Smith’s appointment as chief menswear designer of the French luxury fashion brand has seen mixed reaction in the media and online
French fashion icon Christian Louboutin’s decision to name Will Smith’s son Jaden as his chief menswear designer is a bold choice that took the industry by surprise – and stirred up fresh allegations of “nepo baby” favouritism.
His often eccentric dressing has frequently caught the eye, such as when he turned up to the Grammy Awards this year wearing a black Transylvanian castle on his head, or when he carried his own freshly sheared dreadlocks into the Met Gala in 2017.
“I am convinced by his creativity, but I am also happy to have an intelligent voice from a different generation at my side,” Louboutin, 62, told Le Figaro newspaper on September 18 as he unveiled Smith.
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