At just 16, Jaden Smith has already cultivated a sense of style all his
own. Cheetah is his favorite print, harem pants are on frequent
rotation, and oversized T-shirts are his signature. Recently, he’s been
adding some more feminine elements to his look. “Went To TopShop To Buy
Some Girl Clothes, I Mean “Clothes,"” he wrote on Instagram. The results of his shopping trip? At least one black dress, which he was spotted sporting in California on Friday. The long-sleeved black jersey dress was layered with a white crochet
tank on top, denim cutoffs underneath, and a long pendant. His outfit
was very athleisure-inspired as he paired it with high socks in his
favorite animal pattern and Nike sneakers. But because this is America and it’s a guy wearing a girl’s article of
clothing, the haters obviously had something to say about it. One called
it “attention seeking behavior,” many just left it “LOL,” and one
graceful grandparent wrote, “I’m thankful my Grandchildren don’t act or
dress like Hollywooders!” Yet still others are all about Smith’s latest
look. One Twitter user said Smith’s his “spirit animal. Mike Basile
posed the question, “Is it bad to say Jaden Smith is my hero?” But really, why is this any different from when a woman wears men’s
clothing? Women “shop” their boyfriends’ closets all the time or
purposely purchase items from the opposite gender’s section and no one
seems to care, in fact, it gets called a fashion statement. In a time
when fashion is become more fluid and genderless, let’s look to Smith as
a trailblazer as opposed to an outlier. More from Yahoo Style: Calm Down, Willow Smith Isn’t Actually Topless Black Girls Rock Honors Jada Pinkett-Smith, Erykah Badu & Ava DuVernay Among Others
