Christian Louboutin appoints Will Smith's son to head its men's shoe line

Published by Audrey de Sortiraparis · Photos by My de Sortiraparis · Updated on September 18, 2025 at 01:16 a.m.
Jaden Smith is named Christian Louboutin's first men's artistic director, ready to sign four annual collections of shoes, bags and accessories in Paris.

A surprise on the Parisian pavement: Jaden Smith becomes Christian Louboutin's first-ever men's artistic director. At the age of 27, the American settles in Paris to design four collections a year of shoes, bags and accessories. The first models will hit the catwalk in January 2026, under the spotlight of Men's Fashion Week.

A style that knows no boundaries

Son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden has always taken fashion by storm. On red carpets and catwalk front rows alike, he flaunts a gender-fluid, streetwear wardrobe, somewhere between the audacity of Pharrell Williams and the allure of A$AP Rocky. His creative universe is also supported by MSFTSrep, which he co-founded with his sister Willow, a label and community for free spirits and outsiders who want to assert themselves outside the norm.

A meeting that became a collaboration

It all began in 2019, during a first exchange with Christian Louboutin. Since then, the French designer has recognized in him the same fiery energy as in his own youth: love of color, freedom of tone and inventiveness without a net. The result is a brand-new chapter for the house with the red soles!

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