Comments on: Elizabeth Hurley’s animal print bikini line for little girls: inappropriate or normal?

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:50:29 +0000

I do have a little girl and I wouldn’t buy these. The one piece isn’t terrible, but I still don’t love animal print for little girls. The bikini’s are too skimpy, esp the one on the older girl. My daughter’s only 3, so I look for cutesy little girl stuff. When she gets older, I will give her some say in the choice of suit, but I still wouldn’t put these in the choices.

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By: Hakura

Hakura — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:36:46 +0000

I can definitely agree that girls are subjected to judgment of appearance by their peers pretty much as soon as they start elementary school these days. Like on ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’, the little girls are made to dress & act like miniature adults.

Then puberty & everything pretty much goes to hell as insecure girls judge themselves & others over things like chest size, & making fun of those who don’t ‘fit’ the ‘ideal’.

Modesty is a virtue, of course. So long as a girl isn’t ‘modest’ because she has self esteem issues regarding her body. I know I experienced that a lot from Middle school onwards.

Boys have everything SO much easier… The only physical characteristic they’re all hung up on doesn’t cast a shadow over everyday life like it does for girls.

I definitely see your point. My only message was that the way your child is dressed won’t protect them from someone dangerous (that goes for -all- ages.

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By: Quincy

Quincy — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:06:40 +0000

You make a great point, but I think modest kids fashion isn’t just about keeping pedophiles from drooling. (Which as you mentioned, isn’t solely dependent on clothing choice.) For me, clothes that are mimicking adult fashions that are meant to make someone look/feel sexy are bad because they are sending girls a message that looking/feeling sexy is all that matters.

Almost as soon as my girls have started preschool, they have come home and said something like, “Do I look really skinny in this?” or “How old do I look in this?” because there is a cultural emphasis on sexy perfection. It’s scary.

So while I don’t think the bikini vs. one-piece debate is the ultimate parental decision, I do think modesty is a very important issue. In a world where young women are plagued with body image issues, low self-esteem and peer pressure, it does make a difference if you teach them to love and respect their body and dress it appropriately dependent on their age or the situation.

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By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:37:06 +0000

In all fairness, I think sometimes those ‘pads’ are offered more as extra lining. Some girls start developing young, and having the option to keep those little pads in can be helpful. They came in some little sport-type bras I bought my 10 year old recently, and after trying the bras with and without the little pads, she decided she felt more comfortable with them in. I don’t think they make much difference size-wise, but she seems to feel a bit more covered and protected.

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By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:13:30 +0000

Agree 100% Laura. My main concern with swimwear and my daughters has been that it stays on when they are playing, yet doesn’t require a lengthy battle to take it off when going to the bathroom. Oh, and we like it to be kind of cute too(;

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By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:02:01 +0000

Agree about the triangle tops… they seem too grown up, and they are difficult to keep in place on little girls who aren’t even developed yet. There are bikinis with better coverage, that stay in place… and tankinis are a great option as well.

I have two daughters, and I found one piece suits to be a major hassle when they were young. From the diaper years… through potty training… and then some. Having to pull off a wet one piece every time a little one needs to go potty is a pain the butt (and sometimes really, really difficult… lol).

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By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:37:44 +0000

Limited Too was a slut store?? Sorry, but I find your judgmental comments to be ignorant. I purchased clothing at Limited Too for both of my daughters, and none of the clothing was slutty, skimpy or anything other than cute, quality clothes. Maybe they had a ‘slut section’ and we just didn’t shop from that section? I bought clothing for my girls from the Gap as well. I had no idea I was buying slut clothing from one store and proper clothing from the other.

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By: EllaAnne

EllaAnne — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:52:35 +0000

My daughter usually swims at a family pool, and it was a struggle just to get her to wear bottoms when she turned 3. Away from the family pool, she only wears a shorts-type bottom and a triangle bikini top because she HATES the way wet fabric feels on her belly and chest. I have to fight just to keep that little bit of fabric on her. I’m WAY more concerned about her butt hanging out (thus the shorts) than anything for a top that doesn’t exist. So many of my friends daughters go around all summer in suits where HALF their butts are hanging out. THAT seems odd to me.

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By: Hakura

Hakura — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:42:45 +0000

@Laura – It’s true. In my comment above (#26) I talked about my experience with a pedophile trying to kidnap me at age 5. I got incredibly lucky to still be here.

It’s because of this that I have trouble placing too much importance in the argument over bikinis or one pieces. There are much more important things that parents should be focused on.

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By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:33:05 +0000

There is nothing ‘sexy’ about a little girl wearing a bikini, and if you think there is, YOU are the problem.
Pedophiles are by definition attracted to CHILDREN…Not children in bikinis or miniskirts, just children in general…so it’s less about what your child is wearing and more about who is there.

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