I know I've been too late for this but I did do a review on Kanye West's collection :
On October 1, 2011 one of the top rappers in the music industry ,Kanye West debuted his first couture spring/summer fashion collection in Paris, France ,during Paris week, held at the Paris middle school named Lycee Henri IV . Months before many had speculations on what West would do. Would he use color blocking, floral, or go in the direction that other rappers turned designers went: easy casual wear? By that time West and his team of fashion designers Louise Goldin and Katie Eary that helped him throughout the designing process ,chose a name for his new line “DW by Kanye West” named after, his mother Donda West who passed away in 2007.
They also chose a muse to base the collection on, Christine Centenera, a fashion editor for Harpers Bazaar Australia. On the day of the show editors and celebrities took their seats in the purple lit room with a long white runway. The guests included the world's top fashion bloggers, fashion journalists and editors, such as Cathy Horyn and the icon Anna Wintour. Numerous of celebrities showed their support also, The Olsen twins,Lindsay Lohan, Terry Richardson,Jared Leto and many more. The surprise guests were other designers, Alexander Wang and Jeremy Scott who sat front row, which is unusual for designers to support one another.
As the show began top models in the industry came down the runway, these models included, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Karlie Kloss, Chanel Iman, and Jourdan Dunn. The first looks to be shown were heavy, large fur boas wrapped around the necks of the models. Fur played a huge role in West's first collection not only did he have fur boas but he also had fur oversized backpacks , that made it look like some of the models were in danger of falling over. West did some color blocking but mainly stayed with neutral colors. A surprising splash of color was by a pair of “glitter pants” with a matching bomber jacket. The pants resembled “riding pants” they happened to be one of the few form fitting pieces. Majority of the clothing was very loose and made the ultra-thin models look larger than usual. The dresses that were made were bandage dresses and were very “Herve Leger” like but on a sloppier level. In this case the sloppy look of the bandage dress made sense given the rest of the collection was not the most minimalistic approach. The shirts and other dresses had extremely plunging necklines. The shape of the neckline was unusual, it was neither V shaped or rounded, more of a boxy square shaped, that was not very flattering. The more traditional pieces from the collection was a maxi skirt and asymmetrical cropped tee-shirt worn by model Karlie Kloss.
The shoes were made by Giuseppe Zanotti. One of the three pairs the models wore had straps wrapped in no particular order, around the models feet, and had a tall stiletto heel. The second pair were some of the more unusual but innovative designs. It was almost like a cable knit sweater for the feet. Beading was also on the shoe. The last pair were tall black boots. The jewelry was kept to a minimal, the models wore nameplate necklaces, with the word “yeezi”. West's first collection was not the best in some opinions, but he did try to do a real collection unlike some other rappers, for future consideration, a tailor would be a good investment, along with less fur and a little bit less leather, for future spring/summer collections. The collection was not good but it was not the worst of Paris Fashion Week.