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After months of convoluted Instagram posts complaining about his partnership with GAP – and something about refusing to speak to people who are more broke than he is – Kanye West has officially terminated his contract with the American mall brand. The whole thing was instigated because GAP was refusing to release product drops or open Yeezy outlets as planned. From this point henceforth, no further collaborations will be created, but GAP will continue to sell the remainder of its Yeezy stock. RIP to a real one! You made the perfect hoodie. To fill the void left by swamping t-shirts and alienoid sunglasses, however, is a private school called the Donda academy.
Dressed in Yeezy GAP uniforms, the mission of the Christian prep school is to “prepare students to become the next generation of leaders” through “an ethic of integrity and care.” Families are forced to sign NDAs and kids are forced to partake in Parkour classes, and the whole thing is part of a five-year plan to have several campuses across the country, and a Donda university. Shrouded in mystery, the school is not yet accredited, and costs $15,000 per year to attend, but kids will chow down on “elevated high-concept coffee, tea and fruit,” like “distilled chicory coffee shaved ice with milk syrup. As of yet, Kim Kardashian has decided not to send her brood to the Kanye school. For everything else that may have passed you by, click through the gallery below.
OXFAM’S BEGGING YOU TO BUY MORE CLOTHES
Following the queen’s death last week, Oxfam was made to pull its annual Fashion Fighting Poverty runway, which was set to be a star-studded catwalk of celeb models, styled by former Vogue editor Bay Garnett. Working to overcome poverty and suffering, the curated collection of pre-loved fashions formed part of the charity’s Second-hand September campaign, encouraging people to purchase clothing ONLY if it has been thrifted. You can sign-up to the 30-day challenge here.
IODF IS BEING MYSTERIOUS
This Saturday September 17, the Institute of Digital Fashion will be launching its latest fashion week activation, which will allow fans to subscribe to its mysterious product launch, which has been in the works for years. “Our energy for the last year has been focused on this product offering, it incubates both IRL x URL and delivers democratised and decentralised growth trajectory for those partaking. We can have a new system, someone just had to build it,” say co-founders Leanne Elliott-Young and Cattytay. QR codes will be scattered across London, on physical tokens collectible on points mapped on the IoDF Instagram, billboards, and the co-founders themselves, who will be physically scannable.
TREMAINE EMORY AND ACYDE ARE CANCELLED
Having met at a party a few years ago, bonding over their mutual love of smoking cigars, Acyde and Tremaine Emory have formed a harmonious partnership which goes beyond fashion and into the realms of nightlife, music, and radio. This week, they announced the launch of their next collection, Born Cancelled which will be available this Saturday and Sunday at 180 strand.
JEAN PAUIL GAULTIER WANTS YOU!
Jean Paul Gaultier announced an open casting last week, where potential models were asked to send in videos and images, but the maison is now inviting hopefuls into its headquarters to audition for its next ready-to-wear campaign video shot by the buzzy Torso Solutions. On Saturday 17 September, all genders, ages, and body-types are being welcomed into Gaultier’s Rue Saint Martin outpost from 2 to 6pm. “Come as flamboyantly as you are!”
Photography Adriano CisaniASPESI CHAMPIONS FAMILY VALUES
Shot by Adriano Cisani, Aspesi’s latest campaign is a homegrown affair, starring the Meire-Elie family in Cologne, the kind of creative family where the dad is an “art director” and the mum a “muse”. Showcasing a coterie of brand’s staple pieces, the whole thing is meant to embody “a sense of sharing and the power of exchange, while allowing each individual to imbue the items of clothing with their own identity.”