Seriously On WTF?: High Heel Shoes For Babies

Seriously On WTF?: High Heel Shoes For Babies
Now, it’s fine to play dress up. I remember wearing those cheap plastic high heel shoes with a cheap molting feather boa, but this is silly, if not ridiculous.

The tiny stillettos, called Heelarious, are intended for babies up to six months and come in hot pink, black and leopard print.

Britta Bacon and Hayden Porter, the American inventors of the footwear, said the heels are only for show and will collapse if any pressure is put on them.

Christopher Cloke, head of child protection awareness at the NSPCC, said: “This is part of a worrying trend of inappropriate clothing being marketed at young children.”

What is this saying about our baby daughters? Should they be thrust into high chic, high fashion and high heels before they turn 6 months old?

Or, should we just let them be babies, little girls and kick about while drooling and chewing their feet like a teething ring?

I love the latter.

These shoes may be fun for Halloween, but I would hope that someone would not push their daughters to get a shoe fetish or addiction too early.

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Published 6/15/08 by

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  • How does a heel that collapse helps a baby balance when they are learning to walk?
    The very idea is ridiculous.
    Anonymous 8/14/08 Reply
  • there great! I know a great store name PB&Caviar, down in Tribeca NYC that carries them and there was a baby with little leggings and she was wearing the hot pink ones!
    Anonymous 6/30/08 Reply