My Weekends with Max and Molly

I recently bought the Max and Molly tee, the one with the bicycle and the doggies. The funny thing about this tee is that I almost ordered it when it was FP during one of the % off tees promotion but at the last minute I "noticed" the doggies in the basket. I really liked the bicycle graphism but I was turned off by the doggies. I don't have anything against dogs but I find that wearing cute, little doggies on your tee is little bit age-inappropriate if you are around or over 40.

Actually I should say doggy (singular) because I didn't notice that there were not one but TWO doggies in the basket until a few days ago, when I had already bought it and worn it a couples of times and I was wondering why on earth they had called this tee "Max and Molly" (because that's the kind of philosophical question that occupies my mind more often than not these days.) Who the heck were Max and Molly? Only then I noticed Max. OR Molly. I mean BOTH.
The reason why I ultimately bought the tee, in spite of the doggies, is that I wear my Imperial tee from last year so much that I needed a backup tee (why, oh why, the cutest tees have to be hand-wash only?) This tee is in the same lightweight cotton than the Imperial one (that I find very pleasant to wear in the summer) and has the same flattering fit, so it fitted the bill.
Plus, I can get away with sporting a pair of doggies on my boobs because I have a three-year-old and people find that cute (that's the reward for all that poop-wiping: you get to wear age-inappropriate clothes and people smile at you).

I find this tee to be quite versatile after all. I worn it twice during the 4th of July weekend in two very different situations. The first time I wore it with cocktail chinos to go to the movies (you can call this the "dress-up" version):



On the 4th we didn't do anything extraordinary, we just hung out in the park all day. I loved the atmosphere of an almost deserted NYC (I don't remember the city to be THAT empty last year: maybe due to the economic crisis more people were vacationing at home than this year). I wore the Max and Molly tee again and left without taking a picture of my outfit (which involved Birkenstones, yikes!) but I want to share a couple of pics that we took in the park (I really like the ability of this camera to capture the moment). If I were a famous photograph I would call this picture "Lazy afternoon in Central Park":



And the light on this one reminds me of Monet's "Dejeuner sur l'herbe":



I wore the tee again yesterday (and yes, I have hand-washed in-between, in case you were wondering). We had brunch and later I went for a "gelato" with my daughter, while my husband took my MIL at the airport (bye-bye free babysitting). This outfit leverages on the "South of France" vibe that this tee gives me (I can see myself wandering in the streets of a tiny French village with a baguette in one hand and a straw bag full of fresh fruits and vegetables in the other one):




Do you have this tee? If not, is it because of the age-inappropriateness of the doggies? Do you feel a South of France vibe coming off it? Please share!