Austin Butler at the Saint Laurent Spring 2024 show in September 2023.
Mark Piasecki/WireImage/Getty ImagesAustin ButlerMaybe your love life reached a low point when… News broke of his split from Kaia Gerber Earlier this month – three years since the duo officially announced their romance.
On the other hand, his style status has literally reached new heights, as demonstrated on Wednesday, January 22, when luxury brand Saint Laurent tapped Butler, 33, to star in its new spring 2025 campaign, replete with a video of him wearing the fashion outfits. Nine in a three-piece suit.
In the short film, Butler wears a smart brown blazer with a striped button-down shirt and navy blue tie, as he gazes out at the Manhattan skyline from the window of a lavish corner office befitting a real-life Saint Laurent man on the town. He regularly wears the designer's clothing.
This collaboration reinforces Butler's position as a style icon and reinforces Saint Laurent's reputation for choosing influencers to represent its brand on and off the red carpet.
Together, the campaign images and accompanying videos evoke a sense of timeless elegance and modern masculinity, in keeping with the house's founder, Yves Saint Laurent The same one, whose strong-shouldered suits inspired the new season styles seen here.
This is not the actor's first experience in the world of Saint Laurent. He previously served as the global ambassador for YSL Beauty's MYSLF men's fragrance, a role that strengthened his connection with the brand. Outside of official campaigns, Butler has consistently chosen Saint Laurent for high-profile appearances, including the 2023 Academy Awards and the Vanity Fair Oscar after-party, where he wore more than two full-length looks woven with the house's subtle style codes.
Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscars Party.
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesIt was a highly publicized moment on the red carpet when Butler took Gerber, 23, as his date, who nearly stole the show in a stunning Celine dress with a slit that revealed the model's mile-long legs.
The new campaign images, which particularly feature Butler with his signature shaggy hairstyle, appear to have been taken before he recently debuted his bad boy look, which is a new cut worth paying attention to as he works on Darren Aronofskynext movie, Caught stealingin Tulum, Mexico.
Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber's relationship became a topic of conversation in late 2021 — and continued to captivate fans until their split in late 2024. Butler and Gerber first sparked romance rumors in December 2021 after they were spotted attending yoga classes together. A source at the time revealed exclusively to us (…)
While fans can certainly look up Facebook With the star's name in the spotlight (and his face on the billboards), it was hard not to conjure a mental image of Butler and Gerber as a happy couple, considering that the campaign film was set to David Bowie2016's “Girl Loves Me” Lest you forget, the lyrics describe what it feels like to be in extreme pain, although Butler's version was a hit.
