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Friday October 12th, 2012

The Kids in Vogue Paris Are Dressing Much More Age-Appropriately These Days
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The Kids in Vogue Paris Are Dressing Much More Age-Appropriately These Days

When Carine Roitfeld left French Vogue, rumors circulated that one racy fashion editorial in particular was the reason for her firing. It featured children, like the now-infamous Thylane Blondeau, dressed provocatively in adult clothing and makeup, posing suggestively. It was a little creepy, as was much of Vogue Enfants.

So it’s no surprise to find that, like the rest of the magazine under new EIC Emmanuelle Alt, Vogue Paris’ children’s editorials have gotten a little more tame–which is definitely a good thing.

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Monday November 7th, 2011

Scott Schuman Posted a Photo of a Girl With a Pacifier on the Sartorialist and Then Deleted It–Is it Inappropriate?

Scott Schuman Posted a Photo of a Girl With a Pacifier on the Sartorialist and Then Deleted It–Is it Inappropriate?

A tipster noticed this photograph of an incredibly stylish young girl had been posted on The Sartorialist this past Saturday, but that it’s since been deleted. She writes, This gem showed up in my Google Reader from over the weekend, he has obviously since deleted because of the neg comments, but what a creeper. You Read more →

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Thursday September 1st, 2011

Four-Year-Old Girl Sports Fake Boobs and Butt, Wins a Prize for It
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Four-Year-Old Girl Sports Fake Boobs and Butt, Wins a Prize for It

Oh man, we really, really hope we can stop writing about “sexy” children soon.

The Daily Mail reports that on a recent episode of Toddlers & Tiaras a four-year-old contestant sported prosthetic boobs and a padded butt, which she promptly wiggled and shimmied on stage for a Dolly Parton routine. Interestingly enough, the costume was inherited by her mother, who also wore it when she was a toddler and competed in beauty pageants.

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Monday August 15th, 2011

New French Lingerie Line Jours Après Lunes Is for Girls Ages Four Through 12–Cute or Crossing the Line?

New French Lingerie Line Jours Après Lunes Is for Girls Ages Four Through 12–Cute or Crossing the Line?

Here’s a new development in the neverending saga that is France’s apparent disregard for age-appropriateness (or our extreme prudishness and over-sensitivity–depending on your persective): a new line of “loungerie” (that’s lingerie plus loungewear) for girls aged three months and up has just been brought to our attention. It’s called Jours Après Lunes, and it bills itself as “the first designer brand dedicated to ‘loungerie’ for children and teenagers, comprised of loungewear and lingerie to be worn over and under, inside and outside.”

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