What's with all the sexy Halloween costumes for little girls?

[Jeafl]

I took my almost 10 yr. old daughter to this Halloween Superstore yesterday to look at costumes, and I couldn't believe some of them!

Let me preface this by saying that I am not a prude at all, and since I have a 16 yr. old daughter as well I know what is out there in the stores.

My 10 yr. old is past the Princess costume stage or any other Disney costume for that matter. She thought she might want to be a witch. The witch costume we saw had a scoop neck silver glitter crop top with big bell sleeves and a low on the hips black and silver glitter skirt. At least 10 inches of stomach was showing. It was a far cry from the witch costumes we used to buy! This was just one of many costumes that had lots of skin showing. There was Diva Rock star, Diva nurse, the cat costume was almost obscene! The cheerleader costume had super short spandex shorts and a crop top. The Josie and the Pussycats costume looked like it came from a set from a porn movie! Even the Dorothy costume was super tight, fitted and short. They even had a French maid costume in her size! If you didn't want a sexy costume you had to go with a horror-type costume.

We ended up getting nothing, and I think I will look on line. So far, everything is too "babyish" (her word not mine). Somewhere there has to be a happy medium. Any ideas? (I don't sew by the way so that is out).

 

[MosMom]

I agree. They even had tavern wench and FRENCH MAID costumes for little girls. I was in shock. Who would let their little girl wear a french maid costume?

 

[Jenn Lynn]

I tried to find a kitten/cat costume for DD. They are all so tacky!

 

[POB14]

Noticed the same thing - it's insane. Can't kids be kids anymore?

This place has amazing costumes, but they're really expensive. They even have costumes for your cell phone!

 

[robinb]

It's all part of the prostitoting of girls clothing. Very sad.

 

[stinkerbelle]

that's when you get creative and make the costume at home.
much more original anyway

ETA

remember those PLASTIC jump-suit type halloween costumes with the plastic faces and the rubberband around your head?

they've come a long way...eh?

 

[Jeafl]

I tried to find a kitten/cat costume for DD. They are all so tacky!

Jenn Lynn, the cat costume my daughter tried on was a skin tight pair of crushed velvet pants with a matching long sleeve cop top that had her entire stomach showing. She wears a size 7/8, and i even had her try on the 10/12 but it was still tight

Not to mention that it usually cold here on Halloween, do they really want all that skin hanging out?

 

[clarabelle]

the family fun website -usually has some cool homemade ones- tounge - in cheek ideas like black eye peas -they don't usually involve sewing
Lillian Vernon migh have something -but they do tend to go that Diva route
American Girl usually has a few taste ful -but expensive things - I got DD a coustume from there last year -that I am making her wear again because of the expense

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

I saw a "punk" fairy costume.......whoa is all I can say. in sz 6X no less

 

[Cindy B]

I found some reasonable looking witch costumes at Target. My daughter is a tall 8 year old so I feel your pain.

She wound up with a black dress with maribou/gold fuzzies on the end. Its a shorter skirt than I would usually let her wear, (its above the knee--but not much past her knee). She picks longer length skirts for herself mostly. She tried it on, and it was fine. She told me she wanted to wear shorts underneath though.. Thats my girl! At least it didn't show belly or anything like that.

She also didn't like the rock star ones either!


If that didn't fit I was at a point where she would pick something glamourous at a thrift shop/hem it/pin it and let her be dressed up.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I think it is just a natural progression of young girls wanting to look like *****s in general, and in many cases the parents going along with it. What is standard wearing apparel today, 10 years ago you saw on the corner hookers in downtown Chicago.

 

[minkydog]

Which is why I have never bought my kids costumes! It is obscene what they think is okay for kids to wear. I have made a few costumes in my day, but that's not really my thing.

DD12 has made her own costumes since she was about 6yo. She has a lot of "dress-ups" so she has been Pocahontas, a fairy, a ballerina, Laura Ingalls Wilder, a mime, a rock star(with no skin showing!), and this year she is planning a gypsy look.

DS19 has been making his own costumes since he was 4--a soldier outfit made out of tape and construction paper. He has made a cavalier outfit, a Daniel Boone shirt and raccoon hat(fake fur), a were-wolf costume(leftover fake fur), a bat, Zorro,Mighty Mouse, and Phantom of the Opera. he also had a collection of capes and props, so we never knew what he was going to be dressed as.

As you can see, there are plenty of ideas and none of them are expensive. i would suggest you ask your DD what she wants to be and then help her brainstorm how she could accomplish it.