In conclusion to Paris Fashion Week, the So Help Me God rapper Kanye West released a 'zine for an official look into his first Adidas Originals Collection. With anticipation for both his album and clothing line, West is maintaining that it's Yeezy Season.
Despite recent leaks (via Complex) of West's collection, the rapper has now released the official version titled, "Season," which he edited exclusively for Style.com. He worked with fine-art photographer Jackie Nickerson on this endeavor.
In an interview last month with Style.com, West responded to not being a designer that "over-embellishes and over-designs":
"I wouldn't consider myself to be a designer in that way, I just want to propose a solution to problems that me and my wife and my friends face. I sit with a group of problem solvers and say, ;In this situation, I would like to have this.' And then from my art background-from my heart background-I have a perspective on color that I've always wanted to get across," he explained to Style.com. "What I thought was interesting was taking a red and doing it in a sports bra, and as opposed to the usual super-techy fabrics that people use for gym clothes, to really have more of a dry approach to the gym clothes. Even with the way we took Adidas socks and turned them into sports bras. It's like, 'What is almost like Alaïa that you can sweat in?' A sock! And it had to only be the sports bra because it looked really funny once [it] started going into the biking shorts. I tried that and that didn't come out so well."
West later explained that although Adidas gave him boundaries, they were able to work together. He declared, "Adidas is the perfect place to be."
To access and download the full zine, click here seasonzine.com.
