Kids' clothing photos: when models are not allowed.
Children's swimwear, underwear and form-fitting items have their own image rules: Amazon and TikTok Shop require them to be shown without a model. This page lists the published rules with their sources.
Amazon: clothing guidelines
Source: Amazon Seller Central — Image guidelines for clothing · checked 25 September 2026
- Form-fitting items
- Modelling of children's and baby undergarments, leotards, swimwear and similar form-fitting items is strictly prohibited; they are displayed without models
- Resolution
- Children's wear images under 1,000 pixels are not allowed
- Main image
- Pure white background, the whole product in frame
Amazon: product image guide
Source: Amazon Seller Central — Product image guide · checked 25 September 2026
- All product images
- Children's and baby undergarments, leotards, swimwear and similar form-fitting items are photographed lying flat and without models
TikTok Shop
Source: TikTok Shop Academy — Product listing policy · checked 25 September 2026
- Swimwear and undergarments
- Displayed flat, with no child models or mannequins
- Other categories
- Child models and mannequins are permitted if all images follow TikTok's other policies
- Main image
- The front of the product on a pure white background, at least 600 × 600 pixels
ABOUT YOU
Source: ABOUT YOU Seller Center — Product image requirements · checked 25 September 2026
- Model views
- Not required for kids' products, shoes, accessories and home
- Format
- 3:4 upright, at least 1,125 × 1,500 pixels
Images that follow these rules.
For items that must be shown flat, Herofab's background remover places your flat-lay photo on a clean white background, and the upscaler takes small photos above 1,000 pixels.
Kids' clothing, answered.
Can kids' swimwear be shown on a model on Amazon?
No. Amazon strictly prohibits modelling of children's and baby undergarments, leotards, swimwear and similar form-fitting items; they are photographed lying flat, without models.
Does TikTok Shop allow child models?
Not for children's swimwear and undergarments, which must be displayed flat without child models or mannequins. For other categories, child models and mannequins are permitted if all images comply with TikTok's other policies.
What size do children's wear images need on Amazon?
At least 1,000 pixels; smaller children's wear images are prohibited.
Where do these figures come from?
From Amazon Seller Central — Image guidelines for clothing, read on 25 September 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the official page is the final reference.
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