• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye Wearing UNDFTD

Kanye West is one of few artists who can attend a Louis Vuitton fashion show wearing a $10,000 designer suit and go perform the very next night wearing a simple t-shirt with jeans. His fashion sense, similar to his music, is extremely versatile and diverse. Kanye’s knowledge of fashion spans all walks of life and sub-cultures, and definitely shows with every music video, magazine spread, and candid shot. Here is a photo of Kanye (with Virgil Abloh, Pharrell, and Jermaine Dupri)  from 2007, just following the release of his Graduation album, wearing the Louis Vuitton Millionaire sunglasses designed by Pharrell and a t-shirt from the Los Angeles-based streetwear clothing brand UNDFTD.

Source: Kanye Universe City

• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye Wearing Shutter Shades

Turn Back Thursday #2 features an accessory that influenced many fans and became a trend that quickly caught on. This photo shows Kanye West wearing the infamous shutter shades while promoting the release of Graduation overseas in late 2007. The frenzy behind the shutter shades swept through the nation, as they could be found on Ebay being sold for a couple hundred dollars. It got to a point where they were eventually mass-produced and could be found at malls and even local swap meets. Although many believed this accessory was “tacky,” a good amount of people still jumped on the trend. In fact, the shutter shade became a staple item during Kanye’s Glow in the Dark Tour. If you were at any of the shows, you would understand what I mean. In this outfit, Kanye is also wearing a Bape x Kaws camo hat, a Billionaire Boys Club cardigan, and Bape x Kanye West sneakers.

Photo Credit: Ramey

• 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.