• Kanye West Talks Fashion on Twitter

Yesterday, 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.

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• Kanye West’s Sneakers Backstage at Watch the Throne Tour

For the past month, VOYR has provided exclusive backstage footage of Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne tour. Before the start of the duo’s concert, VOYR even shared a video on their website that showed someone skating in a pair of the black/pink Air Yeezy 2. In episode 1 of their concert documentary, “World Leaders,” there is a scene where you can see an array of what we can only assume are Kanye’s sneakers. Even though we’ve only seen ‘Ye wearing the black/pink Air Yeezy 2s on stage during the concert, you can see in the screenshot gray Air Yeezy 2s, Timberland 6″ wheat boots, white cement Air Jordan 3s, and the Louis Vuitton Don collaboration shoes.

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• Kanye Wears Air Jordan 1s at Summerfest

Kanye West is currently performing at Milwaukee’s Summerfest wearing an all-black outfit, gold Jesus piece necklaces, and black/red Air Jordan 1 shoes. Yeezy’s assistant art director Virgil Abloh posted this image of Kanye on a stage setup that resembles the backdrop from Coachella. We’ll continue to update this post as soon as additional photos are made available.

Update: Kanye changed into an all-red outfit which included his Louis Vuitton “Dons’s” collaboration sneakers.

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• Kanye West Spotted at Louis Vuitton Fashion Show in Paris

Paris Fashion Week kicked off yesterday and Kanye West was spotted at the Lous Vuitton fashion show for the French luxury brand’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Dressed down for the event, Kanye’s casual outfit included a customized Mitchell & Ness Dallas Mavericks snapback hat, a plain white t-shirt, black pants, and his Louis Vuitton “Don’s” collaboration sneakers. Check out the photos below for additional shots of Kanye’s outfit.

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• Kanye West’s Greatest Footwear Moments via Complex

Kanye West’s eclectic shoe collection is highlighted in Complex’s recent “Yeezy Does It: Kanye West’s Greatest Footwear Moments” story. In the 75-picture gallery that shows outfits as far as 2003, Kanye can be seen wearing shoes from a wide variety of brands like Asics, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Nike, Timberland, and Vans. Looking through the slideshow of images, it’s interesting to note the year and type of sneakers Kanye’s got on. Early in his career, he wore a wide selection of styles from a multitude of brands, while in more recent years, he’s stuck to Nike Air Yeezys, Air Jordans, his Louis Vuitton collaboration shoes, and a small amount of other European-based brands. All of the outfits are pre-Rosewood Movement, so you won’t find any images of Kanye in hard-bottom dress shoes or Stubbs & Wootton loafers, which have been his preferred shoes as of late. Take a stroll through memory lane and check out Complex’s feature on Kanye’s shoes.