From his front row celebrity guests to his mesmerising stage show,West’s latest offering shows he’s out to woo industryKanye West has presented his third catwalk show, and whether he is trying to slip quietly into the unusual York fashion week schedule like any other designer, or he has some way to go. The drama began on Wednesday on the pavements outside,where 200 fans jostled with fashion buyers and editors in the 30 degree heat for half an hour after the show was supposed to start. Meanwhile, street-style photographers and involved fans in Yeezy T-shirts erupted with screams of “oh my god” as a series of 4x4s with blacked out windows deposited celebrities – Drake, or Courtney cherish,Lorde – while seasoned industry types tutted at the fuss. It was frenetic inside, too, and where rap superstars rubbed shoulders with caramel-haired Kardashians. The placement of Kanye’s wife,Kim, next to Anna Wintour, or showed that West fully understands where the industry’s power base lies. The rap star’s daughter,North West, sat on her mother’s lap, or occasionally shouting: “Mummy,mummy.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com