Kanye West wears 'White Lives Matter' shirt at Yeezy show in Paris
At his Yeezy Season 9 show in Paris in October 2022, Kanye West wore a 'White Lives Matter' shirt, drawing wide condemnation.
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On 3 October 2022, Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, presented his Yeezy Season 9 collection during Paris Fashion Week. He appeared at the show wearing a T-shirt printed with the slogan "White Lives Matter". The conservative commentator Candace Owens, who was with him, wore the same design.
The slogan is widely seen as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Anti-Defamation League, a US group that tracks hate, lists it as a hate slogan. Fashion figures, politicians and other celebrities criticised the stunt. West also clashed publicly with Vogue contributor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who had criticised the shirt. He defended the design as a joke.
The episode was the start of a sharp fall in West's business standing. Later that month he made antisemitic remarks, and on 25 October 2022 Adidas ended its Yeezy partnership. Other brands and agencies had already cut ties with him, including Balenciaga and Gap. The Paris show became a symbol of his break with the fashion industry.
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