Byline: Ben Todd
SHE'S been criticised for allowing her three-year-old daughter to totter around in stilettos as if she were a teenager.
But actress Katie Holmes has now broken her silence on her daughter's choice of footwear - and insisted they are Movado Fake just dancing shoes that any little girl would like.
Suri - Miss Holmes's daughter with husband Tom Cruise - was photographed with her mother in Boston, Massachusetts, last month stumbling along in silver high heels.
It was the second time she had been seen wearing stack-heeled, T-bar shoes, with peep-toes and led to renewed criticism of the parents.
But Miss Holmes, 30, has now defended her daughter's fashions and insisted the youngster makes her own choice when it comes to footwear.
She told American TV show Access Hollywood: 'Like every little girl, she loves my high heels.
'They are actually ballroom dancing shoes for kids. I found them for her and she loves them.'
recover lost Tiffany Charms into septic tankSuri, who will be four next April, apparently already has a designer wardrobe of her own, estimated by some fashion experts to be worth about E2million.
Then there is her make-up collec-tion. Like many little girls, she is fascinated with cosmetics and has been seen wearing nail polish and lipstick.
However, rather than a one-off treat, it is becoming more frequent, prompting some to question whether she is being allowed to grow up too fast.
Users of the popular Mumsnet.com website certainly feel Suri is being dressed inappropriately for her age.
'Am I over-reacting or am I right in thinking that "celebs" should not be leading the way in sexualising children?' asked one. 'I realise that there are days where your child may argue and argue to wear toy shoes but this seems to be a regular thing with her.'
Another poster commented: 'In a word, ridiculous. She's dressed like a grown woman! To subject growing feet to high heels is very bad indeed.'
While yet another poster commented: 'Poor little girl. I just hope they'll send her to school with a strict and sensible uniform policy so she can look and dress like a little girl during school hours at least.'
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