They see what it has done for their grandparents and parents. And investing is so much in your face these days, you hear so much on the news about how the Dow is doing on that day. They take it as a given. Life doesn't always work out the way we want it to. Because of their tastes, underwear design and manufacturing have retooled to produce seamless knits that provide a smooth feel, no lines.
Bras are colored and for show.
Pantyhose are out. Tweens show their toes with vibrant colors on the nails, green, blue, purple, orange. Cute' is changing. It's more 'techie-pretty,' more Asian with influences from Japanimation. After all, Pokemon is just an Asian-looking robot.