KANYE WEST PARIS FASHION WEEK SHOW INVITE
Oh the things I’d do to get my hands on one of these! Today the official show invites to the first Kanye West fashion show have been send out. It looks like the collection will be called ‘Dw Kanye West’. At this point we can only assume that ‘Dw’ is a hint as his mother, Donda West, but cannot confirm that at this point. Waiting is so intense! Can tomorrow just hurry up already?!
Can’t wait! This should be interesting
Kanye West | RTW Spring 2012 | style.com
“What we actually saw was something that looked like a baby Balmain vision of womenswear. The context was impeccable—soundtrack and staging exactly what you’d expect from someone whose 360-degree vision has been responsible for some of the best albums and concerts of the past decade. The clothes? Heavy might be the operative word: zippers in excelsis; suede and leather high-performance clothing; beading, crystals, and appliqué weighting jackets and tops. And more fur than you’d want on a night when the mercury hit the roof in Paris. It’s kind of a cheap shot to go the trying-too-hard route with someone who is so undoubtedly passionate about what he is doing, but at the same time, it’s frustrating that someone who seems to almost effortlessly realize his vaulting musical ambitions comes up short elsewhere, at least on the first attempt. Of course, what Kanye West is trying to achieve is unprecedented. There isn’t a fashion designer alive who could match his music. But tonight’s show suggests that conquering his new medium is a work in progress.”
PARIS, October 1, 2011
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I love being back at my fashion office learning and creating. It’s so challenging and fun and I’m surrounded by amazing people.
They say you only live once but every time I come to work I feel like I’m starting a second life. You guys might think I have some type of backing for my line but I don’t. I did the first fashion show out of my own pocket and used the money I made touring to follow my passion.
I’ve been working at this for 8 years now …from the first offers to do urban clothing lines that I turned down…To begging Bape to do my line and never making any real headway…To having an office in LA that was shut down after the “MTV” moment along with my tour with GAGA.
I moved to Japan for one month after that and designed every night in my room… I had this opportunity to intern at Fendi and was also offered a position to at Versace wich I could not take due to my contract with LV which was for 2 years…I moved to Rome after I left Japan and worked at Fendi for 4 months under cover … I was there to give ideas for the men’s collection.
I snuck to Giuseppe Zanotti Factory still under contract and learned to design woman’s shoes for 2 years before my first show in Paris.
After doing the first LV collection I was sure I would get a second shot to create but was never given the opportunity.
I designed a sneaker called the YEEZY with Nike. I’m “allowed” to design 1 pair of sneakers every 2 years. I have more ideas…
Early 2011 … I moved to Paris and opened a small design studio… the language barrier was quite difficult. I still don’t have a Paris VAT number to this day… I don’t know what a VAT but every time I asked why we didn’t have fabrics they said it was because of the VAT.
In Paris I met many great people in design including the master Azzedine Alaia… Azzedine even came by my studio one day : ))) This was the greatest feeling to stand in his presence in my embarrassingly small Paris studio in a courtyard opposite Collate.
I remember being 5 years old picking and my mother taking me with her shopping at the discount fur spots. She said I would always point to the most expensive furs even as a child LOL. It’s something about making clothing that always brings me back to that point. For the first 16 or 17 years of my life the only thing. I knew about my woman’s clothing was what my Mom would wear. I guess some critics would joke that I still don’t know anything LOL
My Mom would wear blue jeans with a fur and an embellished “Cosby Show” sweater : ) to pick me up from school. … the teachers said I couldn’t focus… I used to get kicked out of class for bringing dirty mags and drawing Nikeys in 4th grade.
Being a celebrity has afforded me many opportunities but has also boxed me in creatively.
I was just discussing becoming the creative director for the Jetson movie and someone on the call yelled out.. you should do a Jetsons tour!
This just happened a few hours ago. I was very insulted of course becuase for anyone that’s seen the Watch the Throne Tour or Coachella or Glow in the Dark or Runaway.. you know I have real ideas…
I wouldn’t have the prestige I have if it wasn’t partially for the Grammies validation and I honor that. I appreciate having the most nominations at the Grammies but I feel so conflicted by the fact that award shows sometimes are completely illogical.
Good logic tells me smile Kanye… the world likes you again… red or blue pill? … aaaaand Swallow lol
….hmmmmm what to wear… here I go again… Yeezy the trend setter or complete fucking fashion victim … the verdict is still out.
This is just a train of thought .. but figure it’s better to read than trained thoughts.
What good is fame and prestige if you can’t use it to help people… I want to help by doing what I know how to do best .. create. I have started a new company and I’m so excited about the name it’s got the best name ever of all companies of all time!!! The name of the company is DONDA. DONDA is a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers and put them in a creative space to bounce there dreams and ideas.
I used to blog all the time an fit was a way to get my opinion out. Dr Dre redesigned headphones and made more impact off of one product.
I am assembling a team of architects, graphic designers, directors musicians, producers, AnRs, writers, publicist, social media experts…app guys, managers, car designers, clothing designers, DJs, video game designers, publishers, tech guys, lawyers, bankers, nutritionist doctors, scientist,teachers. DONDA will be comprised of over 22 divisions with a goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford. I want to put creatives in a room together with like minds that are all waaaay doper than me. We want to help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel. To dream of, create, advertise and produce products driven equally by emotional want and utilitarian need.. To marry our wants and needs. DONDA.
This will all take time but I wanted everyones to know what I really care about… I care about people. I care about my fans. I care about people who have never heard of me… There are over 7 billion people on the planet now. It’s something about coming from music that makes me so optimistic… Music travels and is not limited to only the wealthy.
Sometimes my grammar is wrong but my thinking is right : ) My mom was an English teacher so I know she sends an SMDH from heaven : )
5:18 am in London… My dreams keep me woke.
The Watch the Throne tour was a small example of what a Donda Experience can be. I’m currently working on a new 7 screen experience…http://t.co/4XmQmCL3. This one of our projects to be released this year called 2016 OLYMPIC’s … It’s a semi sic-fi since 2016 is only 4 years away : ) We would also like’ to design the MTV awards. We’re taking everything 10 steps at a time LOL!
I wanted to put this in the world in hopes that the people who can actually make a difference will stand up and reach out. We need as many amazing powerful smart talented wealthy people to be involved… Come get on board… don’t just sit there… reach out.
We can collectively effect the world trough design. We need to pick up where steve jobs left off.
When I said wealthy I wanted to point out there are so many billionaires in the world that can come together and help to redesign it.
Help education. School systems were designed to turn people into factory workers. Schools should be designed to prep human beings for real life. Spike Jonze and I want to do a Summer school that tries new forms of curriculum. Math classes should teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, accounting and money management aaaaaand cut!!! UNLESS YOU’RE A MATH MAJOR!!!! Kids you should be able to take majors starting in grammar school like how it is at performing art schools. Instead of kicking kids out of schools for using there iPhones… why not promote it? Allow kids to use search engines to do test. Like the real WORLD!!! Give kids the amount of test they would have in a year in one day but they have to get everything perfect. Some kids have better memories than others… what about emotional IQs… what about kids who do bad in school because of how bad there surroundings are? I meant to say their. Excuse me, I just get excited at the possibilities. The more excited I get…the more grammatical errors you’ll see.
We need to take what Michael Jackson felt and Mcqueen and Steve Jobs and we need make things better…
When me and Jay toured… ever night I peered into the audience astonished by the different walks of life that came to support us.
The adrenaline is running… I don’t know if I can even get to sleep now… From Wall street to the London riots to Chicago murders…I sit everyday and ask what can I do to make a difference.
I know this is not a very rapper thing to say but I haven’t bought a new car or piece of jewelry in about 2 years. I invest every dime back into creativity… hiring amazing creatives paying for flights, offices … etc…
My area of expertise is in music, my passion is in music design film and products… my strength is connectivity…
There are so many broken systems from the economy to school systems jail systems… we need experts for this. We need scientist and top world designers to directly affect governments.
If anyone would like to reach out email us at contactDONDA@gmail.com
I just wanted to share what’s been on my mind…
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” - George Bernard Shaw
Kanye West x Bon Iver — Lost in the World
Filmmaker Ruth Hgben collaborates with award-winning musician Kanye West to create a film for his single Lost in the World. The song, which features Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, is taken from West’s fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Even though the album was released in 2010, Kanye has only just revealed the corresponding music video. Hogben’s piece breaks the mould of popular rap aesthetics while still celebrating the extraordinary talent that has made West a modern icon.
I first saw this about a week ago on Cru’s blog, and at first I thought it was a bit off, but it has most definitely grown on me. I was pretty excited to watch it the first time since this song is one of my favorites from the album. I really love that it’s not your run-of-the-mill hip-hop video and more like a down right fashion film. Not what I expected at all. And Ruth Hogben is amazing. Bow.
A lot of people scoff off Kanye’s efforts not related to his music, but him trying to branch out and doing new things is the thing I admire most about him. Sure, he’s an asshole and all, but when a guy’s trying to broaden the perspective of masses of people and trying to put some sort of depth into a genre that’s mostly known for its lyrics about sex, drugs and money, you gotta give some credit where it’s due. I mean, just look at this clip. It’s not just about changing the current trend or trying to stand out, it’s about changing the consciousness. The way we look at things. And if that twitter speech of his a few months ago was any indication, this guy’s pretty passionate. He’s got the resources to help realize all of what he said there, so if he’s damn serious about DONDA, it’s not gonna impossible to conquer the world. I mean, he already started on the fashion industry (not quite there yet on that, but it’s a start).
If we keep seeing this kind of work from Mr. West (and more mainstream artists, hopefully), we’ll get to witness a revolution in pop culture bigger than when rappers switched from baggy jeans and jerseys to sharp suits and high fashion garb and lyrical references (what’s that jacket, Margiela?). Should be exciting.
