Seriously?? im sorry, but at my prom, the girls came so scantily clad it was disgusting and that was last year. Prom is supposed to be classy, not showing how many holes you can fit into what dress. my question is for the seamstress who MADE it. What the hell?! as an attendant to prom, i don’t wanna see half of your boobs and ass crack saying hello to me when we are all dancing to Shawty Lo! sheeeeesh. why can’t you just be classy and elegant? there NEEDS to be a dress code. or pasties and booty shorts will be all the rage. looking like Jay’s video, Big Pimpin.

I see nothing wrong with the school officials not allowing the girl to attend Prom, dressed in that attire. Even if it’s Prom Night, it’s still a high school nonetheless and the majority of high schools have certain dress codes that need to be followed. In my old high school, we had dress codes that wouldn’t let us wear anything skimpy like that (such as anything showing our midriff or anything too short that left little to the imagination). This has nothing to do with her being black. The girl is dressed like she’s about to go to some club rather than a high school prom. Her mother should have never let her step out the door with that outfit on. Yes it will turn some heads and draw some attention I’m sure, but it will mostly be the wrong type of attention one should not want in the long run.

More concerned about prom than career planning! Our children are brought up like this…smh

then had the NERVE to put them glasses on like she is the coolest thing walking.

IT’S JUST A DANG ON DRESS…SOME FOLKS ACT LIKE THEY AINT SEEN WORST. I’M JUST GLAD THAT SHE WASN’T REAL FAT TRYING TO WEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I MEAN WHAT SHE GOT ON SHOULDN’T MADE NATIONAL NEWS. I DONT SEE NO TITS OUT OR NO ASS. SO WHY DOES ANYONE CARES….LET’S FOCUS ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT. GEEZ

This has nothing to do with black or white – bottom line, there was a dress code that was violated. Case closed…no money back. Not to mention that dress is a HOT MESS!

i think she should be able to wear what she wants but why would she WANT to wear that? that looks a hot stupid ass mess. it’s tacky and classless. she looks like a prostitute.

her mother probably rant & raved about how hot she looked…and for those of you who said she didn’t look bad — come on she’s 17. our society is totally screwed.

oh, and why is always a black & white issue? lol.

Screw the dress, this chick went to prom with a MUSTACHE!

I guess she was to busy worrying about her 99 cent sarong wrap!

The girl looks ridiculous. Where the hell are her parents?

she’s a fuckin mess. did she think it was a lil boosie video shoot?

I don’t what schools some of you all went to, but my high school did not play that, I graduated in 2005. Thats just ghetto and hoeish with what she is wearing. She’s a disgrace to African American Women all over the country, especially young ones. Even if she was let in at my school, she would only get talked about or touched where she claimed she doesn’t want to be touched but has it all out for show. My generation kills me some days.

deff agree with you #16.

Come on she should have known better that dress is to over the top for a prom

&& #29

wtf!!!! she cant really b serious!!!!??? first of all sweetie, yellow is not your color. second she needs 2 b slapped as well as her mother for allowing her 2 leave the house like that. she needs some better friends because if they honestly told her they “likeded” that piece of cloth than the really aren’t her friends, i wouldn’t even b caught takin pics wid her. she probably deserved 2 b arrested because we all know she mad a big ass scene when they refused 2 let her in. she even had the nerve 2 wear shades with her prom dress lmao!!!!
she a ghetto ass bird who doesnt know any better sad 2 say. she is 17 with that big tattoo on her chest and a tongue ring. she’s probably not even graduating but she wanna b at the prom lol. smh @ da young females of today. im 18 and i wouldnt b caught dead wearing that anywhere much less my prom!!!!! i think its a down south thing cuz nobody in nyc wears shit like that 2 prom.

got nerve 2 ask 4 her money back!!!! she need 2 ask whoever made that “dress” for her money back. dumbass!!!

This is just plain wrong, people young girls need to be taught how to have some CLASS. You dont leave your house like that for any reason, unless your profession is either a stripper or a prostitute. No wonder there are a lot of men out there with no respect for women if we cant even respect ourselves to put an extra piece of fabric over our skin. My child would not be leaving the house looking like that. WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!!!!!

LOOKS like My PROM DRESS, lol

GUILTY

prom nights are meant to be a respectable occasion, not looking like lil kim at a halloween party

UGLY…

Handcuffed? That’s extreme. Either way, what was she thinking??

(Lol at #84) I’d like to know where the parents were at also, teenagers will try to push it all the time, but her parents shouldn’t have allowed that mess, even if they somehow didn’t think it looked trampy, did they really think that the school would allow it?
I do think the media over-hyped this though, maybe it was a slow day or something so the network got desperate; but national news? Handcuffs? Over one skanky looking high school dress? Soft news at its most frivolous…

every school has a dress code and that dress code applies to everything that deals with that school (ex. grad nite, senior breakfast, homecoming, and prom) because the student’s are still representing their school. she knew her school’s dress code and she violated it anyway. she looked like a cheap street walker. because she violated the dress code i think the school had the right to turn her away.

Since she’s underage they should have arrested her parents for letting her dress that way in the first place. And since she’s a high school senior, she has some understanding, so there is absolutely no excuse for this madness.

lol im all 4 individuality and all…but that shits just ugly lol…if it woulda been a fly diffrent dress ok…i mean @ my prom there were people there with shorts n skateboard shoes on..but that fugly yello shit…wamp wamp..

Handcuffs were not necessary, but this dress is crazy. Her parents need there butts beat for letting her walk around like this.

I agree with #6 on some level but….her dress is not acceptable and NIGGAS need to stop trying to live their life like a damn rap video! What? Did she really think that she was going to be treated like a lady dressed like a HAM?

hhayi man..WTF, where were this kid parents this is not even a race issue but one of morals and respect. The dress is not even HOT but dawn right hood rat skanky shyte. I blame the parents peroid.

Definately not appropriate for a high school prom. Its hardley appropriate for anything for that matter. Did her parents see what she had on? Its not suitable for a teenager at all!

And please tell me what race has to do with it? Nothing at all. Just like I wrote yesterday about the jail statistics. We need to stop rallying behind shit that dont make sense. SHE WAS WRONG for wearing something so provacative and she WAS WRONG for not leaving when they asked her to. Had she worn what was appropriate for her age and for the function she wouldnt be in this mess in the first place!

This is in no way indicative of our future as a community, however it is indicative of poor parenting skills and lack of any iota of common sense, decency, and class.

This little girl doesn’t have the wherewithall to control her emotions, speak in a persuasive manner or carry herself in a way that will command the respect that she desperately needs.

The dress is just symptomatic of the core problem she is experiencing as an adolescent.

I understand wanting to show off your body at that age, most of us were somewhat the same way. Sure some girls wanted to do the whole princess dress thing, and that’s cool, but there were those, myself included, who wanted to feel grown. My prom was 11 years ago. I was an athlete in high school and I wore a dress that showed off my body. My dress was sexy and respectable. And it could go from the prom to an affair at the Ritz without any tongues wagging, except in appreciation. HOWEVER, I was also a national merit scholar, a presidential scholar, a volunteer, and had awards and a gpa that afforded me a full academic scholarship to one of the best schools in the country.

My parents were relentlessly strict, but because they raised me well, I was able to strike a balance with my choice in attire that didn’t alarm them or bring them shame, but still brought me the attention that I wanted.

Clearly, this girl wasn’t blessed with parents who understood that your attitude gets you further in life than anything else.

She, along with many of our young girls, need mentoring and not degrading insults. They need a man and woman in their lives to show them that there is a way to conduct yourself that gets you what you want while you maintain self respect.

The dress was outrageous, but the mentality that caused her to put on the dress in the first place should concern us more.

For those of you who think no one should tell you what to do, how to dress, how to act or any other thing, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN. As long as you live on this earth, there will be rules. If you don’t like them, CHANGE THEM, but do not act all indignant as if the rules somehow don’t apply to you. Get over yourselves and realize that rules are there to serve a purpose. Take some initiative and discover the purpose behind them, and if you feel there is a better way to fulfill the purpose, do something about it. But don’t complain and act all ignorant, if you choose to just act ridiculous, and then cry when you have to suffer the consequences of your actions.

just pure trash. she is certainly disgracing our race. i doubt her or parents knew any better or the whole situation would have been prevented. yes it was a school hosted event, however the school still has a dress code regardless. she needs to understand that her decisions and actions do have consequences. she’s lucky if it doesnt effect her graduation.

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her momma was wrong for authrozing that mess…I BLAME BET!!

Proms are formal events!!!!! It’s sad that these teens think showing your whole body constitutes formal. I was on my prom committee ( not long ago at all) in high school and we had a dress code as well, which every senior knew about prior to the event. She and her parent(s)/guardians should have know better!

That’s what she gets for looking like a HOE. Who let her out the house looking like that?

EVERYONE ON HERE JUST CRITICIZING WHAT SHE WORE YET CAN’T SAY WHY!!! SO TELL ME…WHAT IS WRONG WITH WHAT SHE WORE. IRONIC, THEY WOULDNT DO THIS TO SUM SLUT ASS BIMBO LYK TARA CONNER (THE ONE WHO WAS AT THE CENTRE OF THAT PAGEANT SCANDAL), BUT THEY WANNA HANDCUFF A YOUNG SISTER FOR SOMETHING THATS NOT EVEN CRIMINAL.

SHE SHOULD BE LOCKED UP, WHY DO THESE CHILDREN WANT TO BE NAKED AT PROM AND WHO DO WE PERMIT THEM TO DRESS IN SUCH A PROVOCATIVE MANNER ANYWAY. IF YOU ARE NOT A PROSTITUTE OR SHOW GIRL STOP DRESSING THAT WAY. IN THE WORDS OF DR. IAN SHOW SOME CLASS [AND NOT YOUR ASS}…OKAY I ADDED THAT LAST PART.

LOL!!!

I agree with you #27. This is NOT news. The white media totally ignores ANYTHING worth reporting, like missing African American children…but we missing white children get international attention. Makes NO sense to me…

She looks nasty, prostitutes have on more clothes. If she was my daughter she really would have gotten the beat down first for attempting to wear what looks like a scarf wrapped around her ass and second for embarassing me on national tv, I was embarassed for her.

Why????? is a young lady dressed like a cheap hooker that is truly sad that her mom or any grown women that truly loves her would let her leave the house looking like that I would of banned her to……. ok you are 17 years old with all of your body exposed this is high school prom it is a day when you are supposed to look and feel beautiful not trashy and naked someone made a comment about J.LO but she is an adult going to an award show and it was a versace gown there is a big diffrence when you make money like that you can get away with things like that…. It is really sad to see a young girl trying to act so grown with that tattoo and tounge ring you can see no one truly cares about her

What about the parents or parent that allowed her to buy the outfit.They should be charged but I guess being stupid is not a crime.

See this is where I say the cops where probably necessary but not for the reasons they handcuffed her. It should’ve been something like a scared straight program. But in all likelihood with emphasize on the “hood”; this chick is prolly very familiar with the law whether directly or through association. Where were her parents cause i would’ve suggested that being the next stop for the police. Both child and parent needs to be arrested. At some point we all have to step up and be responsible here. Cause in my opinion if they can justify her in this dress then i can elect her the next candidate for R Kelly’s future video and justify that. “FREE R KELLY”

That poor Little Girl.

I feel so sorry for her.

She feels at a young age that her beauty is equated to dressing like a whore.

* This is where part of the blame can be placed on BET, which exploits Black Women by showing constant video images of our black queens dressings like go go dancers

I wonder who her role models are ?
Where is her Parents/Guardians ?

First off the dress is ugly. She just wanted he 15 mins of fam and thats what she got now everybody see what a hot mess she looked like on her prom.

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Now…I don’t think she should have been banned from prom and taken away in handcuffs however..I do not agree with this outfit at all. I went to prom in 2002-2003 and prom was the only time we could get dressed up like celebs and strut our stuff down the red carpet. Now…it’s a show of the skimpiest outfit. Parents..why would you even let your child out lookin like that. It aint even a skimpy cute outfit. If it was gonna be that small you should at least have made it cute..DAMN.

I swear these little hoes think they can do anything they want and not suffer the consesequences! Why the hell would she go to a High School prom dressed like a whore??

When I heard about this story a few days ago,I thought to my self “please don’t let it be a black girl” WRONG!!!!

I first blame her parents or whoever is her guardian. They should not have authorized this dress to be made or worn by this young lady. She is 17years old and I could care less about how great her body looks it is not for show. This is how our young ladies are getting pregnant at early ages, get disrespected, get raped, etc. Parents are letting their children grow much faster than their time. If you wanna be grown let me see you work an eight hour shift, pay some bills, and invest. That’s what our youth need.

Secondly you cannot be mad at the school. Prom is not about being free to dress with the least amount of clothing. It has been a tradition for years throughout highschools containing the form of elegance and respect. Men dress is suits, women dress in gowns. My grandmothers would shake their heads if they saw these type of dresses cause back in their days prom was floor length gowns. Then it changed to being able to wear cocktail length dress now look what it has become. This is far from an issue of race, but more so an issue of proper parenting. The handcuffs were used because she got out of hand. Should she be refunded? No. You are not refunded for breaking rules. That’s why schools provide a handbook of rules with dresscodes etc. She violated a rule and that’s her own fault. Events like these are non refundable anyway because they are prepaid. Besides that this story was not major enough to be on all the news channels in my opinion.

@106 I totally agree with you,this young girl doesn’t know any better,it’s a shame, some many young black women in this day in age are not taught how to be classy and respect themselves. I don’t blame her for thinking this was appropriate because she’s seventeen, whomever raises this child should have pulled the reigns on her tail,when they first saw her in that dress,there’s nothing wrong with trying to look grown and sexy for your prom,the problem is a alot of young woman,(not just black) assume the more reavealing the outfit=sexy and that’s totally not the case.

1. Why the hell would she wear that to a high school prom anyway? She’s not going to the club. The outfit is totally inappropriate to wear to a prom, in my opinion.

2. Was the handcuffs really necessary? NO. I think they went overboard with that.

3. Hopefully she, and others, will learn their lesson. We need to do better.

Most prom dresses violate school dress code policies…I guess she just took it a bit too far.

I like how her date was standing buy her as she got cuffed…he looked fly. Wonder what he was thinking?

Homegirl need to turn off the BET and VH1, hoochie mama gear is not formal attire. You don’t go to prom dressed like you are about to go to black bike week. You do not see that kind of dress in a dress store or any store for that matter

#46 I agree with you. I heard her on the radio this morning and she sounds like she majored in Ebonics….I understand girls wanting to feel special on their prom night and maybe even a little sexy, but that dress was horrible. not only did it make her look bad, but the damn dress was cheap looking as well. looks like she took a curtian and wrapped it around her. unfornately in this society, girls equate sexy with being damn near naked

The girl deserves a beat down from Mama and Daddy. If she knew the dress code, and dressed against it, she knew what chances she was taking before she got to the party.

I hate the dress, she too young to dress like that. No young man would dare honor her dressing like a slut hooker. I do not agree with her being handcuffed though. She should have just been escorted away and dropped off home.

She just wanted her name in the news. She knew damn well that you can’t dress like that to your school prom.

They needed to kick her a$$ out and all of the other chicken heads that plan to show all of their goodies on prom night. She knew the rules going in and planned and plotted to break them. So good for her a$$!!! The dress didn’t have a hint of sex appeal to it, it looks like some ole BS that her neighbor stitched together and called it a dress. These girls coming out of high school are only 16/17 years old, they shouldn’t be dressing like “F-N” hookers on the stroll, they have all their adult lives to flaunt barely nothing. School officials need to crack down on the chicks coming to school like they about to do the pole dance. GOOD FOR HER AND I DON’T FEEL A BIT OF REMORSE AND SHE SHOULDN’T GET A REFUND!!!!!

Had to look at the mess again, she got a slither of cloth covering her nipples. it aint even cover the whole breast!!! HOT HOT STRAIGHT OUT THE OVEN HAM OF A MESS.

@ 70 I’M GONNA TELL DA TRUTH

AND THAT’S THE DOUBLE TRUTH, RUTH!

Your comments pretty much sums up this whole shameful ass affair.

TO THE MEDIA: All it takes is one dumb stunt from one of our slow “country cuzinz” to set our shit back ten years. I’m not surprised that you jumped all over this. That’s just your evil nature.

TO THE GIRL: I bend my knees in prayer, because it’s obvious you do not know that the blissfully ignorant cloud you’re floating on is toxic. I pray that you wake up, and I feel sorry for you because of the public backlash you’re going to have to deal with at such a young age. Perhaps it’s all for the best and you’ll move on and grow up to be a strong black sister with some self-respect.

TO THE PARENTS: I hate to assume that this young lady probably does not have a father in the household because no man would let his daughter out of the house like this UNLESS there was something wrong with that relationship as well if you know what I mean. As for the mother, it’s IS clear that this sorry excuse is either cut from the same cloth, or just doesn’t give a damn. She should be forced to stand in front of her house with a big sign that says, “YES, I’M THE IGNORANT ASS WHO NOT ONLY LET MY DAUGHTER LEAVE THE HOUSE LOOKING A TEN CENT VERSION OF ANNA NICOLE, I THEN FED THE REMAINS OF HER SHREDDED SELF-RESPECT TO THE MEDIA FOR THEM TO FEAST ON. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SLAP THE SHIT OUT ME.”

And before we totally destroy this girl, let’s take a look at why she felt she had to express her self in this matter. What kind of physical or sexual abuse has she already endured that made her act out? Was it from her father, stepfather, her boyfriend, her mother’s boyfriend, uncle, brother, teacher?

Let’s pray for her.

I am 27 years old and the dresses were 10 times worse at my prom…

I dont see too much wrong with it… Its a dress showing her midsection… So what….

@ JUICY SUPERSTAR

——— Naw, I’m gonna leave it alone.

I really don’t see what’s wrong with the dress! I’ve seen shit like that on “High Fashion” Runways(not saying that is “High Fashion”) but all that half nakedness I’ve seen on runways! I bet I could turn to E! and see some shit like that now and I bet many have! Some people always gotta bitch about something.& yes I compared a fashion show to a prom because they damn near have the same meaning! (Showing off some damn clothes)except one is full of your classmates lmao! I’M PRETTY SURE THOSE STUDENTS COULD STILL BE GROWN & POP THEY ASS WHILE SHE HAD THAT DRESS ON! . So what was the big problem?I applaud her for doing her even though that ass ain’t get in lol!

I can’t believe some people are actually making excuses for this girl….it’s a school sponsored event…so the dress code should be enforced…I don’t feel sorry for her…she should have known better and her parents should be ashamed too…for allowing their daughter to walk out of the house like that….

FUTHER INDICATION THAT TODAY’S NEGRO NEEDS TO PICK UP A MOTHAFUKIN BOOK:

So I guess if your little sister sees somebody on E! dressing like a pantiless slut looking like ready for the 10 guys to run a funk train, it’s okay? It’s about self respect. And caring about self-respect is bitching?

I fear for the ignorance of some of our people and it’s a shame that someday they might be running things in the future.

OH WAIT A MINUTE. These people are too oblivious to be running thangs. My bad.

Then again, maybe t

If she refused to leave the premises they had a right to handcuff her because that would be trespassing, when it comes to prom, it’s school property.They really didn’t have to give her a refund either because they tell you when you paid for it, with no refunds.I can see the schools concern because this girl was probably going to pop lock and her cooch all the way out.It’s inappropriate.

Now that I look at the dress, I thought it was longer, but it short and it looks like a hooker dress.This is the kind of dress you wear to the club or you going to the beach or something.Since when women been wearing freakum dresses to prom-which is a public?I graduated in 2005, no way in hell none of the chicks I saw would wear ANYTHING like this because guaranteed your ass would be talked about on that following Monday and to the next day.Even the skank broads at my prom didn’t dress like this.I’m glad I didn’t see this foolishness at my prom.

FUTHER INDICATION THAT TODAY’S NEGRO NEEDS TO PICK UP A MOTHAFUKIN BOOK:

So I guess if your little sister sees somebody on E! dressing like a pantiless slut looking like ready for the 10 guys to run a funk train, it’s okay? It’s about self respect. And caring about self-respect is bitching?

I fear for the ignorance of some of our people and it’s a shame that someday they might be running things in the future.

OH WAIT A MINUTE. These people are too oblivious to be running thangs. My bad.

*sigh* We bitch and moan about dumb shit like a dress attire. I’ve seen worst from all girls of different races wearing revealing clothes. Some schools enforce the dresss code and some don’t. The school has the right to enforce the dress code but to get arrested? I don’t know and for this stupid ass story to make headlines? Is just flat out retarded. Nobody on this site has the right to scold anyone on how to dress because that is not our job that is her parents or legal guardians job. If the girl wants to dress like a fuck slut let her and she’ll see the consequences of dressing like that. All these people blaming everyone isn’t going to solve shit but keeps us whining and complaining. There is better shit in this world to focus and some ghetto chick who got arrested for a dress code is not one of them. If you want change be a role model to your own damn kids thank you

thats sad she didn’t get to go to her prom ….its only a one in a lifetime thing // but who theres no one to blame but her ….she knew the dress code and she acted like she could’ve really get away with it ..wow

Totally Agree with Number 16! Black people let’s not make this a race thing because home girl was a mess. Not classy at all and I find it disrespectful to others and herself. The media shouldn’t have even picked up the story. Truely a hot mess!

That’s what she deserves. My school DID NOT play when it came to dress code because the staff actually CARED about the students. There were ppl turned away at my prom as well. Like most ppl said: “where the fuck were the parents?” Don’t get mad because the school tried to pick up where the parenting lacked.

*sigh* I’ll let my conscience deem what I choose worthy to express my opinion about, thank you. And who the hell are some people to say or value what some of us feel is a VALID issue? Fuk outta here. Perhaps they can’t see the big picture through the cloudy density of their OWN minds. That’s fine. We come here to comment on posts that the editors find newsworthy. If you don’t find it as such, then fine. Don’t talk out of both sides of your ass claiming to enlighten while spewing ignorance.

And I love how people use lame ass and profound phrases like “whine” and “complain” when it’s clear they don’t a full grasp or see the ramifications of what APPEARS to be a small issue, and are unable to grasp the full scope.

who told her she was aaliyah??? sad that we are constantly put down on national news, goes to show that nothing has changed…

I had to come back and re-read these comments for a second time. I don’t know you guys. I think I’m more bothered now by the people who don’t see anything wrong with this. I don’t care what race the girl was, what socio-economic background she has, or even her age.

An outfit like this has a proper time and place and a teenager’s high school prom isn’t that time or place. No matter what you say to me, you cannot justify this outfit (not dress) by simply saying “I’ve seen worse.” If you’ve seen worse than that says something too.

This is about what women do to create their own problems. We all want a certain degree of attention. We all want to find a partner who thinks of us as queens. but when women dress like this we’re asking for something else. When are we going to be self accountable? I’m sick of hearing so many women complain about lack of respect in their lives. For every girl or woman who looks like this and behaves like this, it’s all the more reason for males and other cultures to disrespect us. We have no right to complain about video hoes or strippers being the soup of the day. It’s no wonder that the media keeps playing up images like this of women and that music videos don’t change. We ACCEPT this crap so it will not change.

I don’t know why that is so hard to understand. How desperate are some of you girls for attention at any cost?

And to make matters worse, I’m sick of these “Great Glam” ads on this website. There is nothing galmourous about those hootchie clothes. Every outfit is meant for a stripper. Look up the definition of the word glam and it does not apply. I am angry at the company or people who think lookig like a whore is fashionable or glamorous. Every ad I’m looking at fake boobs.

And you wonder why we have so many problems.

@146

I’m saying though it is trivial to complain about something that we can’t control. That is her parents issue and they will have to deal with it now before it gets worst. If you don’t want your child to come out like her tehn instill values in her because obviously no one told her about herself not even her own damn momma. She isn’t embarrassing black people she is embarrassing herself.

Wow…the dress *is* horrid. Aside from the color, the fabric, and the crooked seam on the side of the skirt, it looks like a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen! Don’t people dance at proms?? Aren’t young ladies concerned about how they will be able to move around in their clothes?? If she made any kind of vigorous movement her top would have been exposed! If she sat down she would have had to cover her lap (maybe that’s what the train was for…OK who am I kidding the train wasn’t for that, lol). Some kids have totally lost it. They think the prom is like going “clubbin”. Or they go to the other extreme and you’d think they are getting married at Buckingham Palace. But it’s kind of sad when you get down to the root of it…they don’t know what’s appropriate b/c they haven’t been given many (or any) opportunities to get “dressed up”. They don’t know what it means. No one grows up playing in Mum’s or Nana’s jewelry and playing dress up anymore. Half of these little girls probably don’t know what a cocktail or evening dress is.