The rapper is now scheduled to present on September 16 at noon, the same time that Anne Bowen and Naeem Khan planned to show their collections.
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“He’s not considered a great talent – everyone knows his show is just a media frenzy, so some girls would rather not be associated with him”. It is like we’re David and he’s Goliath. Anne’s team will also need to reinvite their guests by email; their first invitations were sent out by hand. “We’re trying to contact everyone by e-mail”, a rep for the designer explained.
The schedule of shows for New York Fashion Week typically gets confirmed a few weeks beforehand, with attendees sorting out their invitations and itineraries with just enough time to figure out where they’re going and when.
At this year’s NYC fashion shows, Kanye put on a last minute show, presenting Yeezy Season 2.
To make it work, Anne says she rescheduled, and Bowen’s representative emphasized that it cost time and money to change the timing.
Last week Kanye West’s Yeezy season 2 show at New York Fashion Week was a rumor, this week it is true.
Bowen and her team expressed their outrage even further by issuing an official complaint with the CFDA fashion calendar. The rapper also used his NYFW show to debut his new track, “I Feel It”.
As for Kanye, he apparently has no worries about getting attention for his Kanye West X Adidas Originals Collection, reported CNN.
WWD is reporting that the surprise fashion show is disrupting two designers’ slots.
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“There was no listing on the Fashion Calendar, and we didn’t know about it”, Steven Kolb, president of the CFDA, told WWD. Not only was the front row made up of A-listers including Beyoncé and Jay Z, his wife Kim Kardashian modelled some of the collection and his sister-in-law Kylie Jenner was among the models that walked the runway.
