Lourdes In Louboutins: At What Age Should Girls Start Wearing Designer?
Posted by: Leonora Epstein
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1:20PM, Friday October 30th 2009
It was inevitable that Madonna‘s eldest, Lourdes Ciccone Leon, would be a style icon by the time she became a teenager. Well, now we know what’s in the closet of the 13-year-old celebuspawn, thanks to the tell-tale red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes, which tend to retail at about $600 per pair. Here, Lourdes was recently spotted wearing a pair of these must-have studded flats. Of course, the children of celebrities are naturally predisposed to be well-dressed in luxury goods, and they’re some damn lucky kids. But for the rest of the “normal” world, at what age should girls be allowed to wear high-end designer labels? It seems like more and more, there’s a growing culture of teens and pre-teens who are just really, really well-dressed. Honestly, it does make us a little jealous. When we were 13 years old, we would have given anything to live in Cher Horowitz’s closet. How old were you when you started wearing more high-end goods? At what age is it appropriate (if any) for the younger set to start sporting Louboutins, Chanel purses, or whatever happens to be hot these days on Shopbop? [Style Frizz]
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MissChaotic
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 12:26 pm: [report]
Whatever age it is that you’re not still growing at a rapid rate. Like me, I can still fit the clothes that I had when I was 13 (minus my jeans…I grew 3 inches at 19). I just feel its ridiculous to buy designer something for a kid who won’t be able to fit it 3 months later.
freudxslipped
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 12:33 pm: [report]
The day she earns it herself.
I might take her shopping for some nicer things from say Neiman for special occasions but never for daily wear.
DancerNinja
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 12:48 pm: [report]
Hey, Madonna has the money for it, why the hell not? If I have a daughter (or fashion forward son), s/he’ll never have designer on my dime. But when s/he gets a job, s/he can go nuts.
tabby
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 12:48 pm: [report]
I agree that it seems very wasteful to spend that much cash on something the kid is going to outgrow in 6 months. Instead of throwing away your money, how about donating it to a worthy cause?
I also think that if you are given luxury goods all the time by your parents, then you can’t really appreciate them they way you would if you had to work for it or you only had one or two high-end pieces given to you. Isn’t part of the point of luxury items that they make you feel a little extra special each time you wear them?
brades33
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 12:55 pm: [report]
if you have the money spend it. donate them when youre done and it wont be “wasteful”
Clementine
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:03 pm: [report]
At whatever age they can afford to buy it themselves.
That’s my answer for those of us with regular incomes, but I’m sure if I had the money Madonna has I’d pamper my kids, too.
bethlynn00
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:06 pm: [report]
I still don’t wear a lot of high end clothes! I can’t afford them! But I probably wasn’t able to wear nicer things until after college, when I was working FT. In college and high school my wardrobe primarily consisted of clothes from DEB, it was cheap and tried to be trendy, but after a couple of wears that stuff mostly fell apart.
Clementine
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:06 pm: [report]
P.S. @Tabby I still wear the same size shoes I did when I was 13 and that was over a decade ago. It’s pretty likely that those shoes will be out of style before she outgrows them. And somehow I don’t see spiked/studded flats coming back in once they go out (hopefully).
joyy
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:13 pm: [report]
Yeah, I’m more confused about why those fugly boats are ‘must-haves’ than where parents with that kind of cash flow should draw the line regarding growing kids wearing designer labels.
That said, I’m on the “when they can afford it themselves” boat. I still don’t wear truly high-end things either, and what names I do wear usually came from either a discount outlet or a thrift store.
theattack
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 01:15 pm: [report]
Never. I think designer clothes are a waste for anyone. I really hope my potential daughters have the common sense to know that that sort of thing is really stupid. If she wants designer clothes though, she can buy them once she can pay for them, and I will consistently remind her how she could be doing much better things with that wasted money.
melissaann
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 05:50 pm: [report]
I started wearing designed duds when I was 35. I am 24 right now.
*sam*
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 05:55 pm: [report]
@theattack: I agree. So, so dumb.
christinax4
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 07:12 pm: [report]
i limit myself to 1 pair of designer heels, the rest of my shoes are from payless
christinax4
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 07:13 pm: [report]
hey sam i like your picture
ankle
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 07:58 pm: [report]
She looks like Lady Gaga there!
dizzy
wrote on October 30 2009 @ 09:57 pm: [report]
When you can afford to buy it yourself, then you can do whatever you like. Until then there would be NO WAY that I would shell out for designer stuff for my kid.
bbblondie
wrote on November 1 2009 @ 11:52 pm: [report]
@melissaann: LOL, ditto.
To answer the question of this post: I’m 22 and I’ve only started to become appreciative/aware of designer clothes in the last year or so. And I still can’t afford it- I practically threw a party this summer when I managed to buy a Kate Spade bag that was on ridiculous sale and I only use it as a fancy travel bag. It was an investment for me, and as such I’m treating it with care. Honestly, I like it that way. If you can afford Louboutins at 13, what is there to look forward to?