Young girls wearing cropped t shirts

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Badgerandfox227 · 13/06/2024 11:35

DD is in year 3 and I wanted to get her a t shirt and cycling shorts set for a party she’s going to this weekend. Ordered one from Next and it’s arrived today - but it’s a cropped t shirt 😫

Why are so many young girls tops and t shirts cropped? Is it just me, or do you think it’s unnecessary at this age? Fine if she’s a teenager but she’s only 8! I don’t understand why mainstream shops are pushing this kind of look for young girls.

YABU - little girls can dress like teenagers
YANBU - it’s not appropriate for little girls to dress like teenagers

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MonsteraMama · 13/06/2024 11:58

It's not new, I lived in crop tops when I was a kid in the 90's because it was trendy. Every photo of me and my sisters from that time we're in crop tops, platform shoes, space buns etc. 90's fashion is back in now, so makes sense that crop tops are back too.

What's inappropriate about the midriff of an 8 year old?

NeedthatFridayfeeling · 13/06/2024 11:55

A bunch of girls in my daughters Y3 class wear cropped tops a lot, me and a friend are not keen for our daughters so we just buy the next size up so it's not properly cropped, both girls are happy with that.
Each to their own though, it's the trend right now.

RoseAndRose · 13/06/2024 11:50

Cropped T shirts are fine

I can't vote in your poll because clothes don't have age limits

MakeMineExtraHot · 13/06/2024 11:44

I lived in crop tops aged eight and that was 35 years ago! I'm the same now, hate unecessery fabric when it's hot. Personal preference . If your child likes them then I'd let them wear it. I don't think they are sexy.

SnackFish · 13/06/2024 11:43

having the same issue looking for clothes for my girls, loads of tops seem to be cropped these days I won't buy them for my kids don't care if they are in "fashion"

DrinkFeckArseBrick · 13/06/2024 11:41

I think of it as fashion rather than dressing like a teen. It's only a stomach, not an area that is generally seen as 'sexy' or adult in the same way that a short skirt or low cut top or wearing makeup might be. So I do see where you're coming from and why you don't like it, but personally I don't have an issue with seeing a bit of an 8 year olds stomach, as to me it's just a style rather than trying to dress older.

I think there was a similar thread about crop tops recently and the views were pretty split so think this thread will go a similar way

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