Kanye West Just Released A 53-Page NSFW Zine For Adidas
Yeezy season isn't even close to being done yet. Kanye might have showed his debut Adidas collection a month ago, but the talking points keep rolling out. First came the price points, now comes the lookbook—if you can even call it a lookbook. It's more of an artbook TBH—a 53-PAGE artbook—though Kanye is using the term "Season Zine." If this is how Kanye brands a single collection, can you imagine what he'll do when he relaunches his namesake line? Well, probably not, because whatever it is has no precedent. Just like this.
Aside from being groundbreaking in its length, the book is a refreshing continuation of Kanye's show: There's a lot of diversity among the models, in every sense—especially when it comes to body shapes.
And, well, you can't miss that because there is a lot of nudity. Obviously, Kanye is on team #FreetheNipple. Some of the nude shots don't even contain any of the Adidas pieces, they just add to the overall vibe of the collection's very minimal feel.
But there are also plenty of closeups of the actual clothes, which is much appreciated since it was hard to catch the details in presentation. Plus, there were ample distractions. When you see these clothes and accessories on zoom though, you can see just how much thought went into each of them, especially with the outerwear. The detail shots almost maybe even justify the steep pricing?
The biggest surprise of the book, though, has to be that Kanye makes a cameo on page 44, modeling a new windbreaker that looks like the perfect thing to throw in your bag (though it probably costs more than your whole look right now). Seriously though, Kanye should really consider binding this lookbook and selling it as a coffee table book. It'd be the perfect conversation starter to just have laying around.