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Originally Posted by Sanchome
Nyororin, have you noticed that there are some provocative, what I think most people would call "inappropriate", fashion shops in Tokyo for Japanese pre-teen girls?
I was out on Daiba earlier this year and I was surprised to see a few shops at Venus Fort (or somewhere near there) selling Shibuya style fashion for preteens. When I say "Shibuya style", I mean short skirts, fishnet stockings, high boots, tight tanks, etc. All of the stuff you find for adult girls in Shibuya, but they sell it for little kids.
It was a little sad.  |
Actually, not really. I really never see young children out and about dressed in things like that.
Just because it`s on sale doesn`t mean parents are buying it for their children. I`m sure there are girls out there who are old enough to be buying that sort of clothing alone, but who are physically small enough to wear it.
I do occasionally see mothers with children wearing matching clothing - All types of mothers do it, and it`s really popular. I imagine that there are young mothers who wear that sort of thing who end up wanting to match their daughters up with their outfits.
But I definitely wouldn`t say it`s common. I`ve seen much worse, on an almost daily level in the US. With the Japanese stuff, almost all of it can be laughed at as "cute", largely because the girls are just being silly with it. But in the US, the girls I saw wearing stuff that was provocative were *serious* about it. They were AIMING to be provocative - that is what I consider sad.