Why I LOVE KANYE as much as KANYE LOVES KANYE...

...and you should too! Before you click away JUST LISTEN & READ...

Yes he may think he is G-D
Yes he may have an ego on another level
Yes he may have his crazy moments (but don't we all)
Yes he is married to Kim Kardashian (enough to drive anyone crazy)
Yes he may have opposing political views compared to a lot of the hip-hop community but at the end of the day....we need to give credit to where credit is due.

7 Reasons WHY I LOVE KANYE AS MUCH AS KANYE LOVES KANYE

NOW hear me out & you may learn a thing or two!

1. Through The Wire
Did you know Kanye got in a near fatal car accident and almost had to have his jaw wired shut which would have ended his singing career. This is where "Through the Wire" off his debut album "College Dropout" (2004) came from; even more ironic he paid for it himself and was inspired by an Adidas Ad - HELLO FORESHADOW!

2. February 12, 2016 - Madison Square Garden NY

• Kanye drops his "The Life of Pablo" album in front of 20,000 people including Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfield

• Hosts his fashion show with over 1200 (mostly African American Models) sanding still for 90 minutes (controversial but thats who he is)

• Kanye announces he's releasing a video game in his late mother Donda's honor

• Kanye worked with Oliver Rousteing (of Balmain) to create Yeexy x Balmain pieces for the family

3. One Word: YEEZY
Riddle me this:

• How many companies are able to sell their sneakers at around $200 retail and have them resell for up to 500% markup,  have people waiting in line, shutting down servers, selling out in 30 seconds, AND still have the hype - per se - after 3 years (the first yeezy shoe dropped in February 2015)

• I bet Nike is regretting not giving them his royalties he wanted - which is why he went to adidas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Yeezy)

Click here to check out Kanye West (the greatest rapper) vs Michael Jordon (greatest basketball player) and see if "Yeezy Yeezy Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman" (Facts - TLOP)

4. Kanye's 2017 Christmas Gift to Kim - STOCK-ing stuffers.

Kanye West's gave a new meaning to STOCK-ing stuffers. 

What do you get someone that has EVERYTHING? Well just leave it to Kanye to solve the problem. 

Kanye gifted Kim $200,000 worth of stocks in Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and Adidas!!! 

How many of today's rappers even know about the stock market (yes I'm talking to you lil pump, lil xan, rich the kid - ya'll gonna be broke in a few years if you keep spending all your money on chains and Gucci, but besides the point) 

5. VIRGIL ABLOH & YE - A Timeline

I've loved Kanye for awhile now, despite his ego and outrageous quotes, and if you know the early days of Kanye then you know Virgil Abloh - pre Off-White and Menswear designer of Louis Vuitton. He's shaped fashion thru his out of the box thinking and collaborations for forever

• 2004 (another FORESHADOW) "Kanye announced during a music festival, "Cause you know damn well there aren’t no black guys or celebrities making no Louis Vuitton nothing,”

• 2009: Virgil Abloh and Kanye meet during an internship at Fendi - yes the one and only Kanye was running around grabbing coffee - even though he was a multiple Grammy award winner at this time - this is probably one of Kanye's most humble moment

• 2010: Ye made Abloh the creative directer of the his creative agency, DONDA (named after his mother)

• 2011: Abloh served as an artistic director on Jay-Z/Kanye West album Watch the Throne

Abloh then goes on to create another HYPE brand "OFF WHITE" -  If you know the world of street style then you know "Off White". 

Interestingly enough Off x White by Nike has taken the street style world to another level - good luck trying to cop these for anything less than 2k - well at least the Jordan's. So Abloh & Nike, West & Adidas!

AND we all know where he is now...whats up Louis Vuitton.

Ironically enough: Kanye has launched three shoes with LV (as he "snuck to Giuseppe Zanotti factory still under contract and learned to design woman’s shoes for 2 years" - Highsnobiety

6. "The Life of Pablo" Tour and Merchandise
Kanye West went on the infamous Life of Pablo Tour a couple years ago - yes he may have had his mental breakdown but understandable. 

• The Stage: Kanye was the first ever to make a floating stage which allowed for all concert goers to see Kanye equally

• The Merch: Not only did Kanye have exclusive merchandise for each show, but his TLOP Pop - UP shops in all major cities generated lines of over 500 people, some who even camped out, trying to score coveted Pablo clothing. Cities included: London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, New York, and of course CHICAGO.

• Not to mention Kanye was doing 9 straight shows in a row - how many other artists are on that flow...full shows, not to be confused with appearances!

7. "Make America Great Again" & his Tweets!
OK now here is where we get a political. Many people & celebreties will argue:

Trump hates black people
Trump is racist
The way Trump treats women is unacceptable - "#metoo"
Trump is trash - Margaret Cho
Trump is ignorant - Shakira
Trump is an embarrassment to the country - John Legend
"FDT" - YG, Nipsey Hussle, G-Easy, Mackelmore

BLAH BLAH BLAH - All these celebrities and artists also threatened to move to Canada - Um last time I checked you are ALL still here.  EVEN MORE to MY POINT: Kanye West is the only one out there whose putting his words into actions. All you sit and complain and do nothing - oh wait sorry - you march for women. 

Take a look at some of his tweets from his twitter spree the past few days:

He even posts texts from his friends like John Legend who disagree with him & of course Kim had to tell him these are his views *eye roll*, and is using the DR who performed his mothers final surgery as his next album cover.

Lets put our political views aside and agree to disagree, or even agree to agree - lets all LOVE 

NOW TELL ME HOW MANY OTHER ARTISTS CAN ACHIEVE SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE...I'LL WAIT.

*never mind the fact ME, Trump, and KANYE are Geminis :)

LOVE LOVE LOVE
FWSS
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The Trend I Refuse to "Step" In To...

SO, it seems like every rapper, influencers, and fashionista's are rocking the so called "ugly shoe" trend. Be prepared to drop major bank on the most popular pair. I pray that this trend goes away as fast as the revival of the Birkenstocks came and went.  And no, they are not so ugly, they're cute.

The top "ugly shoes" that are being hyped about are:

1.  Balenciaga Triple S

Retails for $795, resell value $1500 via GOAT

From Left to Right: Migos, Ari Pretrou (Hybeast Influencer), A$AP Ferg

2.  Yeezy Wave Runner

Retails for $300, resell value starting at $750 via GOAT

From Left to Right: Teyana Taylor, 2 Chainz, Ye (himself)

3. Gucci Rhyton Sneaker aka "Dad Shoes"

Retails for $820 at Gucci

From Left To Right: Offset (1/3 Migos),  Influencer Mookie Bandasak, Jared Leto

2017 was a big year for Gucci, and for the world of fashion itself. 2017 rappers, fashionistas, and influencers really merged the street brands like Off White, BAPE, Supreme, Fear of God, etc with high end brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Versace, etc. For example, one of the hottest collabs of 2017 was Supreme X Louis Vuitton - with this collaboration it paved the way for the mix of street style and high end designers. 

The fact that these street wear collabs are so exclusive (I mean look at Yeezy's and Supreme x Louis Vuitton) that you have to have a so called "plug" and even then still pay crazy amounts of resale prices. The fact that these items are so limited, creates even more of a demand. Everytime I drive by Supreme on Fairfax the lines a block long, same goes for any Fear of God or Yeezy release. It has become a culture of its own. The one's really embracing this are Hip Hop Stars like - Migos, A$AP Rocky, Gucci Mane, and Lil Yachty. On stage they are always rocking (or rather wrapping) Off White with the latest Gucci.

It will be interesting to see how this continues/ plays out in 2018!

Happy Holidays!!

LOVE FWSS

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Collab: Fear of God x Vans :: Styled 2 Different Ways!

It seems as if many brands are now collaborating an forming this "hype" (hypebeast) or a group of street stylers. The biggest one this year was definitely the Louis Vuitton x Supreme. Some others were; obviously, Fear of God x Vans, Off White x Nike, Guess x A$AP Rocky, Alexander Wang x Adidas. Trying to cop these exclusive collaboration require either waiting in lines that are miles long, paying resale (which could be 200% up sell) or having a "plug".  Drive down Fairfax and there is ALWAYS a line at the Supreme store, BAPE is going up on Melrose and I'm sure the line will look quite similar. The limited edition and hard to get your hands on items, make it that much more exclusive. I know some of you are thinking "why hasn't she mentioned YEEZY's?" as I believe Kanye's Yeezy's made way for these collabs- but don't worry, I'll get to that in another post.

I was able to get my hands on the Fear of God x Vans shoes, which I love, and am very excited for the second Fear of God x Van's that is coming out in December (as Jerry Lorenzo - the designer of Fear of God) has confirmed and even has put some teaser pics on the brands instagram. I am a size 6 in women's shoes, and much like the Yeezy's they only come in mens sizes, so I am a mens size 5 - which makes it even harder.

Anyway, I have styled them 2 diff ways. One for a casual day at work or chill vibe for the weekend. The second is inspired by Kylie Jenner, that she wore out to a club in Miami.  You will see that I also have a Goyard Bag- which I have had for 3 years, but now EVERYONE has it, and is now part of the street style hype look. They even just opened a store on Rodeo, which is by appointment only!

- You can click the links to shop my looks
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 Look 1

Dress: Missguided Bag: Goyard (only available in store or Neiman Marcus)

Look 2 

Kylie Jenner inspired

Also, when buying these collaborations, you must be very careful, as even on EBAY there are a lot of fakes out there! And yes, even if they show the receipt - trust me it has happened to me.

I use the GOAT app, they verify before sending, check them out here.

Love FFWS