30% of Girls' Clothing Is Sexualized in Major Sales Trend

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15. I think the best way to teach young women is through honesty

Questions like "why do you want to wear that; what's it FOR, what does it accomplish, fashion wise or socially. Or, are even blunter, do you want your cleavage ( or butt, or whatever) to be looked at? Why? What is it about those shoes do you like? (you have to get past the 'they're cute' pat answer)

Not judging, using open, age appropriate dialogue helps.



My youngest daughter and her friend all went through a neo hippie phase, which was interesting. Funky and comfortable seemed to matter most.

All that being said, there is an art to body decoration, there is an art to fashion. It doesnt have to be so fucked up for women. My standard is comfortable and functional, but, as my oldest daughter likes to remind me, I went through the short skirt high heels phase.

I saw a surgeon in a dress the other day while she was visiting a patient; the dress was awesome. Button up, scoop neck collar, Kind of a faint pinkish color, It had dark horizontal stripes, ended just around the knee with a slight flare. The waist had a cloth belt with a small bow. Shoes low heeled and sensible. The whole thing was attractive as hell, Nice summertime look. Not sexy, just an attractive dress. Although, I'm sure there would be men who would decide it was for their viewing pleasure alone.