Kanye West’s fashion shows traditionally serve as platforms to promote equality on the catwalk. Both Yeezy Seasons 1 and 2 sent models from across of the spectrum of skin tones down the runway.
Yeezy Season 3, which also served as the debut of West’s sixth album, The Life of Pablo, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, was a slightly different story.
His use of mostly black models this year, which seemed to act as commentary on equal rights for African Americans, was accompanied by themes of class separation and hierarchy, whether intentional or not. Read more…
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