Tag Archives: padded bras

Does A Nine-Year-Old Need A Padded Bra?

Julie GersteinMarch 25, 2011 //

Oh, Abercrombie and Fitch. We never took the preppy clothing company as the arbiter of good taste and class, but we think they’ve perhaps gone way over the line by producing a collection of girls’ bathing suit tops–aimed at ages 8 to 14–with padded bras included. Just what, pray tell, does a little kid need with a padded bra, A&F? Who thought this was a good idea? Your company already gets accused–over and over again–of oversexualizing young teens and children, and this certainly isn’t helping to improve your already-sullied reputation. Keep reading »

Target Outfits Young Girls With Padded Bras Too

Annika HarrisApril 19, 2010 //

It was easy for us to criticize those Brits for selling padded bikinis for little girls. I mean, we Americans are so much more puritanical, right? Wrong! Yesterday, as I was shopping in Target, I came across these heart-printed and striped, brightly colored padded bras in the girls section. The bras were from Target’s Xhilaration line, but some were also from Maidenform’s Self Expressions line made specifically for girls. Some of the bras, which were available in sizes 30 and 32, even had convertible clear straps and came in nude as well as black. Now, the bras didn’t have go-up-a-full-cup-size padding like bras made for women, but they did have underwire and molded cups that suggest to me they’re meant to push up the little bit these girls have. Well, this is one way to bash young girls over the head with the idea that they’re sexual beings. Keep reading »

Tesco Markets Padded Bras To The Tween Set

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 14, 2008 //

Padded bras for pre-teens. You heard right. Because your little sister desperately needs something to go along with her thong — the perfect outfit for when she’s up late at night playing Miss Bimbo. [Telegraph U.K.] Keep reading »