Shoecessories for All Ages…Really?!

Now, I’m one to be up on the latest trends, especially when it comes to shoes. With a closet dedicated to my fabulous collection (at over 70 pairs, yes I admit, I have a problem!), I feel like I know what styles are new, what is out of fashion and what will be expected for each seasons new arrivals.

I did not, however, expect this: High heels for babies.

Yeah, you heard me.

Heelarious is a website that delivers soft shoes for babies, 0 – 6 months, who just can’t stop begging their mommies for some hot pink platforms. Featured in In Touch Weekly, New York Post, ABC News, ET Online and more, these plush shoes look like high heels and will give your baby the best look for her, um, day care class?!?!?! (Editor’s Note: Daycare is totes the best place to meet a guy!)

The New York Post called its article, “For Well-Heeled Fashionable Tots,” and, at $35.00 a pair, they’re obviously necessary for an individual who can’t even walk yet. With all different styles (hot pink, zebra pattern and – yes, even – leopard), your daughter, before her first birthday, will have conformed to society’s stereotypes! How proud you will be.

I know they’re kind of cute, but you’re going to stick your 6 month old infant in high heels?! Does anyone else see the irony in this besides me? Are we that interested in being part of a social stigma that only tolerates the most fashionable of things, that infants can’t just wear little booties without being considered unfashionable? And why do we even care if our baby is in style? It is a child, not an accessory!

With things like “heelarious,” society is trying to rush the youth of children and quickly turn them into the next generation of Paris Hiltons and Lindsay Lohans.

Slow down people…no need to rush. It’s bad enough little 15 year olds are becoming hyper-sexualized, but babies? High heels can wait. This is just one style bandwagon I wont jump on. Are you with me? Any other ridiculous baby trends you’re seeing?

[Photo courtesy of the New York Post Online]