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Actor Deepika Padukone has been appointed Louis Vuitton's first
ever Indian brand ambassador, the French luxury house announced
Tuesday, Trend reports citing CNN .
The 36-year-old Bollywood star's role was unveiled as part of a
new handbag campaign, which sees her joining Emma Stone and Chinese
actor Zhou Dongyu in a series of promotional shots.
As well as being regularly photographed sporting Louis Vuitton
outfits and bags, Padukone has previously modeled for the brand. In
2020, she became the first Indian actor to feature in a campaign
for the label, posing for a mock vintage book cover alongside stars
like Léa Seydoux and Sophie Turner.
'Following a strong collaborative relationship with the
Maison... the award-winning actress begins an exciting new chapter
of her journey with Louis Vuitton,' the fashion house announced in
a press release.
Padukone has appeared in over 30 feature films, including
'Padmaavat,' one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of all time.
She was recently named as part of the 9-person jury at this year's
Cannes Film Festival, and earned an estimated $6 million in 2019,
according to the latest edition of Forbes India's Celebrity 100
list.
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Padukone has recently starred in campaigns for the likes of
Levi's and Adidas, though her partnership with Louis Vuitton marks
her first ambassador role for a luxury label.
The announcement comes shortly after Padukone was unveiled as
Vogue India's latest cover star. The accompanying photo shoot,
which appears in the magazine's May 2022 issue, sees her wearing a
variety of items by Louis Vuitton. In the cover story, Padukone
discussed her previous campaign for the brand and her working
relationship with its creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière.
'When you're 18 and have just started earning, you don't even
bother looking into a Louis Vuitton store when you walk past it
because you know you're never going to be able to afford it,' she
is quoted as saying. 'There are some things that are aspirational
and then there are some things that are just completely out of your
orbit. My association with Louis Vuitton is the latter.
'I'm a very practical, pragmatic person in reality, but I keep
having to pinch myself because I can't believe this is real,' she
added. 'And it speaks to the kind of diversity I hope to see in the
future.'
Though India has not been a traditional target for the luxury
sector, the 2019 edition of McKinsey & Company and Business of
Fashion's influential annual report, The State of Fashion, said
that a rapidly expanding middle class made the country 'too
important for international brands to ignore.' Louis Vuitton's
website currently lists stores in three of India's biggest cities:
New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
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