{"id":917197,"date":"2019-10-31T17:29:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T21:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=917197"},"modified":"2019-10-31T18:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T22:46:21","slug":"kanye-west-halloween-costume-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kanye-west-halloween-costume-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be Kanye West For Halloween in Every Album Era"},"content":{"rendered":"
Halloween<\/strong> is here and you might not have a costume. Not to worry, Snkrs Day has you covered.<\/p>\n Assuming you’ve kept up with all the 350s he’s supplied or your fandom peaked circa his Air Jordan endorsement, you can not only be Kanye West<\/strong> for Halloween this year, you can be your favorite version of Kanye West.<\/p>\n From his College Dropout<\/em> debut to the newly released Jesus is King<\/em>, see how to portray Ye perfectly for each album era.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pink Ralph Lauren Polo<\/strong><\/p>\n + Though Kanye recently took credit for introducing Hov, Dame and the rest of Rocafella to throwback jerseys via Big Boi’s booming collection from Lennox’s Mitchell & Ness stand, it was his trademark pink polo that stood out in Baseline and on Billboard<\/p>\n + If your dollars up please pop your collars up<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Louis Vuitton Backpack<\/strong><\/p>\n + Long before prepping his protege to take the reigns at LV, Kanye’s designer backpack symbolized the academic theme of his first album while also positioning him as the connection between conscious rap and luxury taste<\/p>\n + Really be like Virgil this Halloween and just Sharpie a tan JanSport<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Air Jordan 7 “Raptor”<\/strong><\/p>\n + From the “All Falls Down” video to his first tour, Kanye kept a pair of “Raptor” 7s on his feet<\/p>\n + Despite these first retroing in 2002, they proved his choice Air Jordan for the ’04 album with “Infrared” 6s from ’00 also getting burn<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Big Designer Sunglasses<\/strong><\/p>\n + Avoiding the sophomore slump for the Jordan jump, Kanye’s second album saw more mature items and even more lavish labels<\/p>\n + While he bared his soul on his debut, his confidence was often best portrayed through designer shades from the likes of LV and YSL, worn in video, on stage and indoors<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sweaters<\/strong><\/p>\n + Drake may be considered The Godfather of Sweater Rap, but let’s give Uncle Kanye some credit<\/p>\n + More J.Crew than Jay Z, Ye’s second album rollout took the conventional visual rode of maturity with dressier clothing portraying class and growth. Despite Late Registration<\/em> knocking sonically, it’s probably his most boring and least influential era visually<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jesus Piece<\/strong><\/p>\n + If you want anybody to know you’re Kanye for Halloween and all they see is a cashmere sweater and some sunglasses, best believe you should put a Jesus piece over it<\/p>\n + Ye wouldn’t rock the Murakami custom until the next album but he still paid homage to Christ and Christopher Wallace during his second run<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vans Sk8-Hi<\/strong><\/p>\n + Before he was avoiding parties in LA, Kanye was in his Vans early and often in the mid-00s<\/p>\n + By tongue-f*cking (thank you for that term, Jim Jones) the Sk8-Hi with straight leg jeans, he was essentially paving the way for skinnies and Supras<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shutter Shades<\/strong><\/p>\n + Stealing the show in the “Stronger” video, Kanye came out swinging on his pop pinnacle Graduation<\/em><\/p>\n + From ‘what are those’ eBay searches to being available at every tourist trap in the world, Shutter Shades were truly Kanye’s one-glove moment<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scarfs<\/strong><\/p>\n + Whether draping himself in designer scarfs or rocking the ones championed by American Apparel and Urban Outfitters shoppers of the late ’00s, Kanye was bridging the gap between high fashion and hipster savviness<\/p>\n + Scarfs saw endorsement from Ye in both the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and “Homecoming” videos<\/p>\nThe College Dropout<\/h2>\n
Late Registration<\/h2>\n
Graduation<\/h2>\n