Kanye West and his new flame are Shayk-ing up the type world.
On Wednesday, Web page Six confirmed that the rapper-turned-designer, 44, and Russian supermodel Irina Shayk, 35, are relationship — and whereas the information of their budding romance may come as a shock to some, the pair solid a bond within the fashion business a decade in the past.
In 2010, a then-up-and-coming Shayk scored a cameo in West’s music video for “Energy” and a shoutout in his music “Christian Dior Denim Circulate.” Shortly after, she was forged in his Fall 2012 runway present at Paris Fashion Week.
On the time, the musician was designing below his Kanye West label; he wouldn’t debut his first Yeezy assortment till 2015.
Shayk strutted her stuff on the catwalk, clad in a clingy velvet devoré costume, strappy gladiator-style boots and an outsized black leather-based coat, together with dramatic, smoky eye make-up.
By the way, Kim Kardashian — who on the time had simply began relationship the rapper, however would go on to develop into West’s spouse and the mom of his youngsters — was sitting entrance row on the identical present, decked out in his designs.
“Once I received a request to take part within the present, I used to be very thrilled and agreed instantly,” Shayk instructed PopSugar on the time.
“I contemplate Kanye West to be a kind of uncommon folks that deliver new concepts into the world. He introduced artwork into music, and now he’s releasing his ardour for fashion and I believe that it’s completely superb! It doesn’t occur to many musicians. He has a superb eye for fashion and he’s not scared to strive new issues.”
Within the years following, Shayk continued to assist West’s fashion endeavors, stepping out in plenty of his clothes and footwear creations as she skyrocketed to street-style stardom.
Most lately, she honored the late DMX in April by donning a $200 Yeezy x Balenciaga tribute tee that helped elevate $1 million for the rapper’s household.
Each Shayk and West additionally occur to be shut associates with designer Riccardo Tisci, who served as Givenchy’s artistic director for 12 years earlier than taking the reins at Burberry in 2018.
Shayk has starred in campaigns and walked runways for Tisci throughout his time at each fashion homes, whereas West tapped him to create the duvet artwork for his 2011 album with Jay-Z, “Watch the Throne,” in addition to for 2012’s “Merciless Summer time.”
The musician later launched Tisci to Kardashian, and the Givenchy head went on to design quite a few appears for the shapewear and magnificence mogul, together with the notorious (and meme-tastic) floral robe and gloves she wore for her first Met Gala with West in 2013.
Tisci can also be rumored to have impressed West’s foray into fashion within the first place — and fittingly, was additionally seated entrance row on the fateful runway present wherein Shayk walked.
Kardashian, 40, filed for divorce from West in February, one month after Web page Six broke the information that she was accomplished with their relationship after seven years.
West and Shayk — who shares daughter Lea De Seine, 4, with ex Bradley Cooper — first fueled romance rumors on Wednesday, once they have been noticed vacationing collectively in Provence, France.
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