I think it is very disturbing that Katie & Tom allow Suri to dress like a miniature woman! Just a few weeks ago I saw a picture on another web site of Katie holding Suri who was swaddled in a blanket feeding from a baby bottle! Then the next day I see Suri wearing a frilly dress, heels, lipgloss & nail polish. How strange is that?? I am sure somewhere down the road that child will have some major issues!!!

Look she's a little GIRL!Everyone needs to stop bashing her and her mother...Isn't it a parents choice how they raise their children even if they are in the lime light?I'm a woman and remember being a little girl who loved to wear high heels and pick my own clothes even if they didn't look good or match.You give children a choice and let them express themselves, it's how they grow and learn.If you are the one's who are bashing a 3 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL then you must have had parents who made EVERY decisions for you.What a sad boring life you had!Lay off of Suri and Katie!Suri is a beautiful little girl.

cute little girl - who cares about the shoes, she obviously didn't mind wearing them....but I think Katie could put a better outfit on her LOL>..

Maybe this is Katie's way of teaching Suri. Suri wants to wear the shoes, Katie objects, Suri pitches a fit, Katie gives in. Sometime during their shopping spree Suri's feet start to hurt and Katie says "I told you so". However, this doesn't seem to be the situation at all. I think Suri is enjoying every minute of those shoes. As long as nothing is showing and her health is not at risk, I say let the kid wear what she wants to wear.

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Oh my gosh, you people act like she is wearing stilletos! So she is a pretty little girl and wants to wear pretty little shoes. BIG DEAL!

Oh my gosh, you people act like she is wearing stilletos! So she is a pretty little girl and wants to wear pretty little shoes. BIG DEAL!

OH come on people! Really? Its a pair of shoes! Let the little girl wear whatever she wants! I have a daughter her age and if she did not WANT to wear those shoes, she wouldnt!

Look at the old chinese cultures where they crunch the little girls feet to make them appear smaller. This is nothing!

Come on people! In a world were all manner of truly horrible things do happen to some young children, why are we so ready to find fault in minor differences between choices perfectly adequate parents make?

When I look at Suri I don't notice her clothes or shoes so much as I see her open face and lovely smile. When I see the big crowd in the background and imagine the press of the photographers, I am glad this child feels secure holding the hand of her mother, who obviously cares for her very much. I am glad Suri and her mom go to parks and for walks together at all, considering how much easier it might be to simply hide in a limo. Finally, when I do notice Suri's clothes I don't think of her so much as a girl who likes dress up, rather I see a three-year-old's desire to be independent and in charge of her own self, in a perfectly healthy and normal way.

If this is all you have on Katie, then you all are truly pathetic. Is this what it has come to? If you are walking down the street and everyone gets to make snap judgments on your parenting by the fact that your little girl has a shoe with a one inch heel? I have seen sneakers with higher heels. You all act like she is parading her around in stilettos!

Go post about the pregnant woman who was caught smoking. Now that is something that will really harm a child.

Wake the F up.

I think Suri is a very cute little girl, for me, its ok to play dress up my mom let me do it at HOME, she would not dare allow me to come out in public like that weather I wanted to or not, my mom had no problem reminding me who was the child and who was the parent. Its a time and place for everything. I hope this child does not grow up looking a hot mess like her mom does.

"Why doesn't this child ever were pants? or shorts?" Because a lot of little girls go thru a phase where they will wear nothing but skirts and dresses. You should have seen my daughters at that age, they loved long skirts and dressed like gypsies for a couple of years. Of course I suggested other outfits, but with a 3 year old, you learn to pick your battles.

She is sexualizing her daughter which will have repercussions later. Society enforces enough of these stereotypes on us without Mom doing it too. Mom needs to enforce positive role models like recycling....... starting with the footwear.

indeed, the chinese had a thing for women with small feet... and with that social pressure, mothers broke their daughters feet to conform. Then chinese women couldn't walk.

That being said, has any women EVER thought, on their own, without any influence, that wearing high heels is fun? or are we conforming to social pressure... again!

High heels make a prettier leg... for whom? to please whom? at what price? When a 3 year old's imagination is about imitating Barbie, or her mother, or her mother imitating Barbie... that is sad.

Little girls should be thought that it's fun to wear sneakers, or flats or billy boots or ballet slippers that are safe for their growing feet. They do NOT need to be appealing to anyone. If dressing up means imitating your mother with heals and bunions and bad posture, that is sad. Obviously your mother couldn't resist the pressure to look "good for men" in heals.

This is just another way of objectifying women and women going along with it. About as sad as decidng to wear shakles and showing our daughters how cute that is. It always amazed me that women would so easily be made to wear whatever idiotic fashion men designed to make them desirable. Their own little Barbie doll. The problem is Barbie is asking for more!

Remember: if heals were so hot men would be wearing them!

I think she looks cute. her mother needs to pull her hair out of her face, but who am I to judge? I can't get my OWN three year old daughter to let me pull her hair out of her face.

Jeez. She's a little girl. I have two little girls and both of them love to wear dress up shoes...they make them for little kids, you know. Good God.

Any orthopedic is cringing ...... but then, I'm sure they do not have time to read this stuff ....

I can't believe i just read all of these responses. We all need to get a life.

Everyone, get a life!

She shouldn't wear high heels for one simple reason -- she may soon tower over her father!

The shoes are tattered and falling apart (the insole is coming apart at the toes), the skirt looks like she got it from Goodwill's garbage can. Get her hair out of her face and get her some nice sneakers with arch supports for forming healthy growth! These are ok for playing dress-up but have a little backbone Katie and be a sensible parent.

elandkysmom: You go girl, get after all those horrible hating folks out there. I find that people who base their entire identity and existence on who their children are are the most balanced, sane people around. Take your advice from them. All you people out there who are secure in your OWN identity take notice.

Yes, allowing a three year old to wear high heels is a great idea for developing her "independent" womanhood. This way her young developing legs will form naturally into high heel wearing legs. We know how sexy women look in high heels and that's what's important to an "independent" woman, right?

The Chinese did something very similar when they wrapped women's feet to "form" (Some say deform but they're just haters) nice cute tiny, sexy feet.

Again, great idea.

what an adorable little girl Suri is.
If the child is choosing her play shoes, and skirts etc., how wonderful.
I am allowing my daughters the same freedom- raising independent women is what we need to be doing, instead of worrying them about stupid things like this.

Those shoes are fine for play but could hurt her feet when worn out for an extended period of time.

WOW, all of you critics out there must be horrible parents!!! She's 3, and 3 year olds LOVE to play dress-up... I've let both of my kids out in public with what they consider "fancy clothes" and they turned out just fine.. Must be nice to have such a perfect life that you have time to criticize others!!!

Kate has thick legs (no matter how skinny she is) and should avoid pants that are tight on the ankles. And why not dress Suri with shorter skirts and dresses, she is a child, not an Amish woman! Angelina dresses her daughter Shiloh like a man, and Kate dresses her daughter like a 60 year old woman!

Calm down folks. Suri is playing grown up and Kate is just having fun with her doll..eh..daughter. Women who are girly and have daughters know how much fun it is to dress them.
I am sure the girl doesn't dress this way every day.

If Katie picked out the outfit, for shame. If Suri picked out the outfit, still for shame for Katie.

Yes, lots of little girls love to play dress-up, and that should be encouraged. But there's a difference between letting your daughter wear play heels around the house and then taking her walking through the city in them where she could twist her ankle quite easily, and will undoubtedly having aching feet when she gets home. That's just irresponsible, and thus makes me think either Katie doesn't think or DOES think - and is thinking that this is good publicity, or that little girls SHOULD like little women, instead of just pretending now and then.

Oh please. My 3 year old loves to play dress up and won't let me do anything with her hair. There are days when she walks around in nothing but her swimsuit, tutu and sparkly "dancing shoes". Big deal. Suri looks happy and healthy and that's what really matters.

I think she is the cutest celebrity kid! She is adorable from head to toes. You people that are bashing her mom about her "high" heels need to get a grip. Its not like they are 4 inch stilletos. And her clothes look really cute too. You people that are bashing her are hateful, spiteful, jealous know nothings. I am sure you have something else to do to make yourself miserable, just keep everyone else out of your circle of misery.

I really feel sorry for this child...they have so much money & she is dressed like an orphan. I agree, does she not have shorts or jeans to wear? That outfit is horrible & please do something (anything) with her hair...

Why wait until you are a teen or an adult to ruin your feet. Start early and help your Podiatrist purchase his next Lexus.

Why doesn't this child ever were pants? or shorts?

My goodness. I can only hope to be the fantastic parent some of you clearly are. I'm sure you'd never let your toddler express herself by picking out her own outfit. I'm equally impressed that you'd never let your kids pretend, play dress up, use their imaginations, or have other frivolous kiddie ideas. Furthermore, I'm sure making harsh remarks about 3-year olds will be the next big thing so many of you folks are right on the cutting edge of the new parenting techniques. Idiots.

As for her hair, perhaps if the photogs would stay away she wouldn't feel like she has to hide behind it. I'd wear my hair over my face too, if I constantly had flashbulbs going off around me.

oh come on! she looks sweet. were any of you people little girls? or do you have daughters? little girls love to play dress up. we use to walk around with coke cans on our sneakers to pretend they were high heels. and come holloween when u could get custome with high heels. we wear them forever. it's not this big deal that some are making out to be.

Come on people...she is wearing little girl dress up shoes. So what??? I am one of four daughters, I have three daughters of my own and two grand daughters so I think I can speak with some authority on this subject...THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.

Most little girls like to dress up. They also like to pick out their own clothing. Perhaps this child chose her own ensemble on this particular day. What's outrageous is the way photographers follow celebrities around all of the time. That's sick.

The Righteous Ones strike again!! If you check out other sites, there are photos of Suri wearing pink sneakers that her mom obviously brought along bec. she knows the kid wont last wearing those heels. Leave them be.

Clearly Mom realizes how uncomfortable heels are, as she is wearing flats. Heels are so bad for a young person's feet. Poor girl is going to have bunions by the time she is 12.

What's next? A cameo on "Toddlers & Tiaras?" Why do they even make high heels for little girls?

She is a beautiful little girl. Why can't they do something with her hair, for goodness sake! Everytime you see a photo of her, the hair is hanging around her face and looks like it's never been combed. I'm sure she could afford a stylist if her mom doesn't care enough to fix it.

I think Suri is adorable and looks very happy here in her heels. Every little girl that I've ever known, including me, has loved playing dressup, wearing heels, etc. Leave the kid alone.

this kid looks like she was dressed from clothes purchased at a bad thrift store. Her mother should be ashamed.

I thought that only Gypsy parents put their toddlers in high heels and make-up.

Ridiculous! And a very bad example. Not to mention not good for Suri in a thousand ways.

Then there's the "just plain silly" aspect of it.

I've never even worn a heel that high, and I'm well into the adult age range.

It's not only terrible for posture, but it damages one's feet/ankles and isn't safe to walk in.

If adult women, knowing the risks, choose to take them, fine (although perhaps they should have to pay for the bad backs, broken ankles, corn removal, achilles tendonitis treatment, etc. out of pocket because the injuries are self-inflicted).

But for a parent to put shoes like that on a little kid, at a formative age, is just nuts. It's also irresponsible from the point of view that other idiot parents might be influenced by this and put their own daughters in heels.

Suri is just a child. She should be walking in jelly shoes with a slight heel if she wants to feel the princess - and, really, what little girl does not? -- or a delightful pair of Mary Janes with a 1" heel. OH, my gosh! Who does NOT remember their very first pair of Mary Janes with that gorgeous, delightful (and STABLE) first heel on them?! PURE JOY! That said, my vote is to keep her off of the narrow, adult-like heels for safety's sake and the sake of her growing, maturing spine. Come on, Katie and Tom, you know better!

high heels aren't good for her back at such a young age. it's ok for her to dress up at home, to play...but not like this. i don't like it,every age has its beauty, and she should dress like a child!

Sad and pathetic??? Please get a life - for goodness' sake - what little girl doesn't like to dress up in "high heels" ???? Suri's aren't even really that high - they look more like an espadrille heel. What's the big deal? She's always dressed like a proper little girl in age-appropriate clothing. Maybe her mom just wanted her to see how uncomfortable wearing heels really is!

She could use a barrette or rubber band to tidy up her hair. But Suri is an adorable little child, and her parents seem to be doing a good job. Stop being so hyper-critical!

She is a litte girl, high heels and we all think wonderful such a great dresser, COME ON, no wonder we have a generation of screwed up children and teenagers. We all need a collective head shaking.

Suri Cruise looks so lovely and cute ,i do'nt see any thing wrong the way this pretty little girl dress .BRAVA Katie and Tom.