Trend analysis #3

Clothing. I looked onto the Limited TOO website, the website of a clothing store that makes young adult clothing in children's sizes. What I saw was low cut v-neck tops, low rise jeans, and lacy underwear, and unlimited amounts of accessories and everything was over priced. I don't think I could have afforded one piece of clothing their if I would of saved a six months of allowance when I was in sixth or seventh grade. The marketing is genius, what sixth or seventh grader wouldn't want to dress the same as a high schooler or twenty year old? But what message are we sending kids? Materialism is a huge problem in middle schools along with general society today. Not to mention, the face we are dressing 12 and 13 year olds up to look 20. Children need a childhood, and sex issues, such as looking sexy is creeping into the minds of younger and younger kids. Is this line of clothing helping if not pushing it along? Definitely. Parents and schools need to keep students looking like students and not floozies. (Maybe a little exaggerated) Point being, students are growing up too fast and the clothing they wear are assisting that.