Is 13-year-old Lourdes Leon promoting marijuana?

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I somehow missed this yesterday – Madonna’s 13 year old daughter Lourdes (Lola) stepped out in London yesterday wearing this outfit. Personally, before we even get into the pot thing, I just have to say that although I find her outfit very cute, I’m not sure black panty hose and booty shorts are appropriate for a 13-year-old. Yes, she’s wearing them with combat boots and a regular t-shirt, but still. When you see the pockets of your cutoffs peeking out of the bottom, that’s too short for 13 years old.

Anyway, Lola wore a little Rasta cuff with an image of a marijuana leaf. Here’s a close-up:

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Too much? Especially for the daughter of the anti-drug Madonna? Madge is all about control and not showing weakness – drugs are definitely a weakness in Madge’s mind. But I could also see Madge being pro-pot in a general sense, and maybe encouraging her daughter to experiment with drugs, but only if it’s pot? Probably not though. Most likely, Lola doesn’t toke and she just picked out the cuff because, in her 13-year-old fashionista mind, “Rasta is ‘in’ this season.”

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Lola on August 22, 2010. Credit: Bauer-Griffin.

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  1. Jaded says:

    Not appropriate. Madge is clearly living vicariously through her daughter (note big honking crosses on necklace and tee-shirt) and promoting her own brand of cheezy fashion sense that went out of style in the eighties through Lourdes. I have a feeling this kid is going to be a total “mini-me” and have the same kind of arrogant, control-freak, exhibitionist streak as her mother. Unfortunately.

  2. manda says:

    I don’t have any comments over the cuff, but, my goodness, that outfit is hideous. Or is it? Fashion today is just wacked out.

  3. sickofit says:

    sorry for her i mean she is thirteen right? not twenty, let her be child, for heavens sake…

  4. Jo 'Mama' Besser says:

    She looks a lot older than thirteen.

  5. guesty says:

    she looks older than 13 for some reason. her outfit seems age appropriate enough imo.

  6. Tazina says:

    Doesn’t mean that much. Kids like to dye their hair, wear their own edgy style of clothes, something the older generation possibly would not approve of. It doesn’t mean she’s a smoker of the ganja. No need to blow this all out of proportion.

  7. photo jojo says:

    I wouldn’t let my 16 year old wear that cuff, but I probably would let her wear the outfit. A little short for a 13 year old, I think, but all in all it’s not like she’s hanging out all over. It’s cute.

    I do hope Madge & Carlos have a large ivory tower for her b/c my god that girl is gorgeous.

  8. cutie says:

    She’s 13. She’s not promoting anything. Kids do all sorts of things, adults are the ones who attach meaning.
    Plus isn’t it too early to start bashing her? She’s practically a baby.

  9. mln says:

    I think that the badge is more a general Rasta is cool kind of thing. And I like her outfit.

  10. Manda3 says:

    What is in her mouth. That is annoying. She needs that yanked out and the pro weed arm band thing, well you already know. She is too young in Hollywood and her mother is……MADONNA. Really? What do you expect.?

  11. Nudgie says:

    Her mother is MADONNA – anything she wears can’t outdo the hideous and outrageous stuff her Mom wore when she was young.

    That being said, can I copyright the inevitable “Lourdes Have Mercy!!!” headline???? 😉

  12. malachais says:

    You know Madonna is going to let her loose. I’ve never thought Madonna is as strict with her kids as the media reports. If she’s letting lola create a fashion line, I’m sure she lets her do other stuff, like smoking pot. I don’t see it as such a terrible thing, its her decision and there are tons of bodyguards around her.

  13. sickofit says:

    she looks older than thirteen bc of makeup and hairdo… i wonder how she will behave when she is going to hit adolescence..

  14. Sarah says:

    I wore an outfit like that to my first concert at 13. That was over 15 years ago. Funny how style goes in circles. Anyhow, I think it’s just a cuff, no hidden meaning.

  15. LOVE ANGELINA says:

    Hmmm its more a fashion thing than a supports it thing. I wear stuff just because its trendy or in season or different. Lola is going for the edgy thing and a Jamaica Mary Jane wrist band = edgy. Thats all Lola is doing. I seriously doubt Lola supports Mary Jane, I am sure she hasn’t tried since its rumored that Madonna is very strict about what her kids do.

    All the kids wear short shorts including this one :D. Its normal now. Shorts that stop right above the knee are no longer cool. I like short shorts I really do. Its really cute with a long top. Even in plus sizes they are way above the knee now, alot more thigh going these days. I like how Lola has her shirt tucked in into the shorts and for a bit of edge holey panty hose and combat boots. I think its hawt.

  16. aenflex says:

    She is beautiful, isn’t she? I don’t like the outfit, and cannot believe she is only 13. Not what I wore at 13. But whatever, she aint the only one.

  17. Lady Jane says:

    Is 13 coming of age in Kabalah or something? It seems like Madge had a tight reign on Lola until 13 and then, BOOM! Launching a clothing line, blog, lots of make-up and pretty sexy clothing for someone just leaving 12 behind.

    I admired M for keeping Lola’s eyebrows au naturale when she was just a kid and it seemed like she wanted to shelter and guard her girlhood. Guess that’s over.

  18. frenchie says:

    She finally got her eyebrown done, good ! But i think she is wearring too much eye make up for her age and for just a run out during daytime

  19. Lady Jane says:

    PS is that Guy Ritchie walking next to her? If so, where’s the hot?

  20. Anon says:

    You can buy those cuffs in local convenience stores where I am from – I wouldn’t look too much into it.
    Of course pot(in moderation) is also legal where I live, so maybe it is just me.

  21. Amanda says:

    I can’t believe she is 13. She could easily pass for 18 or older in that picture. I taught 6th grade and occasionaly had 13 year olds in my class and none of them ever looked anything like this. I never had a celebrity child, of course. But- wow. She looks way mature for her age.

  22. kb says:

    She looks waaay older than my 12 year old and my 15 year old.

  23. Macarena says:

    Give it a break or pull out your own photo album from when you where a teen (maybe not 13 but things do change)… You guys probably sound like your own parent did when they complained about your outfit. Let the girl be, so far, she’s proven to be one of the most normal and well adjusted celeb kid out there.

  24. Nancy says:

    This is a dumb headline clearly she’s just wearing the bracelet band because she likes it and her outfit is fine she’ll be 14 in October remember she’s a teenager and teens where all kinds of crazy outfits as long as it’s age appropriate there’s nothing wrong with it I’ve seen much worse.

  25. Tia C says:

    The top is hideous, but other than that I don’t see anything wrong with this outfit. I like the cuff. Viva 420! 😉

    With her life experience so far, it’s not surprising that she looks older than her years. She hasn’t been sheltered in middle America, she’s been globetrotting her whole life. That adds sophistication, worldliness, a more grown up attitude/look, etc.

  26. Riley says:

    Yeah, I kind of miss prim and proper English Roses Madonna but we all knew it was contrived and fake. I wonder how much influence Jesus has on Lourdes because he looks like he probably smokes up a good bit and really what else does he have to do with is life? So maybe it is a shout out to her future step daddy part deux.

  27. Fae says:

    I had little shorts when I was a kid too, most people do- I had a bathing suit and wore it in PUBLIC too! What a devil child! The only people sexualising this child are the people calling them booty shorts. They’re shorts.

    Make the most of having thighs you don’t mind people seeing while you’ve got em, kid.

  28. Seri says:

    WHY IS SHE WEARING RED eye-CONTACTS????

  29. wtf?!?!? says:

    i doubt she’s promoting pot… it looks like its made out of hemp which may explain it…

    next week’s headline: Teen Sensation wears latex gloves… Is she promoting condoms?

  30. anons says:

    folks, let’s not forget she’s a teenager. it’s her job to rebel, and if she’s decided to do it by wearing crazy outfits, let her be. especially since it’s pretty tame in comparison to some other hoochie looks celebrity kids, namely taylor and miley, are sporting these days.

  31. jc126 says:

    She’s cute. Nice head of hair, I’m envious.

  32. Juice in LA says:

    But most importantly- Why is Marky Mark picking up Madge Clan bodyguard work??

    The second photo looks like Wahlberg to me. Anyone else see it?

  33. Leticia says:

    I think the shorts are too short, but at least her stomach and chest are covered. She is pretty.

  34. eja102 says:

    13!

  35. Riley says:

    @anons: Taylor who? Because if you are referring to Taylor Swift she always dresses age appropriate and she will 22 in December. She can wear whatever she wants because she is grown.

  36. Eden says:

    @Lady Jane
    In Judaism/Kabbalah girls are technically considered adults(young adults) at 13…

    I’m not sure how closely Madonna adheres to the tenets of her religion regarding child rearing but it might be why Lourdes busted out into her own in her 13th year.

    I’m not feeling the shorts are too short at all.
    Ill fitting, but not too short.
    She is a gorgeous girl.

  37. Jennifer says:

    She needs to comb that hair or pretty soon she’ll have the dreds to go with that cuff.

  38. Solveig says:

    I’m far more interested in what is in her mouth. A piercing? An aluminium tab from a beverage can?

  39. LOVE ANGELINA says:

    LOL Riley no anons isn’t referring to Taylor Swift but to Taylor Mormsen who is 16 and used to be on Gossip Girl. LOL as if Taylor Swift would ditch her prom queen look for edge. LOL that made me laugh.

  40. Eileen says:

    Man can you imagine getting to invade Madonna’s closet? I thought of that when I saw the beaded cross necklace on Lordes that looks like the necklaces Madonna wore in the 80’s. I could spend DAYS in that closet! And I wouldn’t let my daughter wear shorts that short or a pot bracelet, but I’m sure when your mom travels constantly, was in a sex book and has dressed like Madaonna…there’s not too much Madonna can say!

  41. girl says:

    My 15 yo daughter would have to step over my dead body to leave the house in shorts that short.

    I don’t care if I sound prudish but I think a clothing line that featured cute age appropriate clothes that covered everything comfortably would probably sell at least as well as this trashy looking line.

    Denim shorts that short usually have to be constantly tugged from the junk during the course of the day.

  42. Taya says:

    For 13, her outfit is questionable. She looks older than her step-brother Jesus. Maybe it’s all that fake Kabbalah water.

  43. Riley says:

    @love and anons: Oh yeah my bad. I forget about racoon eyes. She will never have enough celebrity to go by her first name only as far as I am concerned.

  44. murt says:

    I dressed exactly like that back when I was 12, in 1994, so I don’t see anything wrong with it. There are tons of 13 year olds dressing exactly the same way.

  45. RHONYC says:

    throw her a%s in the miley trunk already.
    sick of her already.
    *eyeroll* 🙁

  46. zaid says:

    God! Im 18 and she looks older than me!!
    Probabllybecause of my genes I always look younger, but damn!

  47. Jeri says:

    Lola is so cute/beautiful. I hope it’s just a fashion choice.

    Lets hope Madonna never does a Dina.

  48. gg says:

    Okay — too much makeup, and she should not be wearing anything with a drug on it.

    Also, as I said on another thread – really, Love Angelina? – think it’s appropriate for a 13-year-old to look so and call her “hawt”? NOT classy. Again with the sexualizing everything, even a child. And just because you approve of plus sized women and children wearing too-short shorts, doesn’t make it right.

  49. lovelylaura says:

    All I know is that if Madonna was MY mom, I’d be hitting the pipe, too! 🙂

  50. mymy says:

    Just what the mommy narcissist ordered

  51. Cinderella says:

    Lovelylaura–You said it! LOL!

  52. Cakes says:

    I think she looks cute.

  53. GatsbyGal says:

    She’s a dumb 13 year old, she probably just thinks it looks “edgy” and cool.

  54. Xen says:

    Way to blow everything out of proportion. She’s a kid. She’s likely wearing it for fashion and because of the music. It’s “cool and edgy.” I doubt Madonna is letting her smoke when she doesn’t even let her watch TV during school days. The short shorts are popular right now and tons of people are wearing them.

    Madonna doesn’t dress her, she dresses herself and has been doing that for a long time. Of course Madonna tries to moderate what she wears when she can, but the girl is a teenager. Toddlers and teens are quite trying.

    The person asking what was in her mouth-it’s gum. She was blowing bubbles. Her eyes are not red, it’s the light that makes them look like that. And the guy next to her is the bodyguard.

  55. MissD'banville says:

    My daughter is mistaken for lourdes all the time…since she was tiny. Now at 11 she taller than me 5’7 and still so like her it’s uncanny – I think its difficult for girls at that age anyway…and if you look older than your age even more so … my “baby lourdes” is also desperate to try out all the fash including the “short” shorts that upset her father…but lets allow them to be rebels…I know I thought i was the bizz in my pencil skirt / pedel pushers !

  56. Kristin says:

    Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with it. Maybe I’m just one of those irresponsible mothers lol. I think her outfit is cute though.

  57. Julia says:

    It’s all about seeking attention, look at who her Mother is and not to mention she hangs out with that big try hard Taylor Momsen, this outfit is just hideous.

  58. Julia says:

    What does she have in her mouth?

  59. Richi says:

    She doesn’t even look 13 in the 1st plc. she looks way to old! no comments on the out fit!

  60. Xen says:

    Attention seeking? Whatever. She’s dressed like any other teen girl. Her outfit’s pretty tame considering her legs and top are covered.

    She does not hang out with Taylor Momsen. She only met Taylor once when she styled the photo shoot for her fashion line.

    Lourdes has GUM in her mouth.

    So dramatic.

  61. mel says:

    I say her outfit is fine. Atleast she’s not pyscho yet. Leave her alone.

  62. kim says:

    I would NOT allow my 13 yr old son to wear anything with a marijuana leaf. Im not anti- marijuana but 13 is to young to be doing or promoting it. Its also how public perceives a child and the parents of a child sporting a marijuana leaf – not good.

  63. cynthia angel says:

    It’s her father’s influence… let’s not forget he got caught several years ago with marijuana in New-York.

  64. california angel says:

    Wow she really does look a lot older than 13. She’s beautiful! Her shorts aren’t that short and she’s wearing tights. Fashion is all relative to influences, (i.e. her mom) as opposed to age these days. When I was thirteen I was wearing some zoo animal shirt and neon windbreakers shorts, scrunchie socks and tennis shoes lol. I don’t think i discovered fashion until the 80’s were well gone and i was in h.s. The whole pot thing *eye roll* like that’s the worst thing the spawn of an billinaire could be doing with her time. WHO CARES. It’s going to get legalized in California in November! I will never get why anyone would have a problem with it or with people using it. S*** it’s better for you than pretty much every other drug out there, even caffeine. Stop letting the government discern what is morally right! Think for yourselves!

  65. Kara says:

    I LOVE HER OUTFIT ! It’s so cute ! I hope something like this is in her new material girls line.

  66. George says:

    I don’t think she should be allowed to wear those shorts until she is fifty.

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