Jaden Smith Puts Gender-fluid Spin on Tweed Top, Carries New Petite Malle at Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2025 Paris Fashion Week Show
- Jaden Smith debuted Louis Vuitton’s new Petite Malle handbag at the fall 2025 fashion show in Paris, designed by creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere.
Jaden Smith once again brandished his new Petite Malle at Louis Vuitton's fall 2025 fashion show in Paris on Monday.
The singer wore a plaid tweed puff-sleeve jacket from the brand's spring 2025 womenswear collection as a top, pairing it with baggy jeans, black boots and layered gold necklaces.
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Jaden Smith attends the Louis Vuitton 's fall 2025 fashion show on March 10 in Paris.
Smith's Petite Malle debuted as part of the same collection, designed by creative director Nicolas Ghesquière. A miniature version of Vuitton's signature trunks, the new model features a trompe-l'oeil design made to look like three trunks in one.
Ghesquière initially released the handbag with his fall 2014 collection for Vuitton. The iteration Smith carries is a direct reference to the first Petite Malle, a design etched with small Xs.
Founded in 1854 , Louis Vuitton built its business on trunks. It wasn't until the 1910s that the label began designing handbags.
Designer Louis Vuitton reinvented trunks with his flat-topped design. Introduced in 1858, the rectangular canvas chests were stackable, unlike their rounded predecessors. He also created the "unpickable" tumbler lock.
Previously, many locks were able to be cracked by burglars, but Vuitton and his son, Georges, created a single lock system with two spring buckles. The design is still used in Louis Vuitton trunks today.
Smith was first spotted with the handbag at a cocktail party celebrating the 2025 LVMH Prize on Wednesday. Last month, the luxury conglomerate revealed 20 semifinalists for its annual grant program.
"We are seeing several compelling trends among emerging designers from all over the world, from a renewed interest in tailoring, to handcrafted embellishments and bold occasion dressing," Delphine Arnault, a board member of LVMH, said at the time.
Jaden Smith attends the Louis Vuitton's fall 2025 fashion show on March 10 in Paris.
Jaden Smith Models Louis Vuitton's New Petite Malle Handbag From the Spring 2025 Womenswear Collection at Paris Fashion Week [PHOTOS]
Launch Gallery: Jaden Smith Models Louis Vuitton's New Petite Malle Handbag From the Spring 2025 Womenswear Collection at Paris Fashion Week [PHOTOS]
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