Back in the day, when I was in college, it was always my sorority’s joke that every woman was “cute, nice and fun”. That sterile and generic description naturally came out of my mouth anytime I was asked if I met so and so, “I did — she was SO cute, nice and fun!” I really should have stopped to think about my answer — was she intelligent, poised, or charming?
Lisa Bloom from the Huffington Post recently wrote the article, “How to Talk to Little Girls.” She perfectly describes how we naturally compliment girls, “how darn cute/ pretty/ beautiful/ well-dressed/ well-manicured/ well-coiffed they are.” Bloom continues, “Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything.”
We believe that girls are more than simply pretty, cute, nice and fun. We want our little ladies to dream big and reach high. We want to encourage their interests and aspirations. If they love traditional themes such as princess, butterflies and flowers – cool, but if they should love dinosaurs, rockets or other less traditional themes, we want to encourage and support those interests!
As designers and mothers, we want to inspire mothers and fathers to create inspiring, open spaces for little girls and boys. That’s why we’ve designed a wide collection of personalized growth charts:
It’s customary that little girls decor is categorized as all pink all the time — but with our personalized growth chart collection we’ve included lots of non-pink themes, a sports theme, dinosaur theme, space theme and many more.
By presenting more than ruffles and bows to our girls (and we do still love those things!), we’re allowing them to explore their personalities and tastes and hopefully encouraging them as they grow, to see themselves for more than their physical beauty.
When our tee collection launches in 2012, we’ll be including a wide collection of first birthday tshirts and personalized onesies for girls. And of course our big sister tshirt collection will be full of choices and themes
So next time you meet a little girl, do as Lisa Bloom does — ask them their favorite color or what they want to be when they grow up, instead of the generic “oh you are SO cute!”
Cheers
Jessica
