We have always been told not to judge a book by its cover, but we are all guilty of doing it, and we are victims of others’ judgments. So if people are going to judge regardless, I might as well have a little fun with it and share my own judgments with you. In this new series, I will tell you what I think about a music artists’ choice of fashion and what it seems to say about them. Not wasting any time, I will be starting off this series with a group whose song about what they want to be when they grow up has successfully been playing in my head for the past week.

The Pussycat Dolls, whose song, “When I Grow Up,” can be heard blasting on the radio, say they are all about self-confidence and female empowerment, but what is so empowering about the way they dress?

With bras, garters, and hosiery as their replacements for tops and pants, I would say that this group is degrading itself, rather than striving for the respect they deserve. It is hard to take them seriously as a musical group, much less an icon for female empowerment, when all they seem to be promoting is sex.

With skirts and tops that look more like leftover scraps of fabric than actual garments, the Pussycat Dolls appear more trashy than classy.

It is understandable that as a burlesque dance troupe, such racy, body-baring clothes would seem appropriate. However, now that the group has been re-cast as a recording act, don’t their outfits deserve a make-over too? As their name implies, they are supposed to be flirty and sexy gals, but why sacrifice classy for sexy when you can have both?

There are many young girls who look up to this group, and society does not need any more scantily-clad teen girls than there already are. If you want to represent true female empowerment, trade in the undergarment for a sexy bandage dress like that of Rihanna (see picture) or a body-hugging corset dress. These dresses still exudes sexiness and confidence with their body-hugging sillohuette, but rather than looking like a highly-paid hooker, you will look like the star you want to be.

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