Jaden Smith is fulfilling his fashion destiny and taking his daring approach to apparel
to Louis Vuitton. Will and Jada’s 17-year-old heir has just been
announced as the newest face of the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2016
campaign. In Instagram posts by the brand’s artistic director Nicolas
Ghesquière, shots of Smith were premiered. The shoot, snapped by
photographer Bruce Weber, features the young actor/rapper in pieces from
Louis
Vuitton’s women’s collection, debuted at Paris Fashion Week.
Smith’s
barrier-breaking sartorial choices have been buzzed about since he was
first seen rocking a dress back in April. He has since worn a dress to
prom, as well as a Batman costume to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s
wedding. In an interview with GQ, Smith discussed the motivations behind his fashion choices, marking them as a form of expression.
“I’m
just expressing how I feel inside, which is really no particular way
because everyday it changes how I feel about the world and myself, but I
like wearing super drapey things so I can feel as though I’m a super
hero, but don’t have to necessarily wear super hero costumes everyday,”
source GQ