Jaden Smith disrupted typical menswear codes on the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 present on Thursday, arriving in sculptural bag footwear that underscored Pharrell Williams’ gender-fluid imaginative and prescient for the home — one outlined by boundary-pushing silhouettes and archival remixing.
The artist and actor wore a monochromatic maroon look constructed round an outsized, windbreaker-style parka with exaggerated quantity and {hardware} detailing, together with a zippered chest pocket and gathered hem. An identical hood and trousers maintained the tonal continuity, however the focus got here on the footwear.
Jaden Smith on the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 present held on the Palais des Papes on Could 22, 2025 in Avignon, France.
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Smith’s boots, from the Louis Vuitton Fall 2025-26 assortment, had been lifted straight from the ladies’s runway and featured an avant-garde slouch silhouette in smooth grey. The design was constructed with layered cloth that buttoned on the ankle and widened right into a cuffed opening on the calf. Their softly squared toes and plush texture performed in opposition to the utilitarian, weatherproof high quality of the remainder of the look — extra cocoon than fight.
The boots had been first previewed through the model’s Fall 2025 ladies’s presentation in Paris earlier this 12 months, styled with ponchos and sculptural separates — a part of Williams’ continued push towards modular, multi-gender design. Smith’s choice to put on them disrupted conventional menswear proportions, anchoring the outfit with softness and form as a substitute of edge or construction.
Chloë Grace Moretz, Jaden Smith, and Sophie Turner on the Louis Vuitton 2026 Cruise Present in Avignon, France.
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He accomplished the outfit with a lantern-shaped purse in basic LV monogram, which he held aloft like a prop — a nod to each theatrical gesture and the home’s latest curiosity in object-as-accessory styling.
The look adopted a styling rhythm Smith has leaned into earlier than: layered silhouettes punctuated by a single standout accent. On the Spring 2025 ready-to-wear present in Paris, he wore low-rise black trousers and a structured jacket with an exaggerated collar, layering a bevy of necklaces and stacking rings and bracelets beneath the cuffs. A Louis Vuitton belt, completed with a dangling bicycle keychain, provided a contact of improvisation.
The Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 present was staged on the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France, persevering with the model’s custom of historic areas as backdrops for future-facing trend. Previous Cruise locations have included the Salk Institute in San Diego and the Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore.
