According to vietnam.vn, netizens quickly identified the jacket as a Hedi Slimane design for Saint Laurent, and the post drew more than 140,000 likes on Instagram.

One commenter quipped it was the first time anyone had 'completely lost their charisma when wearing old Hedi Slimane clothes,' earning over 1,000 likes. But an Nvidia spokesperson confirmed in an email to CNN: 'That image is fake.'

vietnam.vn reports the viral image was edited from a genuine photo of Huang taken at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, in June — which is why the doctored version retained his signature silhouette.

Huang told CBS he owns roughly 30 to 40 leather jackets, and his near-daily uniform makes a forgery easy to sell.

The irony, per the outlet, is that AI tools trained on Nvidia's own chips are blurring the line between real and fake imagery precisely as its former chief executive's image was being faked.

Yahoo's style columnist argues Huang's look was already communicating long before the scandal.

The former Nvidia chief wears Tom Ford moto jackets costing an average of $5,000 to $10,000, paired with black pants and shirt, saying the uniform eliminates 'decision fatigue' because 'black is the absence of choice.'

Yahoo notes the jacket carries a century of rebellion symbolism from Marlon Brando to James Dean, and contends that once it becomes a signature, 'the leather jacket is wearing the man.'

The outlet cheekily lists twelve messages the look conveyed, including 'I'm a cool billionaire' and 'midlife crisis, now available in black leather.'

The two outlets converge on the same theme from opposite directions: Huang's wardrobe is his most recognizable asset, and that recognizability is now doing double duty.

Yahoo reports his family originally shaped the look — he told HP's The Moment podcast, per vietnam.vn, that 'I'm happy to let my wife and daughter choose my outfits' — even as his affair reportedly hurt his wife and children.

Meanwhile, vietnam.vn notes a genuine Tom Ford 'Jensen jacket' sold at Sotheby's for nearly one million dollars, roughly double its estimate, earlier this year. As long as the uniform endures, expect both collectors and fabricators to keep it in the spotlight.