DrZoidberg
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Anecdotally, of our two daughters, the younger (the straight one), was more likely at times to look a bit like the pic above, as a teenager, though not that often to that extent. In her case, we both felt she was pretty mature and sorted (already a proto-feminist) so we felt that there was little we could tell her that she wasn't already aware of. Older daughter may a few times have gone to a house party dressed a little bit like that, but in that case we knew most of the attendees, boys and girls (my wife teaches at the mixed-sex school both daughters attended and there was not a huge problem with such things). Ditto for weddings and other family or friends gatherings, personal safety not being such an issue in those cases. And if you're a parent, you'll know that it's mainly about safety, and precautions and prevention, not so much 'who's to blame' (afterwards) or even who would be to blame (beforehand).
But why would the way a woman dresses ever be a problem? You are aware that the slutiness of the dress is not what makes men more bold or likely to rape? It's just something guys sometimes say afterwards (to others and themselves) when they get busted. If anything women showing a lot of skin mostly make guys all shy and nervous, because they get turned on. Which might explain how they often make an arse of themselves trying to overcompensate.
Just because people say something a lot, doesn't make it true. Loads of people say they can talk to God and have a personal relationship with him/her/it... still bullshit.
My experience is that women who dress "slutty" do so because they have high demands on what they want from men. Since they have high demands, they have to make more of an effort to get them. So dress slutty. Or want to be sure to get a man at all. It's the same logic behind it. Women are often resentful of other women dressing more slutty than them, because it's seen as cheating... because it works. I have never understood the resentment with it.
BTW, I can recommend talking to a fashion designer about this. They can talk frankly, openly and directly about this. But it's their job. They're the experts and know xactly what is going on in the heads of those buying her clothes. They've done the research.
How about letting our kids dress anyway they want? How else are they going to develop a personal fashion sense? And develop a sense of autonomy?