Kanye West’s ‘Yeezy 4’ Fashion Show Was A Total Shambles
Kanye West has been surprisingly successful with his move into fashion, now on his fourth season with brand Adidas.
But unfortunately, when he took to NYC fashion week to preview his fourth collection (inventively titled Yeezy 4) - things didn’t quite go to plan. He held it at the abandoned smallpox hospital on Roosevelt, which sounds cool and hipster, but in reality was just difficult.
Kanye, being the sensation that he is, was of course able to draw out all sorts of high-up editorial people at various publications, as well as a healthy dose of bloggers and celebs. But, because of the venue, they all got put on busses to get to the runway and it seems Kanye and his team overlooked this part of the journey - as the fashion pack are used to top notch treatment, and instead got cramped overheated busses.
People were allegedly cracking jokes and saying it felt like they had been kidnapped.
On the Yeezy bus #NYFW. No snacks. No water. No music. No merch. C'mon Kanye. pic.twitter.com/LbnHLQgtYJ
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
When they got to the venue, Yeezy was late to his own show. It was supposed to kick off for 3pm but the man didn’t show his face until around 5pm, which is a long time to leave his guests in the summer heat.
But it’s not the guests who suffered the most, his models were forced to wait in the glaring sunshine, and were not given water by anyone on Kanye’s team.
One poor girl passed out, and was given water by a member of the audience.
Model undone by the heat at Yeezy. pic.twitter.com/vaZlisrMdm
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
A model needed water. The poor models. This is cruelty. #YeezySeason4
— Stella Bugbee (@stellabugbee) September 7, 2016
Is this the show? Waiting until the models collapse one by one? #YeezySeason4 #NYFW Am I complicit? What's going on! pic.twitter.com/Mm5pi3GVKN
— Robin Givhan (@RobinGivhan) September 7, 2016
The Kardashian/Jenner gang finally made an appearance at 4:30pm, and the guests who’d been waiting for an hour and a half were not impressed.
Kendall, Kim and the clan Kardashian have finally arrived at Yeezy. 1 1/4 hrs late. pic.twitter.com/m3Opgl8jZT
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
If there was one thing Kanye did do quite well, was his casting. Teyana Taylor, the oily dancer from his ‘Fade’ video gave the world an encore when she appeared on the runway.
A few other big names were strutting their stuff, but the most memorable appearance had to be model and star of Tyga’s music video Amina Blue - who stumbled down the catwalk in her heels before giving up, taking them off and walking barefoot. Nice one.
Amina Blue 'Kicking off her Heels' at Yeezy Season 4 Show..🎌 pic.twitter.com/UXb6nGnA8d
— Outlander (@StreetFashion01) September 8, 2016
Kanye’s custom heels were giving lots of the models trouble, as the stiletto heels appear to have been badly made. One poor model looked like her ankles were going to break as she struggled down the catwalk in a pair of stiletto boots with the heels folding inwards.
Good job, Kanye!
One fashion editor tweeted about the show, commenting on the uninspiring nature of the clothes, making a snide comment about it not being actual fashion. Kanye eventually showed his face, the show ended, the Kardashian clan took some weirdly posed photos and finally everyone was free to get back on the stuffy shuttle buses and go home.
Job well done, Yeezy. We hate to say it, but a certain Ms. Wintour does not look impressed:
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