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Ye keeps the buzz machine going with news of an upcoming collab with Gap, YEEZY and Balenciaga called Gap Engineered by Balenciaga. In the press release, Ye described Demna Gvasalia as the most influential designer of his generation. He may be top five, but Ye is right up there with him along with Virgil Alboh.
All told, it’s weird how hard Ye is going for Balenciaga. At time it feels more like a Kering versus LVMH vendetta than anything to do with fashion.
At the same time, the main character in this story today is model Julia Fox. The news of the collab was launched along side an editorial in Interview featuring Ye and the 31-year-old model, titled “First Date.” In the article, Fox described feeling instant chemistry when she met West in Miami at a New Year’s Eve party.
The two followed up with a dinner date at Carbone in New York, that turned into a photo shoot. According to Fox, “Ye directed an entire photo shoot for me while peo…
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