![]() ![]() At the show, the first few rows submerged-a terrifying comment on global warming or the inevitable decline of fashion’s elite staged on the eve of the pandemic.) West has a similar proclivity for grand visual gestures, but gets there by turning his most intimate psychodrama into art. (Over the past few days and then while performing, West wore a striking, spike-covered jacket that Gvasalia showed in early March 2020 in Paris. Gvasalia is a designer who embraces the power of image on a grand scale, seeing magnetic menace in the ubiquitous. The trip was, as Peter Schjeldahl once described the procedure of limo-to-private jet travel for Art Basel Miami, “like being poured from one glass into another.”) (Team Kanye offered to fly GQ to Atlanta for the night. Last weekend, West’s camp announced that Gvasalia would creative direct the event, bringing his fashion finesse to Kanye’s latest spectacle. West attended Gvasalia’s Balenciaga couture debut in early July, and in the meantime, West and Gvasalia have been speaking at length about West’s new album’s themes: protection, generally, and his late mother Donda, specifically, who died in 2007 and for whom the album is named. ![]() That made them think they should do more together, those close to the pair say. After DMX’s death in April, the two collaborated on a T-shirt that raised a million dollars for the late rapper’s family. West has known Demna Gvasalia since the designer’s early Vetements days- he practically discovered the Balenciaga boss, championing him before nearly anyone else in the fashion industry and recruiting him into the Yeezy design studio for Season 1-but they seem to have grown much closer in the past few months. This was his second go at the listening party, and the most immediate difference between this evening and the one he hosted two weeks ago was the involvement of another fashion figure who’s basically monymous: Demna. He was there to finish his album Donda, which he initially intended to release following an event in the same arena on July 22. ![]() And according to reports, the album is called Donda, which is also the name of Kanye's mom who passed away in 2007 at the age of 58.By that time, Kanye had famously spent the previous two weeks living in a performatively modest cinderblock room in the bowels of the stadium, sleeping in a twin bed mattress on the floor with a white comforter and few furnishings. Several guests who shared insight social media said phones were taken away before the event started. According to a source, the singer "seemed to enjoy listening to the new album" after celebrating the grand opening of his new headlining Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. And, instead of giving one of his infamous speeches during the listening event, the 44-year-old Grammy winner chose to let the music do all the talking as he played what could be an upcoming gospel album off of his Mac.Ī majority of guests were friends including Usher, who was also in the audience and able to get an early listen. Why? Because Kanye West held a private invite-only listening party at a church in Sin City Sunday evening, E! News has learned.Īccording to a source, the rapper wore a hooded sweatshirt and accessorized with green leather gloves throughout the event. ![]() Las Vegas' popular destination this weekend may not have been the winning slot machines after all. ![]()
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