Archive for the 'High-end Fashion' Category
• Kanye West in The Sartorialist’s “Lunch for 25″
2 CommentsEarlier this month, Kanye West was photographed by Nick Wooster at a luncheon that was hosted by The Sartorialist’s Scott Schuman at Pitti Uomo. The video “Lunch for 25″ documents this special gathering that took place at a trattoria in Florence and features a diverse group of most influential men in the fashion world like Lino Ieluzzi, Simone Righi, and Kanye West. This was the very first “Lunch for 25″ event hosted by The Sartorialist, but expect more to come in the future as Schuman has stated that the goal is to make this a biannual event.
• Kanye Wearing Celine Shirt and Treated Snapback Hat
1 CommentKanye West has been on tour in Australia the past week and was recently spotted on stage wearing a cut-off sleeve Celine shirt and a Treated snapback hat. The long-sleeve silk shirt is from Celine’s spring/summer 2011 collection and is similar to the one ‘Ye wore during Coachella and the Big Day Out festival last week. Kanye’s assistant art director and fashion advisor Virgil Abloh referenced this cut-off style by tweeting, “TREATED CREW. Where we cut the sleeves off celine shirts for fun.” The Treated snapback is from Chicago native Million $ Mano, who is also leading the charge for a Treated Crew album that is due out next month.
• Kanye West at Scott Schuman-hosted Lunch
No CommentsKanye West is overseas in Florence, Italy and was recently photographed by Gilt MAN Fashion Advisor Nick Wooster. In the photo, Kanye is seated next to chief creative officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, Terron Schaefer, at a lunch hosted by Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist. Since ‘Ye studied fashion in Europe and has made huge strides in developing his own line, there’s a possibility that he was in attendance at Pitti Uomo, Florence’s famed trade show for men’s fashion.
Photo from Nick Wooster
January 12th, 2012• Kanye West Talks Fashion on Twitter
1 CommentYesterday, Kanye West shared the story behind his fashion career on Twitter. As told in his series of tweets, he started off in fashion eight years ago, from turning down initial offers to do urban clothing lines to unsuccessfully begging Bape to do his own line. From there, he told his story of how he got his start in high-end fashion, studying in Europe at famed fashion labels Fendi and Giuseppe Zanotti, and opening his own design studio in Paris. He also shared that at Nike, he’s “allowed” to design one pair of sneakers every two years, meaning the “Yeezi 3″ that he mentioned last week would be due out in 2014. Below are the tweets from last night.
• Kanye Rumored to Move to London for Fashion Career
1 CommentIt was reported yesterday by UK’s The Sun that Kanye West has plans to move to London to further pursue his fashion career. According to the report, he’ll work in London to prepare for Paris Fashion Week. There, he’ll also be able to receive advice from the students and faculty at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. If you recall, Kanye collaborated with CSM graduate Louise Goldin for his own womenswear line. As of now, nothing has been confirmed regarding Kanye’s possible move.
Sources: Hypebeast and The Sun
December 30th, 2011