GH is my favorite catalog for kids clothes, but pg. 39 is

Schweb

causing me a little concern. There's a picture of a girl in a bathing suit, she looks about 8-ish - the pose is way to "sexy & sultry" IMO. It's not cute or fun or childish. I do not like it one bit. When I turned the page and saw it for the 1st time my reaction was an immediate "oh no  - not good!"

https://www.garnethill.com/jump.jsp?itemID=18183&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C4322%2C9357%2C9953&iProductID=18183

the image is on their website too - but much smaller and missing the lower part of her body - so the impact is not the same. What do you think? (sorry about the long link - not sure how to shorten it) 

#6

Umm there is no way my child would pose like that. That is way too seductive of a pose for a little girl to do for a catalog/website.  The way her hair is over her eye and how she has her arms is just too much.  Little girls need to have ponytails and be smiling and playing with a beachball.  Not trying to look sexy.  That is just wrong. 

DandR

not seeing the sultry-ness of it.....

I think you are looking too much into it. 

Its not like its a tiny bikini.

She's not wearing makeup

I don't know...looks pretty innocent to me.

PinkPiano

I think it's the tousled hair that's making it a bit on the "sexy" side.  I really don't see a problem with it though, her pose is perfectly nice.

Schweb

I wish you could see the catalog itself - this picture is so very different from every other image of little girls - in the other shots they are all smiling, acting silly, holding hands, etc. This one image has a completely different "tone" than all the rest. Plus it is very large in the actual catalog - has it's own page - almost like a centerfold or something -  It really stands out, at least to me.

I know - it's just a catalog.

katie277s

DandR:

not seeing the sultry-ness of it.....

I think you are looking too much into it. 

Its not like its a tiny bikini.

She's not wearing makeup

I don't know...looks pretty innocent to me.

Agreed.  Maybe I need to see the whole picture to get the full effect.

WBs_Bride

I looked at that catalog days ago and remember exactly which picture you're talking about. I felt the same way as you. It's just...wrong.

JOEBunny

Yes, that creative director needs some therapy about appropriate behavior.