June 21, 2008
When Babies Need Their Own High Heels
Clearly sensing an opportunity among fashion-minded new mothers, a Seattle-based company is making sure babies are at their most fabulous. Baby booties, shaped like high heels and available in a variety of styles (leopard print! patent leather!), are coming to NYC from Heelarious.
Heelarious, "her first high heels," calls itself "extremely funny, completely soft, fully functional high heel crib shoes for babies 0-6 months" and was inspired by co-creator Britta Bacon's thought, "Wouldn't it be hilarious to bring my daughter to a party in high heels?"
The reaction is definitely mixed: One mother told the NY Post she would "definitely would [buy them for a baby] for the sake of fashion," but another mom told ABC News, "I'm appalled. It's one thing to buy Disney princess shoes, but never in a million years would I put my daughter in those shoes." (The Disney Princess Shoes 4-Pack features high-heeled sandals for girls ages 3-8.)
Heelarious creators Bacon and Hayden Porter's website also notes, "Not intended for walking (heel will collapse with weight). Not intended to harm children in any way. WARNING: May cause extreme smiling and hysterical laughter when in use (this is completely normal)." The Post notes the booties will be in NYC next month. And since Saturday Night Live has already covered thong-style diapers, we'll settle for patenting a baby bottle shaped like a cocktail glass, complete with Cosmo-colored formula.
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I am strongly in favor of these shoes.
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If one doesn't start dressing your little girl like a prostitute at an early age, she's going to be severely disadvantaged when it comes to getting pregnant as a teen.
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How about little baby garters?
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How about just binding their feet to make them smaller and more attractive.
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@ drchad
Finally someone with a sensible suggestion.
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Damn! Why couldn't I come up with such a great idea like that? Some people are just moving society along at such a rapid pace that it is really hard to keep up with all these innovations. What next... wireless handheld phones, automatic transmissions in cars?
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I have a daughter and I think these are funny. I would never put them on a toddler or older child, but when they're infants embarrassing outfits are all fair-game. Seriously, that's part of the fun of parenting.
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I should add that my mother saw this and said those shoes were "absolutely disgusting". Apparently, I am a bad parent. Oh well.
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Jezebel posted about these a month ago.
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"Ain't them lil' whores just darling? Im gonna git me one a them lil' whores. I only gots three dollars in ma jeans but we'll see if we kin make up tha difference."
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Is it just me, or did anyone else get a sudden image of Miss Piggy when they looked at that first picture? Can it, frog! Hai-yah!
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I agree with Mags - the best time to embarrass the hell out of your kid is before her memory starts working. After age 2 or 3, that's when the permanent scarring kicks in.
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Anyone else laughing over how these people just stole their design straight from Miss Piggy?