A new crop of blogs dedicated to the tiniest of trendsetters is taking over the street-style sphere.
The websites, which emulate the aesthetic of Bill Cunningham and The Sartorialist's Scott Schuman, focus on the well-dressed, inspired and inspiring children that give both Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt a run for their money.
Hide and Go (Style), a children's fashion blog which launched earlier this year along with similar sites
The {Tiny} Times, Children With Swag and
Planet Awesome Kid, aims to change the way people define style.
Chic children: The new crop of street-style websites focus on the well-dressed, inspired and inspiring kids that give both Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt a run for their money
Cute and cosy: Parents are passing down their style ideals to a new crop of taste-makers
Whether they are wearing a miniature pocket square or a pint-size smoking jacket, these children wear their tiny trends with confidence and poise, something that Erica Tashiro, the 24-year-old behind Hide and Go (Style), is drawn to.
She explained: 'Style is not only the clothes itself but how the child carries themselves.
'I strongly believe children are the most natural [compared to adults] - whether it is in front of the camera, or strutting down the street wearing a mismatched outfit,' she said.
While Ms Tashiro, who is based in New York, takes her own photos for her blog, many others, including Planet Awesome Kid, rely on parents sending in images of their well-dressed children.
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Sartorial success: Whether they are wearing a miniature pocket square, a pint-size blouse, or rolled up chinos, these children wear their tiny trends with confidence and poise
Julia Samersova, 37, started the blog Planet Awesome Kid as a way to capture the style of children around New York after she gave birth to her first daughter three years ago, but now she receives submissions from parents around the world.
She said: 'Children (especially the older ones that already dress themselves) have a truly amazing way of expressing themselves through their intrinsic style.
'It is the only time in one's life that you can dress with absolutely no rules and no regard for any regulations'
She continued: 'I find the beauty in the way kids dress. Essentially it is the only time in one's life that you can dress with absolutely no rules and no regard for any regulations. It is even more exciting to see how kids dress in different countries and different cultures.'
Ms Tashiro said that a surprising amount of children she photographs for Hide and Go (Style) do put their own outfits together.
But even even if their parents coordinate their looks, she still gives the child 'full credit for wearing the outfit with confidence'.
Children's fashion has come a long way since sweat suits and oversize, badly printed outerwear, and many parent's relish in dressing their children in tiny trends.
Individual style: Erica Tashiro said that a surprising amount of children she photographs for Hide and Go (Style) do put their own outfits together
Tiny sartorialist: Some of the kids style blogs are about the children themselves, their playtime, travel and childhood milestones - and the clothes they wear while it all takes place
Karla Courtney, who started her blog The {Tiny} Times as a way to document her stylish son's adventures in Sydney to family back home, said: 'My husband and I most definitely dress our son. He is not even two! Only more recently has he made any of his own sartorial choices, and they are usually his Batman cape, a backpack or a funny hat.'
While some believe that blogs portraying children dressed up like little mini-mes only serves to objectify the young toddlers through their parent's own projection of 'cool,' Ms Samersova disagrees
'Children are the most natural, whether in front of the camera, or strutting down the street wearing a mismatched outfit'
She said: 'I do not subscribe to the opinion that what makes kids cute is that they are mini adults.
What we focus on at Planet Awesome Kid is kids being kids. Kooky, crazy, impulsive and free!'
Ms Tashiro, whose thesis for Tisch School of the Arts concentrated on children role playing as adults, said she loves that children are influenced by the grown-ups around them - which can be very apparent in their outfits.
Whether they take their style cues from designer-focused parents, hipster parents or professional parents, children dressing-up like mum and dad is completely normal and healthy says Ann Barbour, a professor of early childhood education at California State University.
She explained: 'Adults are favorite subjects of early play. This is especially normal development for little girls as they start working out for themselves what it means to be female.'
Super swagger: Even if the toddlers parents coordinate their looks, they get full credit for wearing the outfit with confidence on the fashion blogs
Today's street-style obsessed culture appears to have had an effect on how these chic city toddlers put themselves together, as they continue to take social cues from their ever-stylish parents and the adults around them.
Ms Tashiro said: 'During college I worked very closely with children, so I spent most of my time getting to know city kids and observing them - and one thing that really stuck out was what the kids wear in comparison to what children my age wore when I was a child in a small suburban neighborhood.'
Whether or not parents are passing down their style ideals to a new crop of taste-makers, there is something compelling about seeing a look you might conceivably want to emulate, as worn by a high-fashion toddler.
Whether it's a baby in motorcycle boots, a little boy in a bow tie,or a toddler rocking the kind of pose you expect to see from Jay Z, there is something magical about confident kids who are, essentially, showing you how it's done.
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