Lately, there has been a lot of negativity in the media, surrounding the tender issue of celeb tots following in their mother's fashion footsteps. There seems to be a growing trend of mums dressing up their little ones to look like their very own identical mini-me. Are they taking it too far though?
Katie Price, aka Jordan, has recently come under a lot of criticism for allowing her 2-year-old daughter, Princess Tiaamii, to play with make-up. A photograph was posted on Price's facebook site, of her daughter caked in make-up and false eye lashes. There have even been rumours that Price is looking in to getting Princess her own make-up line, understandably this has caused a lot of controversy amongst mothers, as well as the 2-year-olds dad, Peter Andre. Princess, a regular feature in the former glamour model's television show, What Katie did next, was shown with straightened hair and smothered in lip stick. Is this really an image we want to be seen promoting to young children? Price has previously been featured in the media spotlight for highlighting and styling her four-year-old son, Junior's hair.
This trend which inevitably began in Hollywood is also being copied by the Beckham family. Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 7, and Cruz, 5, are rarely ever seen out of their designer clothes and are often the trend setters for many Hollywood child a-listers. All three boys follow in their dad's footsteps when it comes to hairstyles, they barely last a week, and are regularly highlighted. But what effect is this media coverage and criticism having on these children? It seems they are likely to follow the path of many celeb children before them, watch out Lindsey and Mary-Kate.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's 4-year-old daughter, Suri, is another celeb tot who has been featured heavily in the media. Without a doubt, Suri is definitely the best dressed 4-year-old out there, but is it going a bit too far? Recently pictures of her were published in celeb gossip magazines wearing high-heeled shoes and clutching her beloved make-up bag like a teddy. It's all well and good children playing with make-up and dressing up, after all which girls didn't do that when growing up, but its worrying that its a major part of their day. For Suri, style seems to have become somewhat of an obsession, which is heavily encouraged by her mother, Katie, who boasts that her daughter is her fashion stylist and she only wears the clothes which her daughter picks out for her.
These kids all seem to be being pushed in to growing up too fast and far too heavily featured in the media spotlight. Their showbiz mums obviously seem to have big aspirations for their children, but don't they need room to have a normal childhood... In my opinion something is going to give eventually.
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