{"id":85085,"date":"2022-10-02T22:46:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T22:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-makes-runway-debut-during-paris-fashion-week\/"},"modified":"2022-10-02T22:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T22:46:59","slug":"kanye-west-makes-runway-debut-during-paris-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kanye-west-makes-runway-debut-during-paris-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West makes runway debut during Paris Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kanye West has officially made his runway debut.<\/p>\n

The Yeezy founder, 45, opened Balenciaga’s spring\/summer 2023 show during Paris fashion week over the weekend, modeling an all-black, combat-ready look featuring a baseball cap and heavy-duty utility vest both emblazoned with the word \u201cSecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The runway itself, staged outdoors at the city’s Parc des Expositions, was comprised of what seemed to be an ankle-deep expanse of mud.<\/p>\n

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West’s four kids \u2014 North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3 \u2014 whom he shares with ex Kim Kardashian were reportedly in attendance to cheer him on, along with Kylie Jenner.<\/p>\n

Other celebs in the crowd included Doja Cat and \u201cEuphoria\u201d star Alexa Demie, per Elle.<\/p>\n

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Later in the presentation, Bella Hadid and other models emerged in makeup that made them appear \u201cbruised and beaten.\u201d The dramatic look came shortly after Hadid’s headline-making escapade closing the Coperni show, dressed in little more than a spray-painted design that had been applied in real-time in front of attendees.<\/p>\n

Balenciaga’s creative director, Demna Gvasalia, prefaced the collection with the idea of \u200b\u200bpersonal identity being a \u201cbattlefield.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cOne needs to have courage and persistence to truly assume their identity and who they really are,\u201d read part of his statement. \u201cAnd the more you try to be yourself the more you get punched in your face \u2026 The challenge is to get up and keep walking towards your true self after you have been beaten up and knocked down.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mud-laden backdrop for the presentation, meanwhile, was designed by conceptual artist Santiago Sierra, known for controversial projects that interrogate social inequality. For one of his most infamous works \u2013 titled \u201c160 cm Line Tattooed on 4 People,\u201d executed in 2000 \u2014 he paid a group of heroin-addicted prostitutes the cost of a hit of the drug in exchange for allowing him to tattoo a line across each of their backs. <\/p>\n

Of Sierra’s set, Gvasalia explained it as being \u201ca metaphor for digging for truth and being down earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among those who reacted to Ye’s first legendary runway modeling gig was designer Betsey Johnson. The \u201cAll of the Lights\u201d rapper shared a screenshot of a text message he received from the iconic 80-year-old fashion designer to his Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt a little bit emotional when you walked,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt felt really special.\u201d <\/p>\n

West replied, \u201cAfter all the battles Even this year Pretty amazing I’m emotional too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have more battles ahead of us,\u201d he added. \u201cBut we’re going to win God is on our side.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n