The little Mr. Trump is not wearing girls’ shoes.
Simply because you’ve never seen boys wear T-straps does not mean they are ‘girl’ shoes.
Boys and girls have traditionally worn T straps and in many places they still do.
Too bad most are now labeled Mary Janes as they were originally known as sandals or strap shoes.
When shopping online for baby shoes you will find at least 30 pairs listed as ‘unisex’.
Even older boys wear T straps.

Finally a cute kid in something other than sneakers (which eventually rot on your feet).

Cute kid! I don’t know what all the fuss is about as to his shoes. Heck, I wore red single strap Mary Jane style shoes up to age 11 when I grew up and nobody said a word about them. Young kids can wear just about anything.

I think you’ve nailed, it Liz.

I think the more traditional clothing is more predominant in the South, too. (but obviously it’s not ubiquitous…)

You see those shoes on children in other WASPY parts of the country, and always in pictures of the children of European royalty. You have to search high and low and pay a lot of money for those shoes, which in our ancestors’ time were the norm for all children, male, female, well-dressed or otherwise!

He has nice eyes, he looks a lot like Donald. Nobody really knows what kind of father he is only his kids know that, and they seem to love him. Just because he isn’t changing diapers everyday, he isn’t your regular 9-5 dad, he is donald trump anyway you slice it and a businessman. That doesn’t make him a bad dad, there are a lot of things to judge parents on, as I’m sure nobody here is a perfect mother or has a husband who is a perfect dad. I’m not saying he is perfect, but nobody knows him or what kind of father he is personally, and his older children turned out fine, as I’m sure Barron will.

Bethany, I’ve nannied in Little Rock, Nashville, Memphis, and Atlanta and seen them in all those cities. Maybe it’s just a different class of people? Also, they are adorable, and people have been wearing them a lot longer than Thomas the Tank Engine shoes!

Barron is absolutely adorable but, of all things, why is everyone picking on his shoes? Haven’t any of you seen old pictures of your fathers and grandfathers when they were babies? For a long time, that’s what little boys (and girls) wore. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s a style that’s still popular in Europe. Some of you people really have to stop being so damned ethnocentric.

Barron is just adorable. I love seeing Melania and him together, just having a fun mother-son outing!

And I have to defend Donald Trump, here. I know you either hate him or you love him, there’s no in between. I actually do like him and I think he’s a savvy businessman. He’s turned out some pretty great kids. I mean, Don Jr. and Ivanka are not partying every night and getting arrested, are they? I think Donald might have had something to do with that. That’s my opinion, though.

What an adorable baby boy. I love seeing Melania and him have so much fun together. And wow with the white clothes. I don’t know who is harder on them, my daughter (who is 12 months old) or me!

And why must some people have to find SOMETHING to criticize in everything? You can’t just say nice things and be done with it?

I’m from the south, and I’ve never seen boys wear shoes like that…only girls. Pretty silly looking, in my opinion.

They’re classic baby shoes and have been around forever. Melania is European, with a more classic, traditional sensibility. I’ve seen shoes like these on Damian, Liz Hurley’s son. I was given a couple similar pairs by European and Quebeqois friends when my son was born.