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The fashion headline that caught my eye this week came
when Kanye West spoke out after an unnamed label tried to confine
him to one catwalk appearance a season. He was quoted as saying:
'Cause it's like, Yo! Nobody can tell me where I
can and can't go," West told W magazine.
"Man, I'm the number-one living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose;
I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix. You can't say that you love music and
then say that Kanye West can't come to your show. To even think they
could tell me where I could and couldn't go is just ludicrous. It's blasphemous
- to rock 'n' roll, and to music."
Kanye has also claimed to have as much creative
influence to our modern culture as Steve Jobs had to Apple products. In an
interview to Times magazine he declared:
“I think what Kanye West is going to mean is
something similar to what Steve Jobs means, I am undoubtedly, you know, Steve
of Internet, downtown, fashion, culture. Period. By a long jump. I honestly
feel that because Steve has passed, you know, it’s like when Biggie passed and
Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z. ”
So last week the two designers Stefano Gabbana
and Domenico Dolce were sentenced to 20 months in prison for tax
offenses. This week their headaches grew as the launch of their 2014 Spring
Collection was invaded by a male streaker who leapt onto the catwalk and did
the full monty.
The collection itself is said to be inspired by Greek
antiquity - featuring images of crumbling temples like the Parthenon, and
images of Zeus and other gods.
A source close to the action said 'I simply couldn't finish my Cornetto after witnessing that'.
Finally
One of our very own brands Gifted Heroes (the London outfit known for it's 'Peacocking' style) had a little lift this week when one of the band members from One Direction wore one of their T-shirts on stage.
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