Cool for Abercrombie to sell push-up bikini's to 7 year olds?  

Maybe I'm stating the obvious or trying to over simplify the issue, it's JMO. If we don't buy A&F -- can't sell and cause a stir. It's not the kids those ages taking themselves shopping. Typically you still need a parental figure as part of the process at any of those ages. I hope by the time they hit puberty parents have tried to help them understand that they get to decide how they want to portray themselves and not Abercrombie & Fitch or some other store that sells fashion. The pre-teen and teen years are filled with all kinds of things we protect and guide kids through, A&F has just given parents another reason to be present and involved in the shopping for fashion.

As a mother of 3 grown girls now. I have always taught them Classy not trashy...that has followed them into adult hood. I'm not as well spoken as Sandyshore, but i did at least get my point across to my children, Thankfully so.

As a first time parent this really bugs me (and I have a boy). Things like this make me think of those crazy parents entering little girls in pageants and not letting them enjoy being kids. Maybe they should wait 'til the girls turn 12 before telling them to push it up and suck it in and ruining their self image in the name of fashion and making a buck. I am not a fan! Not cool, A&F!

AF is craxy

That was my thought also Lootango! It's just wrong but keep in mind stores such as Walmart & Target for years have been selling bikinis for all ages including babies. It's the parent's responsibility to say what their children can and cannot wear.

ABC Nightly News picked up this story today, reporting that A & F had renamed the item pictured above to remove any reference to "push up," calling it only a "striped top." ABC also reported that "Abercrombie has showed no signs that they plan to pull the product from its store's shelves." http://abcnews.go.com/US/aberc.....d=13236904

Everyone ABC News interviewed agreed they wouldn't buy the top, including young girls. But the public argument over this has apparently put enough pressure on A & F that they have now removed the item from their website, offering 7 triangle tops with 2 of them labeled as "lightly lined."

Two months ago Walmart came under fire from parents for marketing a line of "anti-aging" cosmetics aimed at 8-12 year olds. http://www.styleite.com/media/.....ds-makeup/