Oh. Oh dear?

[cupcake_goth]

While wandering through a Spirit Halloween Superstore today, we discovered the following child/tween costume:

In case the photo doesn't make it clear, the color scheme of the "Charm School Witch" costume is pink and black.

::raises an eyebrow::

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[donnaricci.livejournal.com]

and the top hemlines of the shredded skirt barely cover her still forming labia *shudder* there should be some indecency laws

[cherry-faery.livejournal.com]

Side note: If the young lady in question were to be attending Charm school (Gothic or otherwise) would said school really approve of such a short skirt on a pre-teen? (Adult costumes are a different story)

As far as the costume itself goes, it looks like an unfortunate cross between something from your delightful book and someone who just fell out of Hogwarts.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Oh, the skirt is FAR too short. I'd make the young lady wear a second, longer skirt underneath it.

[lylassandra.livejournal.com]

It's not actually that short in person, or at least, it wasn't on the young girl I know who wore it a few years back. But then, I have no idea if she bought up a size for that...

And the costume was quite adorable, I thought. (Her rather dour younger sister went as a vampire. Their costumes were so very in tune with their personalities I had to laugh.)

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

See I was thinking Stripey tights would be the best to go underneath that skirt.

[semy-of-pearls.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I always that something closer to The Worst Witch was a better source.

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweetie. Sweetie.

[nebulasan.livejournal.com]

Well, now I know what it would look like if your book and the Harry Potter series had a child.

[brockulfsen.livejournal.com]

I have this paranoid feeling that this is to "prove" that Halloween/Wicca/Goth/Suburban Streets are full of evil pedobear fans.

[headdesk]

[icprncs.livejournal.com]

Oh good grief.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

You have become a cultural icon. Enjoy it!

[ozitonaranjo.livejournal.com]

Someone let their kid wear that???

o.0

[10pm.livejournal.com]

raises eyebrow indeed!

[moonxpearl.livejournal.com]

Hm. I guess it's never too early for a girl to start dressing like a skank.

I'm almost glad my mom couldn't afford costumes for me and my brother when I was that age. At least my poor judgement wouldn't have been indulged, and I wouldn't have walked around looking like that.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

failing utterly at coherent speech.

[loree.livejournal.com]

That costume makes tacky a color all its own.

[mimi-monsterr.livejournal.com]

you have Hallowe'en SUPERSTORES?

I am jealous o_0

[caleidescopeyes.livejournal.com]

That's more than a little odd.

[sethrak.livejournal.com]

If the skirt were a proper length, it'd be adorable, and a very amusing coincidence of color scheme.

As it stands, though... To paraphrase cleolinda, "Ms. Granger! 50 points from Griffindor! And go put some clothes on this instant!"

[fyrdrakken]

Ah, I see we have a uniform for House Sparklypoo! And with a slightly longer skirt (without the ragged edging), or perhaps swapping the kneesocks for striped tights, that would work as an outfit.

[cellosong.livejournal.com]

Okay where are your royalties!