• Louis Vuitton Don’s from Franalations

Sneaker connoisseur Franalations is known for his impressive sneaker collection and the reviews that he conducts on YouTube of his purchases. He’s created a very impressive internet following and if you’re not familiar with the name, I suggest you do a search on him because his collection is something serious. His latest video review is on the collaboration sneaker between Kanye West and Louis Vuitton, red size 9 Don’s, to be exact. Not only does the video reveal the sneaker’s high-quality construction, but also its great packaging. Each sneaker comes with its own canvas bag, 2 booklets (1 explaining the quality of the sneaker and 1 explaining the collaboration between Kanye and LV), and a little box that houses an extra pair of red laces. With Louis Vuitton, you get nothing short of perfection. Personally, I don’t think I’d spend $800+ on a pair of sneakers, LV or not, but Franalations does an effective job justifying the price and showing the sneaker’s top-quality.

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• Internship At Gap

US Weekly has revealed that Kanye West has been secretly interning at Gap’s corporate offices in New York.  Although no official word has been made from the man himself, the story is not entirely far-fetched since Kanye previously mentioned that he wanted to temporarily quit rap to pursue a fashion internship. A source told US Weekly:

He works all the time, and one Friday night recently, he stayed until 12 am. He’s learning the fashion business from the inside and trying to do it quietly.

Rumors or not, Gap surely benefits from such news. And if this is true, it’s very refreshing to see a celebrity putting in the proper work to master the craft of fashion, versus just releasing a mediocre product that will sell based on the name behind it (which is what ends up happening to most fashion lines from celebrities).

Source: NY Mag

July 3rd, 2009

• Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson

Michael, you truly revolutionized music and the entire essence of Pop culture like no other to date. You have been a big inspiration for many artists today, Kanye West included. Your presence will be greatly missed. Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.

• Graduation

Sorry to all my readers for the lack of updates the past few days. I’ve been out of town because of my graduation, but now that it’s Monday, it’s back to business.

• NDC Order for Tan Air Yeezy

Once again, my luck has worked its course. My order status from NDC (Nike “Dot” Com) for the tan Nike Air Yeezy officially moved from ‘pending’ to ‘shipped.’ For those who are curious, I received my e-mail confirmation after placing my order at 10:33 PM PST (3 minutes after the official release on NDC) and with free ground shipping (so this dispels the rumor that Nike cancels quickstrike product orders based on shipping method). I’d say, if you received your e-mail confirmation after ordering between 10:31 PM PST and 10:40 PM PST, your order should be shipped shortly. To all others who placed orders, good luck.

By the way, I ordered a size 9.5, which I am putting up for sale since I already got my size 10.5 from the Niketown San Francisco raffle. Contact me if you are interested john [at] dresslikekanyewest [dot] com