She may only be three but North West appears to be following in her famous mother’s fashion footsteps.

Kim Kardashian shared a photo of her young daughter lying on the ground with her legs in a pair of thigh-high metallic silver Balenciaga boots.

Didn't think it would happen this soon…my baby girl stealing my shoes. At least she has good taste #Balenciaga 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/vHhhw1KtIB

— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 15, 2016

In the picture caption on Twitter, Kim wrote: “Didn’t think it would happen this soon … my baby girl stealing my shoes. At least she has good taste #Balenciaga.”

The designer footwear is reported to cost 1,700 dollars (£1,300).

Kim told Vogue last year that North was a fan of stylish shoes and “really particular about what she likes to wear”.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their daughter North (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

“She’s such a girly girl,” the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star said at the time.

“Every day she wakes up and says ‘shoes’. You have to bargain with her — before you change her diaper she needs a pair of shoes on.”

The photo of North quickly attracted 72,000 “likes” and 23,000 retweets in just a few hours. Kim, 35, has some 47.4 million followers on the social media site.