FASHION Magazine

  • They said/We said: Kanye debuts his collection, anticipates lukewarm reviews, then throws a fit. Natch

    by Erin Lukas
    Phoebe Philo lending Kanye West moral support as shot by Eric Ryan/Getty Images

    It’s no surprise that Kanye West’s debut ready-to-wear collection in Paris on Saturday received mixed reviews. We’re also not surprised that the rapper-come-designer obnoxiously responded to his critics before any reviews of his show were actually published. It’s just his… thing, we guess.

    Delivered to partygoers including Karlie Kloss, Lindsay Lohan, and Olivier Theyskens, West whined about the amount of hard labour he had put into his line, and how he’s “different” then other celebrity designers (different i.e. better?). To boot, he mentioned a hope that critics would be “easy” on him, considering it was his first shot out of the gate. “I took out motherf—ing loans to get the best models, to get the best designers, to get the best venue. I gave you everything that I had,” he reportedly added. Can we LOL now, or later?

    Posted in Kanye West, Karlie Kloss, Lindsay Lohan, Michael White, Olivier Theyskens, Phobe Philo, Style, They said/We said