Kanye West Debuts Fashion Line

The more sophisticated moments of West's collection drew tepid praise. Blanks wrote, "The context was impeccable – soundtrack and staging exactly what you'd expect from someone whose 360-degree vision has been responsible for some of the best albums and concerts of the past decade." But even he joined the general consensus that the show's best ideas felt like reiterations of other designers' work. Jessica Michault of the International Herald Tribune took a more pointed swipe: "I think that every one of the designers sitting in the front row at Kanye West must have had a déjà vu moment at some point during the show," she tweeted.