• The History of Kanye’s Clothing Line Pastelle

Complex has created a very informative timeline that traces Kanye West’s clothing line, Pastelle, from its unofficial introduction to the public in 2004, all the way to its supposed name change and unique offerings of varsity jackets in 2008. In the 5 years of anticipation, Pastelle showed a lot of promise to be an actual brand, which is a huge statement to make considering all the now-defunct clothing lines by rappers. From the Dropout Bear collared shirts to the sunglasses collaboration with Ksubi to the varsity jackets revealed during the promotion of 808s & Heartbreak, coupled with Kanye’s unique sense of style, Pastelle was destined for greatness. For old time’s sake, with a smile, let’s take a walk through memory lane of what Pastelle was, before we frown at what Pastelle could have been.

Complex presents R.I.P. Pastelle: A History Of Kanye’s Lost Clothing Line.

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• Kanye Wearing Jordan Aqua 8 Shoes

Since it’s become safe to assume that Kanye West loves the Air Jordan Aqua 8 shoes, the picture below should not be the least bit surprising. Here’s a recent candid photo of Kanye leaving the Pan Pacific Park gym, in Los Angeles, wearing none other than the Jordan Aqua 8s. For anybody that owns a pair, you know how comfortable the shoes are and how its silhouette is so unique compared to many of the basketball shoes today. For a pair that performs well on the court, they also aren’t bad with a pair of jeans, as Kanye has proven in the past.

(Photo courtesy of KanyeWest.us)

Source: KanyeWest.us

• Kanye in H&M Style Guide

Sweden-based brand Hennes and Mauritz AB, or commonly known as simply H&M, has included Kanye West in their latest Style Guide focused on outfits that predominantly include the color black. In the photo, Kanye’s outfit features, as Jay-Z best put it, all black everything. Kanye wears a black blazer with rolled-up sleeves on a plain black t-shirt, with black slacks and black sunglasses.

Visit the H&M Style Guide for additional information.

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• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye Wearing San Francisco 49ers Varsity Jacket

If you’ve ever seen Kanye West’s ”Drive Slow” music video from 2006, you might notice that he’s wearing a red satin varsity jacket while riding in the passenger seat of a car passing through the bright Las Vegas lights. These days, you’ll seldom see him wear anything that dawns a team logo. However, if you look closely at this behind-the-scenes photo from the set of the music video shoot, you can see a hint of a logo on the left side of his jacket with letters that can assumed to be “SF”—the same “SF” of the famous San Francisco 49ers logo.

Source: Bee Nguyen

• Air Yeezy Doernbecher Raffle T-shirts

As the Nike Air Yeezy Charity Auctions ended this past weekend, Sole Collector and the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are completing the Yeezy For Doernbecher charity series by offering the public two t-shirts where proceeds will once again benefit the charity. In addition, individuals who purchase a t-shirt will automatically qualify for a raffle where the selected winner receives a brand new pair of the Net/Net (tan) Nike Air Yeezy. A bonus is that the pair of Yeezys will be lasered with personalized text and graphics by Mark Smith.

One t-shirt has a pink print on a black t-shirt where the  front graphic resembles the same laser design on the custom wooden box that houses the Grammy Air Yeezys that reads “KW YEEZY”. The second Yeezy For Doernbecher t-shirt features a glow-in-the-dark print on a black t-shirt with a front graphic that resembles the Air Yeezy’s original designs. Both t-shirts also feature similar sleeve and back designs.

Visit Sole Collector to find out pricing and purchasing information

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