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Kanye Co-opts Paris Fashion Week

Perennial media magnet Kanye West may know how to attract attention by staging a surprise show, but Thom Browne and Sacai’s Chitose Abe reminded us of the true quirk, strangeness and charm of fashion, writes Tim Blanks.
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, during Paris Fashion Week. (Getty)

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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