Sissy-Boy

Sissy-Boy (Sissy is a term, for an effeminate boy or man, with connotations of being homosexual or cowardly) is a Dutch high street clothing and accessories chain with over 30 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium. Besides clothes (for what is described as an "upscale" audience),[1] they sell household textiles as well, such as drapes and curtains.[2] There are also several Sissy Boy Homeland stores, which sell household furniture. As of 2008, there were over thirty Sissy-Boy stores in the Netherlands, and one was opened in Antwerp, Belgium,[3] in the summer of 2009.[4]

For the pejorative term, see Sissy.

A notable item designed and sold by the company include tricot dresses with flower prints, based on the 1970s era wrap dress first designed by Diane von Fürstenberg, and reintroduced in the 1990s. In addition to their own designs, Sissy-Boy also sells tricot dresses by King Louie.[5]

References
  1. Carlson, Neil (2006). Night+Day Amsterdam. ASDavis Media Group. p. 82. ISBN 9780976601333. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. "H & M verkoopt mode als groente" (in Dutch). 29 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. "Nos coups de coeur - Une Bruxelloise à... Maastricht". Elle (in French). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. "Sissy-Boy naar België" (in Dutch). FashionUnited. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. Rossum, Milou van (24 April 2010). "Hollands motief" (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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