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Jaden Smith is the new face of Louis Vuitton womenswear

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17-year-old rapper and actor, Jaden Smith is making headlines for being featured in a new ad for French Haute Couture fashion brand, Louis Vuitton.

Seen wearing a black and white knitted top, skirt and a leather jacket, posing alongside three female models on a sidewalk (someplace fabulous we bet), the teen looks right at home modelling women's clothing.

Smith took to Instagram to thank the brand and its creative director, Nicholas Ghesquiere, for giving him the opportunity to make an impact on the world.

According to the Daily Mail, Ghesquiere approached Smith, who is known for his eccentric and androgynous style, to be part of the Spring/Summer 2016 campaign. In 2015, he was named one of GQ’s 20 Most Stylish Men Alive and has had peculiar style moments, like when he wore a white batman suit to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding.

The son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has been an advocate for gender-fluid clothing, incorporating neutral tunics and skirts in his own clothing label, MSFTSrep in 2013.

Orange is the New Black star, Laverne Cox tweeted and Instagrammed about his movement, mentioning that he is giving her new life thanks to his ad.

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