On Wednesday, September 7, the fashion world stood still as Kanye West presented his collection. Yeezy Season 4 garnered top names in the industry, including the Kardashian/Jenner clan (duh), Pharrell, La La, Desiigner, and many more.
Though I’m not the biggest fan of Ye’s work as a designer, I was elated to see more women of color being represented on the catwalks.
The diversity of West’s cast is not only memorable, but so is the way in which it pays tribute to the varying shades and definitions of blackness.
Unfortunately the rest of the show couldn’t forgive the relentless heat, the long bus rides, and people’s overall contempt for the production. With even Kim Kardashian and her sisters running late (or maybe on time since nothing started right on time), it seems Kanye’s show always begs the question: If it’s always a disaster, how do we always support it? I honestly believe everyone’s hoping one day Kanye will win with this fashion thing…but in the meantime…
A thorough article from Vice Magazine mentioned, “It’s true that Kanye West is a controversial figure. He barks loudly, and the responses, too, can be quite loud. Yeezy staff reportedly said that they were trying to “figure it out” when people asked about models. Shortly before the runway portion of the show started, a girl (seemingly a model) ran across screen to hand bottles of water out to those in the static presentation. So, was this the case of Kanye being insensitive or plainly unaware? Did he just have a big idea of all of these beautiful brown models, in a picturesque scene and forget about details like heat exhaustion?” The simple reality is that you can not overlook logistics. It’s just not…logical.
Can’t really say much this time around, it felt like the same ole same ole for me. What did you guys think of Ye’s presentation?
Check out a quick peek of the show from Daily Mail:
