Posted on 11/26/2006 7:00:04 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Gucci and Prada for the under-13 crowd
By Alana Semuels, Times Staff Writer
November 24, 2006
Dressed in pink Uggs, Seven jeans and a matching pink sweater and cap, Elizabeth Cohen looks the epitome of hip as she winds her way through the holiday crowds at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles.
She is a discerning consumer — her Ugg boots are not knockoffs, and she names Prada and Dolce & Gabbana as her favorite brands.
She's also 10 years old.
"I ask her, 'What do you need these for?' " said her mother, Jane Cohen of Bel-Air, who shops mostly at vintage stores and garage sales.
But the 10-year-old is hardly unusual. Elizabeth and other "tweens" — kids who are 8 to 12 — are expected to contribute to growing demand for luxury goods this winter.
Today, the season shopfest begins in earnest with day-after-Thanksgiving sales, crowds and traffic jams. For tweens and their older teenage counterparts, the search is on for expensive accessories, belts, purses and perhaps a pair of shoes such as those seen in fashion shows and glossy magazines.
"There's a huge uptick in teens shopping for traditional luxury brands," said Jim Taylor, vice chairman of the Harrison Group, a strategic marketing firm that recently conducted a survey of teenagers' preferences. "Having a Gucci scarf is part of being a kid today."
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You mean "Phat" right?
lol! yeah, that too! :)
What is interesting is the kids learn about the labels, but not the quality of clothing or even how to care for it.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I grew up in late 1970s into 1980s I dress like a Girl not A hooker I seen on street of LA young girls as young as 8 year old looking like hooker I am serious Tiger
I believe you.:-)
Other day I pick up my nephew from school he is 8 year old and I notice all this little girls dressing up like Britney Spears like Ho
This was private Christan school they do have uniform code don't enforce it
Least when i was growing up I dress like little girl not Hooker or something
My mom wouldn't go for that
It is both outrageous and sad.
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