Photogenic eight-month-old has over 5,000 Instagram followers

Eight-month-old Freya Fossaceco from Bath

Eight months old Tiny Freya Fossaceco is still too young to stand up - but that hasn't stopped the adorable youngster from becoming one of Britain's most stylish babies.

Mum, Kirsty Whelan, 26, has been photographing Freya in a selection of bright and eclectic outfits since she was just 10 weeks old. 

The stylish youngster now has more than 5,500 followers on her Instagram account @forget-me-not-frey-frey and has baby clothes designers clamouring for her to model their newest creations.

Kirsty said: 'I was quite new to Instagram before Freya was born, but I just started taking pictures of her and people kept on liking them.'

She also started using Instagram as a shopping outlet. 'There are so many talented mums and British brands making designer clothes for babies,' she said.

'I loved the fact that they were handmade and unique, I just couldn't stop purchasing them.'

Freya has now become a brand representative for Instagram baby clothes companies such as The Bow Boutique and Bowties & Candyfloss - who send her free and discounted clothes to wear in her stylish snaps. 

But it is the stay-at-home mum's own unique baby clothing designs that have helped her to style her baby into an Instagram 'It' girl.

Kirsty, who lives in Bath with fiancé Dan, studied textiles for fashion and interiors and was inspired by Freya's online success to start creating outfits of her own.

The mum, who left her job in publishing when she became pregnant, has now started designing head bands and jumpsuits for the miniature model.

Kirsty said: 'I had some material left over from where I'd made Freya some bunting for her nursery and I started making little head wraps and top knots.

'Then it progressed to jumpsuits. I was so inspired by everything on Instagram, I just love putting combinations together on her.

'Now we do a daily update of what she's wearing.

'The positions are really organic, she's just in the shapes she gets herself into.

'I team my clothes with bits from Gap, Mini River Island and Primark - her style is always eclectic and quite bright.'

Now Kirsty is getting requests from as far away as the US and Australia from mums clamouring to get hold of Freya's outfits.

She said: 'I just started making them for her and now people keep asking me to make clothes for their babies.

'I have such a good model, she just lights up under the camera and her eyes are completely captivating.'

Kirsty is aware that posting photographs of such a young baby online can be considered controversial, but says that baby Freya is lapping up the limelight.

'Some people have really strong views on posting photographs like I do,' Kirsty added.

'But we only take photos for 10 minutes tops - then it's back to being a baby.

'As long as my baby is happy, I'm happy.' 

Culled from Daily mail