Paris Fashion Week: Kanye West makes runway debut at Balenciaga’s sludge-splattered show

Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, dons many hats — rapper, songwriter, and fashion designer. But he seems to have added another feather in his cap after making his runway debut for luxury fashion house Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday.

The rapper looked enigmatic, as always, as he sashayed down the muddy ramp in a black hoodie teamed with a bulky military-style jacket with the word ‘security’ written over the left breast, leather trousers, and a baseball cap, over which he pulled the hood. The rapper’s outfit and persona channeled the dystopian aesthetic, that the brand was trying to showcase, down to a T.