Kate's mum attacked over her website's 'sexualised' Halloween frocks
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A tiny mini-skirt, red and black bodice, fingerless elbow gloves... not forgetting the towering scarlet heels.
It is a revealing, flimsy outfit that many adult women would think twice about wearing.
But this is a Halloween costume sold by Carole Middleton's firm Party Pieces - for girls as young as ten.
Midnight mischief: This outfit, which has a lace up bodice is aimed at girls aged four to 10 and is priced £25.99
Hot stuff: This costume aimed at girls aged 10 to 16 includes a tiny red mini skirt and devil horns and costs £24.99
Campaigners last night criticised the range offered by the internet venture, which is owned by the mother of the Duchess of Cambridge, for ‘sexualising' young girls.
The red and black devil costume, called ‘Hot Stuff', was said to be for youngsters aged ten to 16.
Meanwhile a costume with a black and silver bodice, mini-skirt and elbow gloves called ‘Midnight Mischief' was aimed at children as young as four.
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And ‘Fallen Angel' - modelled by a gangly girl in lace-up knee-high boots and fishnet tights - was said by Party Pieces to be suitable for girls as young as 12.
Last night it appeared that the outfits had been taken down from the firm's website.
Midnight vamp: This outfit comes complete with knee high boots costing £24.99 and is marketed at girls as young as ten
Fallen angel: This angel outfit, which includes long lace gloves is for girls aged 12 to 16 and live sex is £29.99
However Claude Knights, chief executive of child protection charity Kidscape, said the costumes were a ‘cause for concern'.
‘This kind of merchandise is another contribution to the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood,' he said.
‘These costumes are produced for wide age bands starting at age four. This does cause concern, as younger girls have no real comprehension of the messages that they are sending out when they wear age inappropriate clothing.
Midnight Raven: This costume for £34.99 and aimed at girls aged 10 to 16, comes with a batman-inspired mask shows the model wearing towering heels
Daredevil: The skirt on this devil-inspired costume, which is trimmed with lace, is for those aged 12 to 16 and costs £29.99
‘Parents do of course have freedom of choice, but it would be helpful if more thought were given to the wider issues surrounding the sexualisation of childhood.'
He added that adolescents sometimes use Halloween as a chance to explore their own identity.
The Halloween costumes are being sold bythe Duchess of Cambridge's mother Carole Middleton's firm Party Pieces
‘Teenagers have a growing understanding of their sexuality and Halloween gives them chance to experiment with dressing more provocatively,' he said.
‘It does seem, however, that some manufacturers of costumes believe that outfits should become increasingly sexualised.'
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe also hit out at the costume range.
She said: ‘If I were a parent, I would find these all inappropriate. I find particularly the titles [of the outfits] quite wrong.
'Effectively there are sexual overtones and that is inappropriate in a child. Are kids going to go round trick or treating in them? If so, what on earth do their parents think they are asking for?
‘Halloween should be innocent, nothing sexual. These are awful. If you have any concerns regarding the place and how to use Teen Phone Sex, you can call us at the web site. '
Around two thirds of families celebrating Halloween are expected to buy a new outfit for their children this year.
However recent research suggests that girls as young as six are already seeing themselves as sex objects.
In one study, psychologists showed girls between the ages of six and nine a range of different dolls and asked them to choose which one they wanted to look like. Nearly seven out of ten said they wanted to look like the sexy doll - and also said this one was likely to be the most popular.
And when a professor at Canada's University of Waterloo, Adie Nelson, analysed 500 children's Halloween costumes, she found girls' outfits typically drew far more attention to the shape of their bodies than boys' outfits.
However some boys' costumes are also available in shops with fake stomach muscles built in - raising questions about what expectations they are setting.
Last night Party Pieces was yet to respond to requests for comment.
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It is a revealing, flimsy outfit that many adult women would think twice about wearing.
But this is a Halloween costume sold by Carole Middleton's firm Party Pieces - for girls as young as ten.
Midnight mischief: This outfit, which has a lace up bodice is aimed at girls aged four to 10 and is priced £25.99
Hot stuff: This costume aimed at girls aged 10 to 16 includes a tiny red mini skirt and devil horns and costs £24.99
Campaigners last night criticised the range offered by the internet venture, which is owned by the mother of the Duchess of Cambridge, for ‘sexualising' young girls.
The red and black devil costume, called ‘Hot Stuff', was said to be for youngsters aged ten to 16.
Meanwhile a costume with a black and silver bodice, mini-skirt and elbow gloves called ‘Midnight Mischief' was aimed at children as young as four.
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And ‘Fallen Angel' - modelled by a gangly girl in lace-up knee-high boots and fishnet tights - was said by Party Pieces to be suitable for girls as young as 12.
Last night it appeared that the outfits had been taken down from the firm's website.
Midnight vamp: This outfit comes complete with knee high boots costing £24.99 and is marketed at girls as young as ten
Fallen angel: This angel outfit, which includes long lace gloves is for girls aged 12 to 16 and live sex is £29.99
However Claude Knights, chief executive of child protection charity Kidscape, said the costumes were a ‘cause for concern'.
‘This kind of merchandise is another contribution to the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood,' he said.
‘These costumes are produced for wide age bands starting at age four. This does cause concern, as younger girls have no real comprehension of the messages that they are sending out when they wear age inappropriate clothing.
Midnight Raven: This costume for £34.99 and aimed at girls aged 10 to 16, comes with a batman-inspired mask shows the model wearing towering heels
Daredevil: The skirt on this devil-inspired costume, which is trimmed with lace, is for those aged 12 to 16 and costs £29.99
‘Parents do of course have freedom of choice, but it would be helpful if more thought were given to the wider issues surrounding the sexualisation of childhood.'
He added that adolescents sometimes use Halloween as a chance to explore their own identity.
The Halloween costumes are being sold bythe Duchess of Cambridge's mother Carole Middleton's firm Party Pieces
‘Teenagers have a growing understanding of their sexuality and Halloween gives them chance to experiment with dressing more provocatively,' he said.
‘It does seem, however, that some manufacturers of costumes believe that outfits should become increasingly sexualised.'
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe also hit out at the costume range.
She said: ‘If I were a parent, I would find these all inappropriate. I find particularly the titles [of the outfits] quite wrong.
'Effectively there are sexual overtones and that is inappropriate in a child. Are kids going to go round trick or treating in them? If so, what on earth do their parents think they are asking for?
‘Halloween should be innocent, nothing sexual. These are awful. If you have any concerns regarding the place and how to use Teen Phone Sex, you can call us at the web site. '
Around two thirds of families celebrating Halloween are expected to buy a new outfit for their children this year.
However recent research suggests that girls as young as six are already seeing themselves as sex objects.
In one study, psychologists showed girls between the ages of six and nine a range of different dolls and asked them to choose which one they wanted to look like. Nearly seven out of ten said they wanted to look like the sexy doll - and also said this one was likely to be the most popular.
And when a professor at Canada's University of Waterloo, Adie Nelson, analysed 500 children's Halloween costumes, she found girls' outfits typically drew far more attention to the shape of their bodies than boys' outfits.
However some boys' costumes are also available in shops with fake stomach muscles built in - raising questions about what expectations they are setting.
Last night Party Pieces was yet to respond to requests for comment.
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