Friday, February 12, 2016

Yeezy Fall 2016 Ready To Wear Review

Look, before I go in as deep as I'm about to go, I'm really going to need you guys to understand a few things.

Yes, Yeezus/ Kanye is an amazing artist, he experiments and honestly takes his music craft as an artist would with their paintings or other mediums. Pushing the limits, testing new styles, and personifying themselves through each piece done.

I respect Kanye musically.

However, after witnessing his garments from the Yeezy Fall 2016 Ready To Wear collection at NYFW, I've finally garnered an unpleasant taste in my mouth.

Yes, Yeezy is new to the game of being a fashion designer and putting on runway shows. Kanye's first official NYFW show debuted in the Fall 2015 RTW season.

But, absolutely. but to the tenth degree, I've seen close to no improvement or fresh adaptations in his design skills.

Yes, as Rihanna said "Yeah, I Said It".

My social media has been bombarded with praise for Kanye's collection and I can't scroll for less than 2 minutes without seeing his models in his tried and true same as before vision.

Now, I'm not just speaking out of my ass while writing this. I actually took the time to investigate his garments from this NYFW, watched the show, and sat and really thought this through.

And I've decided.

The only reason why people are freaking out about this collection is because Yeezus did it. Honestly, if another designer did the same old designs he did, the fashion world, fashion journalists, and style lovers would be dragging him through the dirt and laughing their asses off while they strut those said asses off to watch another show.

Though, I will say this. I did enjoy the strong, silent, and slightly intimidating style of modeling Kanye went for. Travis Scott with his crazy adorned braids, the utter amount of diversity with various melanin shades, and the energy in the air for die hard fans of Ye.

But, how many times are you going to adorn female models in spandex/panty hose-esque/ jumper material? Who are you selling these moth eaten, more than just distressed, practically destroyed sweaters for?

Damn Yeezy...is your aesthetic homeless man on the street?

Is your aesthetic always gonna be like this?

Here's the pictures from Kanye's recent NYFW and his first one:





Can you tell which is from his Yeezy Fall 2016 RTW and his Yeezy Fall 2015 RTW?

Shit, I thought I was seeing the same thing so much so, I just thought Ye recycled cause he couldn't be bothered making anything new.

In any case, the top two are from his first 2015 RTW, and the bottom his recent showcase.

However, I will say this, Kanye's strong points seem to reside in outerwear/ jackets. The structure, design, and personality of his jackets are appealing.



Kanye's jackets are surely something I can see people wear as they're walking down the streets of NYC, or even something I can see myself wearing. Shearling coats, with an edge and air of "don't you dare fuck with me" is Yeezus' calling card and greatest design strength so far.

But this?


These damn body suits are tired, those ratty dumpster thrifted sweaters are beyond unwearable, and his aesthetic needs major revamps.

I also want to point out how tired it really is to hear people ride Kanye's coat tails just because he is Kanye. It is so evident people are not truly dissecting this collection properly.

I'm not saying I'm an expert.

But I am saying I majored in Fashion Design, I do regularly watch and digest every Fashion Week around the globe and watch each show through the available sources, I do read other fashion journalists' work and take their perspective into consideration, and that I take the world of fashion very seriously and don't care for hype. I care if a collection hits the spot, if it delivers, if it shows progress or advancement on the part of the designer, and basically if it lights something inside me that forces me to have some sort of soft spot or sweet taste in my palette.

Yeezy Season 3 don't do any of that shit.

At all.

People need to stop d**k riding, start thinking for themselves, stop kissing a celebrity's ass and eat whatever they put out just cause it is them.

Follow a designer, praise a collection, or support because it inspires you or calls out to you in a way. Don't do something just cause it's "cool" cause so and so did it.

Look with neutral eyes, and block out the rest of the mess.

Sure, I know there are people out there that genuinely like Kanye's collection, and that's more than fine. Like it cause you really really like it. Taste varies from person to person, that is evident. And hell, all I'm saying is my opinion. So fuck yes, like it cause YOU like it based on your OWN impressions.

Don't like it because it's Yeezus did it, without properly analyzing the garments with a critical eye.

Hmmm, can't help but think if Kanye spent more time really trying to evolve his fashion designs instead of having petty arguments with Wiz Khalifa on Twitter, and slut shaming Amber Rose, who he DID have sex with so it kinda makes him look like a flaming hypocrite, and talking crap about their small child, maybe his collection would have been better. May I also note it is funny to me Kanye is slut shaming Amber when Kim Kardashian was FILMED having sex with Ray J, and got her "career" and fame from porn, while Rose got hers from just being Kanye's girlfriend at the time. Haha, but whatever right?

That's all this bitch gotta say.

XoXo, Razz
(photos aren't mine)

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Y'all Heard it Here First America

Beyonce said "I like my baby hair with baby hair, I like my negro nose with Jackson 5 afro"

In front of white cis males, and anti black mainstream audiences.



Hallelujah.

All hail Yonce. 

p.s., peep how her dancers look like Black Panthers, with the leather and berets?

 
Yassss, hunty got message.

JUST BREAKING NEWS:
NOW SHE IS GOING ON TOUR, TITLED "THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR" 

XoXo, Razz 
(pictures aren't mine!)

SLAYONCE STRIKES AGAIN!

Surprise! Guess Who's Back!

YONCE BISH!

Last night she did another surprise drop, similar to her album that caused a massive heart attack across the globe, with her new video "Formation".

Beyonce's video is the epitome of Pro-Black, Black Feminism, Protection of Black Childhood, Unapologetic Black Woman, Black Girl Magic, and Social Awareness.

Beyonce address Katrina, police brutality, the beauty of black female naturalness, attacking that "illuminati mess", and being black and so so so proud of it that she declares she got "hot sauce in her bag, swag!".

Yonce goes further by stating that the woman, if you please her right, you might get rewarded with a treat: Red Lobster.

Damn, Yonce strikes again and hits hard with this video.

Just look at the plethora of natural black female hair! Beyonce rips apart the paparazzi and haters who often go after Blue Ivy's natural tresses stating "I like my baby hair with baby hair and afro." So yes, all you haters can take several seats in the corner. Beyonce loves that natural hair, she loves her child being natural and the way she is supposed to be; a care free black child not held down by your ridiculous european standards of beauty.

The singer goes in again, reclaiming and proud of black features. "I like my negro nose with Jackson 5 nostril".

Did I mention, she dresses like the next Supreme, oh so ready to snatch the wigs and edges off of every hater, internalized racist holding, nay sayer, and fool who doesn't believe in black women or black lives matter?

Go in deeper Beyonce, deeper for all the people who continue looking down on black women.
"Okay ladies, let's get in formation"!












Symbolism is in abundance in this video:
Beyonce drowning on a cop car
A black boy dancing in a hoodie in front of a police squad
The police putting their hands up
Black women in natural hair styles
Black women sitting in positions of power and elegance
Natural hair styles period
Blue Ivy and other black girls standing proud with their natural hair
Little black girls playing and running about
New Orleans and the culture
"Stop Shooting Us" spray painted on a wall
"Illuminati mess"- debunk the myth if you are black and successful, it just gotta be supernatural mess involved

Beyonce has taken her stance, she isn't as Django described that "exceptional nigga" or that "1 in a million negro". No, Beyonce is not shedding her blackness to be accepted by the media or society. Beyonce is black, and she ain't gonna apologize.

Yes, Yonce.

You're helping us reclaim the word negro.

You just made a black anthem, and it is so right. It is everything we black women need right now in music. And I'm so here for it.

However, I can't help but sit and wait. Waiting for the same people who talked negative about our natural hair, our blackness, and black people in general to start hopping around on the bandwagon saying "I like my negro nose, my afro, I carry hot sauce in my bag" and so on. I literally am sitting waiting for Kylie Jenner to make an appointment for "negro nose" cause obviously her big lips are soooo on trend and desirable now, but are gross on black women for the centuries we have had them.

Also, the people who don't like the song or video. That's cause Beyonce has directly pointed out black women, she literally is singing to us. To the visuals, the lyrics, the images, it is all to us.

Don't forget though: Beyonce will be PERFORMING at the Super Bowl Half Time.

I'm eager to see her say "negro nose" and all the other hot button lyrics live among an audience that is so mainstream is hurts.

You can watch the video hereFormation Video (for some reason it is not posted on YouTube yet)

Gotta admit though, kinda cold Miss Yonce dropped this bomb while Rihanna's Anti is still so fresh. Sorry Rih, but Beyonce had to do it!

Yonce straight Queenin.

What do you think about the video?
 
XoXo, Razz
(photos aren't mine!)