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To think this shouldnt be marketed at 11-16 year olds??

41 replies

Dabbles · 21/07/2007 19:47

11? seriously thats whats wrong with society




I am in no way prudish but have 2 dds and ffs 11 yr olds?? sigh...

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beansprout · 21/07/2007 19:48

Blimey. That's horrible.

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JoanCrawford · 21/07/2007 19:50

awful, who buys that for their child?

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divastrop · 21/07/2007 20:02

erm...even at 16 i would have got a 'youre not going out dressed like that!you look like a flippin' prostitute!' if i had put on a skirt that short.

oh how times have changed

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Desiderata · 21/07/2007 20:04

The price is almost as obnoxious as the product.

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BarbieLovesKen · 21/07/2007 20:09

oh my God. How disgusting!! seen a little girl (about 8 - 9 ) wearing really short skirt with black leather, high heeled, knee high boots!! agree JoanCrawford. who does buy this for their child?!!

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BarbieLovesKen · 21/07/2007 20:09

oh my God. How disgusting!! seen a little girl (about 8 - 9 ) wearing really short skirt with black leather, high heeled, knee high boots!! agree JoanCrawford. who does buy this for their child?!!

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BarbieLovesKen · 21/07/2007 20:10

so disgusted I had to say it twice!

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Dabbles · 21/07/2007 20:35

the rest of their kids stuff is just as bad... "pleated mini skirt" for school uniform!!

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Loshad · 21/07/2007 22:00

it's so common though - took ds1 (13) to a disco birthday party the other week and one of the girls was getting out of her mum's car wearing a dress so short it looked like she'd forgotten her skirt. good job i only have boys as would have loads of arguments over tarty clothes like that on young teenagers.

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southeastastra · 21/07/2007 22:03

i'm glad i've got boys. this is the time they start really changing though isn't it.

i remember my mum not wanting to get me a mini skirt kilt in 1982 when i was 13. all my friends had them.

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Dabbles · 22/07/2007 10:10

obviously we have all made bad clothes choices in the past. and u dont see a problem with it yourself at the time. but to actually market this stuff towards kids so young.... ffs..

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Blondilocks · 22/07/2007 10:39

My friend who is 23 and very petite can wear age 13 clothes so in some ways it is good that they do sell more grown up clothes for this age range.

My DD has a short skirt, which looks really cool over a pair of leggings. Wouldn't let her wear it without the leggings though.

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helenhismadwife · 22/07/2007 12:53

ewww seriousy tacky

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mamazon · 22/07/2007 13:03

i think the skirt alone could be dressed in such a way as suitable....over leggings with some plmsoles or whatever...but that picture is highly provocative.

i get quite unreasonably angry at some of teh girls clothing that out a the moment...in particular the slogan type stuff.

and dont get me started on shoes. i can buy my 2.9 dd a pair of high heeled sandals fgs.

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JammyPotter · 22/07/2007 13:05

possibly smaller sizes made for smaller older teens (or even adults)

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Dabbles · 22/07/2007 18:26

in the catalogue (new look) its actually under the clothes section for 9 - 16 yr olds!

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MaryAnnSingleton · 22/07/2007 18:29

that is just horrible !

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WideWebWitch · 22/07/2007 18:38

Am I missing something? It's just a short ra ra skirt isn't it? What's wrong with that?

Yes, it would be inappropriate worn with black stockings, leather boots/other adult stuff but a plain black short skirt on an 11 yo isn't disgusting per se imo. and I detest the Playboy brand/t shirts with awful slogans/clothes that make children look like prostitutes but surely ths is just a skirt isn't it?

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sparklygothkat · 22/07/2007 18:43

I agree WWW, I would allow my 11-16 year old wear that but not with the heels (dd1 (7)could never wear heels anyway, not with splints)

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sparklygothkat · 22/07/2007 18:43

and I like the top

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ravenAK · 22/07/2007 18:44

I think it says 'golddigga' across the bum, though - if it was plain it'd be a fairly unremarkable skirt for a 12 year old (with leggings & Converse, say, not fishnets & kinky boots)

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sparklygothkat · 22/07/2007 18:45

oh I hate the golddigga logo, its always on the bum

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coddy · 22/07/2007 18:48

whats worng with it?
i wors shkirts htta short at 16
you bunch o prudes

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coddy · 22/07/2007 18:48

oh look i agrew ith www

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sparklygothkat · 22/07/2007 18:50

dd2 has a demin skirt on today, its above her knees!!

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