While Suri Cruise is often in the pages of tabloids for being the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, she deserves to be in the spotlight outside of her parents’ messy uncoupling and divorce in 2012. Throughout the years and despite her mother’s attempts to keep her life private, Suri’s striking sense of style has always been documented in the pages of magazines, especially as she got older and dabbled in designer looks. Here’s a look at her journey to becoming a fashion icon!

As a toddler, she already rocked designer looks

At just 7 months old, Suri was styled in a Giorgio Armani dress at her parents’ wedding. The designer himself commented on the look, stating that she wore a $750 “little white wool bloomer dress, decorated in tulle.” This sparked interest and established Suri as a fashionista. At three years old, her closet was filled with high-fashion looks valued at around $2 million, earning her the title of most stylish child by British site Twisted Twee in 2012, where she beat out both Blue Ivy and Willow Smith.

She loved a printed dress and ballet flats

In a 2009 “Access Hollywood” interview with Katie Holmes, Suri’s mother opened up about how her daughter, then three years old, was opinionated about her outfits and wore what she wanted, concluding “sparkly things” and “bright colors.” Holmes added, “She has an idea of what she wants to wear every day. So do I, so we go with it.” She often wore patterned dresses in colors such as lime green, hot pink, light blue, and white, along with Burberry-belted dresses and her signature ballet flats.

She added mature accents to her looks at a young age

While she was seen sporting stuffed animals as an accessory, she also began to experiment with handbags and high heels. Katie Holmes defended the decision to let her wear heels, saying that they “are actually ballroom dancing shoes for kids” and that Suri loved wearing them. Some people still criticized the fact that she wore heels and lipstick at just five years old. In 2011, she was seen with a hot pink bowling hat, a “Little Mermaid” handbag, and a dark blue dress paired with red lipstick, making for an undeniably chic look.

At one point, she took a more frugal and simplistic approach to style

Designer pieces weren’t everything for Suri. Katie Holmes also embraces refurbished dresses and hand-me-downs, as she was used to sharing clothes from her own childhood. She even tried to make her daughter some DIY clothes, saying, “I started making clothes for Suri when she was born, designing dresses, and then having seamstresses sew them, because I don’t sew very well.” When Suri moved to NYC for private school, she wore a uniform rather than her usual designer looks, and outside school, she chose solid colors and unique cuts.