Kanye's Blog Gets Emotional…About Fashion

From STEREOGUM — Kanye West finally touches on the tragic events of his life. Not about his mom, or his near-death experience. Oh no. Balenciaga has hurt his feelings. Read all about it, after the jump!


Balenciaga Snub Inspires Kanye Finally To Blog About His Feelings

Not sure what we expected when word first broke that Kanye had a blog, but it's been interesting to see how he's refrained from using the site to engage in his patented oversensitive rants and emoting. Guess that's what his awards show appearances are for! Instead Kanye's been on a home deco and fashion tear, giving props to designers who don't seem to want his props at all. West and his lady Alexis recently took a trip to Paris for the fashion shows and didn't get into some of the bigger events including Balenciaga's, who Kanye had blogged as having the 'illest' Spring ‘08 collection. Via NYT:

We didn't get a ticket for Balenciaga,' Mr. West said. That may be because, a Balenciaga representative insisted, he never made a request. 'I understand it,' the hip-hop star said. 'I get a lot of attention and, you know, sometimes the designers don't want anything taking the focus off the show.'

Showing, perhaps for the first time, a modicum of self-awareness, Kanye realized that last quote might make him out to be a somewhat bitter egomaniac. And so, for what we believe is the first time, Kanye west uses his blog to open up about his feelings:

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