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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Using Young Girls To Market Adult Fashion Borders On Pedophilia, Former Model Says


In the financially-strapped world of fashion, younger and younger girls are appearing in adult fashion ad campaigns.


A 10-year-old so-called "supermodel" recently graced the glossy pages of French Vogue, all dolled-up, suggestively positioned on a couch with a sultry stare. 13-year-old actress Elle Fanning posed for high-fashion designer Marc Jacobson, looking wise beyond her years as she glared vacantly into the camera clutching a purse. Her sister Dakota, at 17 an industry vet, is featured in an ad for Marc Jacobs’ new perfume “Oh Lola!” with the flower-blooming bottle positioned between her legs.


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

disgusting. As bad as living vicariously through little ones sticking them in beauty pageants with makeup caked all over their faces. Let them get outside, run and get dirty.

Anonymous said...

This is not new, remember Brook Shields? Her mom had her poseing nude in movies, which possesing today is child porn.

Anonymous said...

This is wrong and the advertised fashion designer should be boycotted!