or sews for them decides it is.

 

i prefer sewing for girls, i think i just understand the way things are constructed and supposed to fit better.

 

There's so many variations on male fashion to go with, and that's not even thinking of fantasy styled garments that can be just about anything. Thinking historically, each area of the world and each time period have all sorts of different garments, male and female. Even with modern dress think of what a single person has in their wardrobe. Male or female you'll have regular clothes, winter clothes, summer clothes, swimwear, PJs, formal wear, occupational wear etc. etc. And there's nothing wrong with costumes for that matter, I don't think it's 'out of character' for a modern character to go to a costume party. Not that a doll needs to have all of these things, but if you're bored with just everyday wear and want to stay in character, why not think outside the everyday? Is that character going to go out on a first date wearing a t-shirt and jeans? What about to a formal party? How about to the beach?

It's naturally a matter of how far anyone wants to go, but I think male and female are the same in these regards.

As a costume designer and seamstress I find costume design for both dolls and people to be equally fun for both genders.