Kanye West Pastelle Appreciation/Graveyard Thread

[meek meals]

Ye's clothing line he was supposed to do.

What could have been . . .

I don't know why he didn't go through with it, he would have made a KILLING. Even if he kept it limited and out of wholesale. I coulda saw it being a Supreme type of thing.

Especially if he released those Shutter Shades like Ben Baller said he was planning to do on the Breakfast Club. EVERYONE had those from a period of late 07 to mid 09. Think about how many times you've seen them at the beach. Somewhere out there right now, there's a d-bag reeking of Axe and Mountain Dew with a 4 Loko and a spray tan STILL rocking them. Really a part of American culture for a while.

I guess he didn't do it because he's on his high fashion **** now, or maybe the Taylor Swift incident caused him to say **** it.

Oh well, I will always want these jackets . . .

More pieces . . .

 

[futuremd]

Kinda glad it never took off.

Black Entertainers don't really do right by their clothing lines IMO. I'm just being honest here.

You either commit fully or you don't...and that means leaving the rap game entirely.

Streetwear isn't where its at if you're over 25. 

I know theres always the "wear what you want and not to impress people" argument, but if its Kanye you know people will be checking for it.  So then you don't want to make it sound like you're wearing it because its Kanye but then you don't want to look like the clown who doesn't have any taste because everyone knows what it is.

Entertainment and fashion doesn't meld too well if the pieces are TOO recognizable. 

And even further, entertainers brands OD on branding. I don't need my label on my clothes like that. 

 

[meek meals]

Kinda glad it never took off.

Black Entertainers don't really do right by their clothing lines IMO. I'm just being honest here.

You either commit fully or you don't...and that means leaving the rap game entirely.

Streetwear isn't where its at if you're over 25. 

I know theres always the "wear what you want and not to impress people" argument, but if its Kanye you know people will be checking for it so you don't want to make it sound like you're wearing it because its Kanye but then you don't want to look like the clown who doesn't have any taste.

Entertainment and fashion doesn't meld too well if the pieces are TOO recognizable.

And even further, entertainers brands OD on branding. I don't need my label on my clothes like that. 

What do you think of Billionaire Boys Club

Before Pharell sold it to Hov and Hov put it in DTLR and Macy's

 

[mr marcus]

Kinda glad it never took off.

Black Entertainers don't really do right by their clothing lines IMO. I'm just being honest here.

You either commit fully or you don't...and that means leaving the rap game entirely.

Streetwear isn't where its at if you're over 25. 

I know theres always the "wear what you want and not to impress people" argument, but if its Kanye you know people will be checking for it so you don't want to make it sound like you're wearing it because its Kanye but then you don't want to look like the clown who doesn't have any taste.

Entertainment and fashion doesn't meld too well if the pieces are TOO recognizable.

And even further, entertainers brands OD on branding. I don't need my label on my clothes like that. 

What do you think of Billionaire Boys Club

Before Pharell sold it to Hov and Hov put it in DTLR and Macy's

never knew that 

 

[meek meals]

Kinda glad it never took off.

Black Entertainers don't really do right by their clothing lines IMO. I'm just being honest here.

You either commit fully or you don't...and that means leaving the rap game entirely.

Streetwear isn't where its at if you're over 25. 

I know theres always the "wear what you want and not to impress people" argument, but if its Kanye you know people will be checking for it so you don't want to make it sound like you're wearing it because its Kanye but then you don't want to look like the clown who doesn't have any taste.

Entertainment and fashion doesn't meld too well if the pieces are TOO recognizable.

And even further, entertainers brands OD on branding. I don't need my label on my clothes like that. 

What do you think of Billionaire Boys Club

Before Pharell sold it to Hov and Hov put it in DTLR and Macy's

never knew that 

http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-g...buys-billionaire-boys-club.html#ixzz1TzB1uHGo

Lol they said it wouldn't be in major department stores . . . I see it at DTLR everytime I go

"Y'all can play me for a muh****** fool if ya wanna"

One day we will wake up and see Hov has bought Supreme and will be putting it in JC Pennys

 

[futuremd]

Kinda glad it never took off.

Black Entertainers don't really do right by their clothing lines IMO. I'm just being honest here.

You either commit fully or you don't...and that means leaving the rap game entirely.

Streetwear isn't where its at if you're over 25. 

I know theres always the "wear what you want and not to impress people" argument, but if its Kanye you know people will be checking for it so you don't want to make it sound like you're wearing it because its Kanye but then you don't want to look like the clown who doesn't have any taste.

Entertainment and fashion doesn't meld too well if the pieces are TOO recognizable.

And even further, entertainers brands OD on branding. I don't need my label on my clothes like that. 

What do you think of Billionaire Boys Club

Before Pharell sold it to Hov and Hov put it in DTLR and Macy's

Mind you, this is all my opinion.

BBC was just fake exclusivity mostly due to price. It was never fashionable or meant to last. It was a symbol of excess, not utility. 

Its easy to champion these rappers as "wow look at all the money they made"...but where are they now? What separates them from ralph lauren or gant or even  other entertainers brands who have done well like Mary Kate and Ashley's lines?

That money argument is baseless to me because yeah, while they might have made some change, what did they do to legitimize their form of fashion in the mainstream?

Really nothing.

Hov isn't wearing Rocawear to meet with Bloomberg and Buffett.

Pharrell isn't wearing that to meet with Obama.

Puff isn't wearing Sean Jean tuxedos to go to Cannes.

its all for show and they sell us crappy clothes with tons of branding to make up for the flash in the pan market.

My view on rappers clothing lines is the same as my view on how the music industry treats pop-singles.

If you say this sort of stuff people say you just don't support black brands, but to me they just don't look good. They'll also say you're just so influenced by white culture's view on clothing. Well so be it. Do something to make me change my mind. I'm looking to spend my money on quality. I could care less who promotes it. 

Me personally? I don't like to buy too many clothes. I like to buy things I can wear for years down the road. Thats not saying its bland, because i'll support a few trends subtly here and there, but some of that stuff is just too OD for me.

I mean imagine if you tried to keep up with the runway every year. Thats just ridiculous.

 

[welcometothetonezone]

i really wanted that varsity jacket in the grey and tan color. that blue one with the jurassic park font was dope too

 

[waitwut]

as for rappers and clothing lines tyga got hypebeast eating out the palm of his hands
and ye been trend setting but he aint making any of his own clothe

all they gotta do is take the latest trend thats popular and put their own twist on it but it cant look corny then have other rappers wear it
don c aint a rapper but hes doin it right too

 

[af1 1982]

Not gonna lie, some of those pieces are fire. The grey/red/black cement-inspired jacket is dope. But like Future said, I don't like a lot of branding on my clothing. I've kind grown out of that and into a more subtle and simple style. Gimme a plain colored v-neck from Target and some Levi's and I'm straight. I wear that combo every single day. 

 

[cocotaso1]

how can we appreciate something that never was? outside of a few samples, we have no idea what their gear would have looked like or what direction it would have took.


as for the rapper/musician clothing lines, along with the fact that most of the time they are poorly designed and constructed many of them try to emulate the feeling/look of another brand. (how many ralph lauren/gucci bites have there been throughout the years?) and that is no key to success or longevity. and half the time the artist wont even wear their own ****.

 

[nationaltruckerdave]

I just want the polo with the college dropout bear on it

 

[futuremd]

Not gonna lie, some of those pieces are fire. The grey/red/black cement-inspired jacket is dope. But like Future said, I don't like a lot of branding on my clothing. I've kind grown out of that and into a more subtle and simple style. Gimme a plain colored v-neck from Target and some Levi's and I'm straight. I wear that combo every single day. 

I mean yeah don't get me wrong. These are the two cleanest fits IMO:

Remove the branding and caps from both and I MIGHT wear something like that today.

 

[futuremd]

how can we appreciate something that never was? outside of a few samples, we have no idea what their gear would have looked like or what direction it would have took.


as for the rapper/musician clothing lines, along with the fact that most of the time they are poorly designed and constructed many of them try to emulate the feeling/look of another brand. (how many ralph lauren/gucci bites have there been throughout the years?) and that is no key to success or longevity. and half the time the artist wont even wear their own ****.

Kanye bombed out with that line he had in paris a few years ago too.

Dude got horrible reviews on the runway. 

The fashion industry is rough man. Its not made for people who half *** it. I mean for as much as we can talk about how superficial it is, it still exists and even at a basic level you know what you like and what you don't like...and aura has a lot to do with it.

Even if kanye's pieces were FIRE, it wouldn't matter because you'd still in the back of your head not take it seriously because kanye has this sense of just being so spastic about everything that you wouldn't think it was sincere. Rappers ruined that credibility and they're not going to give it to him easily.

Remember when he was talking about changing the world on twitter? He sounds like a teenager with no direction sometimes. I mean yeah, hes successful in music, but just stay there man.  

Leave the real branching out to dudes like Elon Musk or Branson who can aren't sitting around and not executing. 

I bet if Branson dropped a line, it'd be ON POINT. 

 

[cocotaso1]

how can we appreciate something that never was? outside of a few samples, we have no idea what their gear would have looked like or what direction it would have took.



as for the rapper/musician clothing lines, along with the fact that most of the time they are poorly designed and constructed many of them try to emulate the feeling/look of another brand. (how many ralph lauren/gucci bites have there been throughout the years?) and that is no key to success or longevity. and half the time the artist wont even wear their own ****.

Kanye bombed out with that line he had in paris a few years ago too.

Dude got horrible reviews on the runway. 

The fashion industry is rough man. Its not made for people who half *** it. I mean for as much as we can talk about how superficial it is, it still exists and even at a basic level you know what you like and what you don't like...and aura has a lot to do with it.

Even if kanye's pieces were FIRE, it wouldn't matter because you'd still in the back of your head not take it seriously because kanye has this sense of just being so spastic about everything that you wouldn't think it was sincere. Rappers ruined that credibility and they're not going to give it to him easily.

Remember when he was talking about changing the world on twitter? He sounds like a teenager with no direction sometimes. I mean yeah, hes successful in music, but just stay there man.  

Leave the real branching out to dudes like Elon Musk or Branson who can aren't sitting around and not executing. 

I bet if Branson dropped a line, it'd be ON POINT. 

one season would be patent leather sneakers w/ varsity jackets, the next would be full on bespoke suits and goth ninja leather pants w/ chain mail tank tops after that.

 

[Peep Game]

Kinda glad it never took off.

Black Entertainers don't really do right by their clothing lines IMO. I'm just being honest here.

You either commit fully or you don't...and that means leaving the rap game entirely.
Streetwear isn't where its at if you're over 25. 
I know theres always the "wear what you want and not to impress people" argument, but if its Kanye you know people will be checking for it.  So then you don't want to make it sound like you're wearing it because its Kanye but then you don't want to look like the clown who doesn't have any taste because everyone knows what it is.
Entertainment and fashion doesn't meld too well if the pieces are TOO recognizable. 
And even further, entertainers brands OD on branding. I don't need my label on my clothes like that. 

Pretty much agree with all of that, especially the bolded. I can't tell you a lot about current urban/street wear just cause I don't pay attention to it much, but what I've noticed is that a lot of these artists' clothing are only in demand when they are hot. That may sound obvious, but it's just funny looking back like that. Besides Sean John and Makaveli (which had long shelf lives for obvious reasons), Wu-Wear, Vokal, Outkast clothing, etc. Eminem and T.I. are still in demand, but I've never noticed anyone ever wearing Akoo, and I couldn't tell you who does wear Shady LTD. Those G-Unit Heavyweight shirts seem pretty scarce too.

 

[blazinrook]

Kanye bombed out with that line he had in paris a few years ago too.

Dude got horrible reviews on the runway. 

The fashion industry is rough man. Its not made for people who half *** it. I mean for as much as we can talk about how superficial it is, it still exists and even at a basic level you know what you like and what you don't like...and aura has a lot to do with it.

Even if kanye's pieces were FIRE, it wouldn't matter because you'd still in the back of your head not take it seriously because kanye has this sense of just being so spastic about everything that you wouldn't think it was sincere. Rappers ruined that credibility and they're not going to give it to him easily.

Remember when he was talking about changing the world on twitter? He sounds like a teenager with no direction sometimes. I mean yeah, hes successful in music, but just stay there man.  

Leave the real branching out to dudes like Elon Musk or Branson who can aren't sitting around and not executing. 

I bet if Branson dropped a line, it'd be ON POINT. 

why would you even want to limit someone like Kanye?

Would Jay-z be Jay-z if he didn't branch out into every aspect of the rap/hip-hop culture?
No, he wouldn't.

So why limit KanYe.

Just because he fails his first couple try's, you're going to write him off for good?

"i've failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed" -Michael Jordan

You seem like the type who will eventually tell your kids to not follow their dreams lol.

Let a dude live.

 

[meek meals]

how can we appreciate something that never was? outside of a few samples, we have no idea what their gear would have looked like or what direction it would have took.


as for the rapper/musician clothing lines, along with the fact that most of the time they are poorly designed and constructed many of them try to emulate the feeling/look of another brand. (how many ralph lauren/gucci bites have there been throughout the years?) and that is no key to success or longevity. and half the time the artist wont even wear their own ****.

Kanye bombed out with that line he had in paris a few years ago too.

Dude got horrible reviews on the runway. 

The fashion industry is rough man. Its not made for people who half *** it. I mean for as much as we can talk about how superficial it is, it still exists and even at a basic level you know what you like and what you don't like...and aura has a lot to do with it.

Even if kanye's pieces were FIRE, it wouldn't matter because you'd still in the back of your head not take it seriously because kanye has this sense of just being so spastic about everything that you wouldn't think it was sincere. Rappers ruined that credibility and they're not going to give it to him easily.

Remember when he was talking about changing the world on twitter? He sounds like a teenager with no direction sometimes. I mean yeah, hes successful in music, but just stay there man.  

Leave the real branching out to dudes like Elon Musk or Branson who can aren't sitting around and not executing. 

I bet if Branson dropped a line, it'd be ON POINT. 

Forgot about that women's line thing he tried. I fail to understand how he did that, but didn't give Men's wear a try.

It was called Donda, so maybe it's something he felt was for his mom, IDK.

I wonder where Ye would be if his mom never died and he never interrupted Taylor.

I'd trade 808s and MBDTF for Pastelle and the potential great art we could have gotten.

 

[All Ready]

can't think of ever buying any rapper related clothing

bought sean jean first cologne tho

 

[justforsneaks]

cause his moms passed in '08 which gave him second thoughts about he clothing line.

 

[futuremd]

Kanye bombed out with that line he had in paris a few years ago too.

Dude got horrible reviews on the runway. 

The fashion industry is rough man. Its not made for people who half *** it. I mean for as much as we can talk about how superficial it is, it still exists and even at a basic level you know what you like and what you don't like...and aura has a lot to do with it.

Even if kanye's pieces were FIRE, it wouldn't matter because you'd still in the back of your head not take it seriously because kanye has this sense of just being so spastic about everything that you wouldn't think it was sincere. Rappers ruined that credibility and they're not going to give it to him easily.

Remember when he was talking about changing the world on twitter? He sounds like a teenager with no direction sometimes. I mean yeah, hes successful in music, but just stay there man.  

Leave the real branching out to dudes like Elon Musk or Branson who can aren't sitting around and not executing. 

I bet if Branson dropped a line, it'd be ON POINT. 

why would you even want to limit someone like Kanye?

Would Jay-z be Jay-z if he didn't branch out into every aspect of the rap/hip-hop culture?
No, he wouldn't.

So why limit KanYe.

Just because he fails his first couple try's, you're going to write him off for good?

"i've failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed" -Michael Jordan

You seem like the type who will eventually tell your kids to not follow their dreams lol.

Let a dude live.

I'm not OUT to limit him.

I'm just assessing what I think his potential could be.

Isn't that the point of this thread?

Obviously I'm not kanye, I'm just sharing my views on what he HAS done.

You act like I'm telling him what to do. I'm not. He's going to do it, or not, regardless. 

Plus, like I said...entertainers have a poor record on clothing lines...in my opinion. 

Why does everything have to be "hating?" ...So now dude is free from criticism too? 

Last time I checked I was free to spend my money on clothes how I want...now I'm holding him back?

Chill.

 

[futuremd]

how can we appreciate something that never was? outside of a few samples, we have no idea what their gear would have looked like or what direction it would have took.


as for the rapper/musician clothing lines, along with the fact that most of the time they are poorly designed and constructed many of them try to emulate the feeling/look of another brand. (how many ralph lauren/gucci bites have there been throughout the years?) and that is no key to success or longevity. and half the time the artist wont even wear their own ****.

Kanye bombed out with that line he had in paris a few years ago too.

Dude got horrible reviews on the runway. 

The fashion industry is rough man. Its not made for people who half *** it. I mean for as much as we can talk about how superficial it is, it still exists and even at a basic level you know what you like and what you don't like...and aura has a lot to do with it.

Even if kanye's pieces were FIRE, it wouldn't matter because you'd still in the back of your head not take it seriously because kanye has this sense of just being so spastic about everything that you wouldn't think it was sincere. Rappers ruined that credibility and they're not going to give it to him easily.

Remember when he was talking about changing the world on twitter? He sounds like a teenager with no direction sometimes. I mean yeah, hes successful in music, but just stay there man.  

Leave the real branching out to dudes like Elon Musk or Branson who can aren't sitting around and not executing. 

I bet if Branson dropped a line, it'd be ON POINT. 

Forgot about that women's line thing he tried. I fail to understand how he did that, but didn't give Men's wear a try.

It was called Donda, so maybe it's something he felt was for his mom, IDK.

I wonder where Ye would be if his mom never died and he never interrupted Taylor.

I'd trade 808s and MBDTF for Pastelle and the potential great art we could have gotten.

What? No. Hell no. 

You serious bruh?

You're wilding. 

 

[jfmartimcdandruff]

people were spending $500-1000 for his shoes...i'm sure they'd drop a lot for his clothing as well

 

[wr]

too bad. his clothing line was dope

 

[blazinrook]

I'm not OUT to limit him.

I'm just assessing what I think his potential could be.


Isn't that the point of this thread?

Obviously I'm not kanye, I'm just sharing my views on what he HAS done.


You act like I'm telling him what to do. I'm not. He's going to do it, or not, regardless. 

Plus, like I said...entertainers have a poor record on clothing lines...in my opinion. 

Why does everything have to be "hating?" ...So now dude is free from criticism too? 

Last time I checked I was free to spend my money on clothes how I want...now I'm holding him back?

Chill.

lol you said "stick to music"...I'm against limitation. Criticism is fine, if you're credible.
I said nothing about hating.

chill yo self

 

[stillin729]

I appreciate that it never came out

Kanye riders are the worst

people be balling with Yeezy's and $2000 outfits w/ a salary of $15k a year