Chanel casts a six-year-old Hudson Kroenig in new Cruise campaign alongside Joan Smalls

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Hudson Kroenig is Karl Lagerfeld’s godson. His father is Brad Kroenig, a longtime Chanel model
Hudson has already appeared in Chanel runway shows, first walking the catwalk aged two

Published: 13:04 EST, 9 October 2014 | Updated: 13:10 EST, 9 October 2014

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Chanel has cast a six-year-old in its brand-new cruise campaign.

Hudson Kroenig, who is the godson of Karl Lagerfeld, appears alongside model Joan Smalls, lending a playful touch to the images.

The photogenic tyke sports a few different looks, including a safari suit and cuffed jeans, while Miss Smalls wears bold prints from Chanel's resort collection in the images, shot by Mr Lagerfeld.

Model behavior: Six-year-old Hudson Kroenig (left) stars in Chanel's new Cruise campaign with Joan Smalls (right)

Dipping his toes in: Hudson is already a fashion veteran at the tender age of six

The boy gazes earnestly into the camera while Miss Smalls coolly lounges in front of a white column in one photo.

Another sees little Hudson dipping his toe into a pool.

Fashion is in Hudson's genes: The adorable blond boy's father is 35-year-old model Brad Kroenig.

Friends in high places: Karl Lagerfeld, who shot the images, is Hudson's godfather

Cruise control: Hudson wears a tiny safari suit while Miss Smalls sports looks from Chanel's resort collection

Opening doors: Hudson is a longtime muse for Mr Lagerfeld, having walked in multiple Chanel shows and starred in a Fendi campaign

Hudson is a longtime muse for Mr Lagerfeld, having walked in multiple Chanel shows and starred in a Fendi campaign.

Last year, he stole the show in Once Upon a Time, a short video for Chanel that starred Keira Knightley.

In January, he proved himself quite the prankster, when Cara Delevingne persuaded him to tell the Chanel Creative Director, 'You're fired!'

Stylish genes: Hudson's father, model Brad Kroenig, met Mr Lagerfeld on a shoot for V Man several years ago

Sensing a pattern: Miss Smalls stuns in a variety of colorful prints in the new campaign

Unofficial family: Karl Lagerfeld, who met muse Mr Kroenig several years ago, is pictured with the model father and Hudson in Saint Tropez in 2012

Hudson's handsome dad met Mr Lagerfeld on a shoot for V Man several years ago, and Mr Kroenig has said that without Mr Lagerfeld, his modeling career may never have taken off.

Mr Kroenig, has been the face of campaigns for DKNY, Gap, H&M and Roberto Cavalli,

He was also the subject of Metamorphoses of an American, a 2007 book in which Mr Lagerfeld chronicled the Florida native's modeling career.

Miss Smalls, 26, was born in Puerto Rico and has appeared in campaigns for Fendi, Givenchy, Lacoste and Gucci.

Mini model: Chanel's métiers d'art show in Scotland last night saw Hudson Kroenig, then four, take his third trip down the runway for Chanel with his father in December 2012

Like a pro: The four-year-old, who refers to Mr Lagerfeld as 'Uncle Karl,' also walked Chanel's autumn/winter 2012 runway on the arm of model Heidi Mount

Debut with dad: Hudson's first appearance in the French fashion house's runway shows was for the spring/summer 2011 show, in which he also walked with Mr Kroenig