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)
