So I was watching the new single from Keri Hilson the other day, featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, and it just became apparent that, to me, Kanye West is so much cooler! He's probably one of the most fashionable rappers around today, GQ named him most stylish man this year. But not only that, he is a regular at front-rows of catwalk shows, including John Galliano and Dior Hommes. And to top this, is bringing out his own line of shoes in collaboration with Louis Vuitton, which in true Kanye West style are a bit mental but nothing less would be expected.
Kanye West has been influential in fashion for many years now, in particular with the brightly coloured trainers and shutter glasses, which can now be found in most high street stores.
Fair enough, he may come across as arrogant about his music, but you're always going to find people like this in the fashion world, they come hand-in-hand. What I find different about Kanye, is that he's not afraid to wear random stuff and doesn't care that it gets negative comments. One thing about Mr West is he's here to stay and I hope he continues to influence the fashion world with further collaborations.
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What I love about the guy (aside from his flow) is that he just really loves to create. Anything. He started off just making computer games before he was even producing and now he is interested in art design, cinematography and of course fashion. This really comes across in his whole look: he's adventurous and innovative and this is coupled with the persona to pull it off. But not only does he experiment with new combinations, he knows how to wear them. His body posture and how things hang off him mean he can do what someone else would just fail at. He's got to be one of the coolest and most fashionable guys on the planet. I think I'll go see how my KanYe shrine is doing.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he'd go for the pirate eye-liner though.
i totally agree, Ne-Yo's style feels too created, like he has a team of stylists, but you really feel that Kanye makes his own style.
ReplyDeletego on to thesartorialist.blogspot.com and search Kanye, there's some pretty cool pictures of him and also one of Andre 3000 who i think deserves a mention in the style stakes as well.