We almost overlooked this top on the fashion desk because it's a slogan T-shirt - when was the last time you saw one worth reading? But since Sian Blake (@funktious) tweeted about it last night, Topman have come under pressure to explain just what the hell they think they're doing comparing women to canines (assuming that's the "breed" the T-shirt on the left is referring to).
What's more worrying to us is the T-shirt to the right, which appears to feature a checklist of excuses which bear an uncomfortable resemblance to those associated with domestic violence, all handily presented like a jauntily handwritten note. Because, you know, there's nothing like the adorable wonky handwriting aesthetic to take the edge off a bit of "you were asking for it".
Anti-abuse charity Tender has responded by starting a charity campaign, whilst the STopman facebook group is fast gaining members. Meanwhile, Topman have responded: "Whilst we would like to stress that these T-shirts were meant to be light-hearted and carried no serious meaning we have made the decision to remove these from the store and online as soon as possible."
Ah, it was a joke all along! Silly us. Perhaps they could employ @themanwhofell to design their next T-shirt. No hiding behind scribbly indie checklists, just proper, old fashioned, women phobic T-shirts that say what they really mean.
