Mystery Solved! Katie Holmes Explains Why Suri Won't Wear Coats

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At long last!

InStyle's cover girl Katie Holmes is finally coming clean about why Suri is always pictured in the dead of winter without a coat.

She explains:

"Recently, Suri and I were taking a walk and a fight got started because it was cold outside and she didn't want to wear her coat. My philosophy is, well, fine, because after a block of walking you're going to ask me for your coat. So the pictures of her [without a coat in cold weather] are sort of embarrassing, but I said, 'Suri, I'll take the hit. Just put it on when you get cold.'"

Kinda anti-climactic, but fair enough.

Katie also talks about other things like aging and fashion. Here are more HIGHlights:

On wanting to age gracefully:

"Hopefully I can age gracefully. And if not, I'll have to figure it out. But I don't think I'm ever going to do my lips - my sisters would kill me!"

On experimenting with fashion:

"I'm not afraid to try a new designer or do something trendy, but it has to look right on my body. You don't want to look like a fashion victim!"

On always making sure to be 'ladylike':

"I always try to conduct myself in a ladylike manner. That was my mom's advice to me before every school dance, and it's really locked in."

Photographer David Slijper took some really great shots of Mrs. Cruise. She looks so pretty!

[Images courtesy of InStyle.]

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