• Kanye Wearing Ato Matsumoto “Studs” Shoes

Even though Kanye West was nowhere to be found during the 52nd Grammy Awards, he was in town in Los Angeles to meet with producer Quincy Jones and several other artists to record a remake of the song “We Are the World” for their support towards Haiti relief. Kanye was seen at LAX airport wearing Lanvin “Way Shiner” sunglasses and the Ato Matsumoto Cowhide Boot “Studs”. This isn’t actually the first time Kanye has been seen wearing the high-top Ato Matsumoto shoes as he was seen wearing the red patent leather version in a previous edition of Turn Back Thursday. The white version of the “Studs” is available at the online Japanese retailer Rowage for about $522. In addition to the sunglasses and shoes, Kanye was also carrying his 1-of-1 Goyard “Robot Face” backpack that he designed.

Image from KanyeWest.us

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• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye and Pharrell

For this week’s installment of Turn Back Thursday, I won’t be going too far back for a Kanye West outfit. Here’s a backstage photo from a 2008 N.E.R.D show of Kanye and Pharrell. Appropriately enough, Kanye is wearing a Billionaire Boys Club (Pharrell’s brand) hat, a camo Bape cape, and red Ato Matsumoto shoes. Although Kanye’s recent outfits from 2009 have been more refined and represent a classic look, he will still occasionally put together outfits similar to this one, most notably with the hat and high-top shoes.

Source: Billionaire Boys Club Blog