Who is Michèle Lamy? Inside the life of Jaden Smith’s rumored 82-year-old girlfriend, from fashion to her marriage to Rick Owens

Jaden Smith and 82-year-old French fashion icon Michèle Lamy have become the subject of a bizarre romance rumor. Alleged kissing photos, engagement claims and even talk of a property deal have taken social media by storm. But are the pictures real? The viral images are fabricated or AI-generated, according to the Fashion Times.

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The rumour that took off

The claims surfaced in posts on X and Instagram on November 10, 2026. Some alleged that Smith had visited Lamy to seek her blessing. Others went further and claimed the pair were engaged.

Inside Michèle Lamy's marriage to Rick Owens

Lamy is married to American fashion designer Rick Owens. The couple tied the knot in 2006. They had already built a personal and professional relationship by then. In 2004, they co-founded their fashion company, Owenscorp.


They first met in Los Angeles in 1988 through a mutual friend. Lamy ran her own fashion label, while Owens worked as a pattern cutter. She hired him in 1990. Their professional relationship soon turned romantic.

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In an interview with W China, Lamy recalled that they began spending almost every night together. She ran her restaurant, Les Deux Cafés, while Owens worked in his studio across the street.

“When Rick and I got involved I was married and had a young daughter,” she said. She described the early days of their relationship as “pretty dramatic.”

In a 2025 interview with The Observer', Lamy called their relationship “a love story.” She added, “Still we seduce each other all the time with the work, with the ideas, with whatever we do.”

From a criminal lawyer to a creative force

She studied law in Lyon and worked as a criminal attorney in France. She also attended philosophy classes taught by French thinker Gilles Deleuze.

"I think that if there’s something that marks my view of the world, and perhaps explains why I go from one thing to the next, it’s this,” she said in an interview with PIN–UP, . She was referring to Deleuze's philosophy course on 'Alice in Wonderland'.

Lamy also spoke about her years as a lawyer. “I don’t regret studying law, because it was a great way to see the misery of our world. I think everyone should see these things when they’re young,” she said.

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Her journey took her through jewelry-making, fashion and hospitality in New York and Los Angeles. She also explored art and performance.

“You can’t really have a plan. It’s a lot of encountering people, talking with people, experiencing things, love of life in all directions,” she said in the interview.

What is LAMYLAND?

Lamy has also built out a creative identity beyond her work with Owens. In 2014 she set up LAMYLAND as an umbrella for her own independent projects, one of which is BARGE (a cultural hangout space).

Her work has been widely recognised in the arts and fashion worlds. She was honoured by Performance Space New York in March 2026 and in April received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Fashion and Culture from Fashion Trust US..