Jaden Smith’s Vuitton Platforms Push Gender-Fluid Shoe Codes in Paris

At Louis Vuitton’s spring 2026 show , Jaden Smith once again collapsed the line between men’s and women’s codes — this time in block-heel slip-ons trimmed like the house’s Beaubourg boot. The black leather pair was cut low across the vamp, set on a chunky platform sole.

The detailing placed the style in clear conversation with Vuitton’s Beaubourg line, a women’s ankle boot first introduced for fall 2019 and revived in later seasons. Recognizable for its heavy tread and chain-link trim, the Beaubourg has become one of Nicolas Ghesquière’s signatures. Current variations available like the LV Beaubourg Ankle Boot “mixes masculine and feminine codes,” per the design house’s website.

Smith wore a dark indigo Louis Vuitton denim jacket trimmed in monogram panels, matched to relaxed str