Real Men Wear Kilts

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Watch the Throne concert featuring Jay Z and Kanye West here in Atlanta.  I'm a big fan of Kanye West's music as well as his keen sense of sense.  He tops my list of celebrity men whose fashion style I truly admire.  Kanye has never been afraid of taking certain fashion risks.  That's why it was at no surprise to me when I saw him come out on stage in a leather kilt.  He wore fitted leather pants underneath and some Air Yeezy 2's on his feet.

Love it!

I love when a man is comfortable enough in his own skin to wear certain articles of clothing that are otherwise considered to be girly, feminine, or even 'gay'.   The 'kilt' goes way back in history.  Kilts were originally worn by the clans of Scotland and their plaid colors signified their loyalty to a certain clan or tribe.  They were worn by the most masculine men of their time as battle wear or for ceremonial affairs.

Kanye West is definitely not the first man brave enough to throw on a kilt.  

Kid Cudi  sported a kilt on New Year's Eve in Miami last year (and caught a lot of slack for it).

Diddy wore a kilt last year during a performance in Glasgow.

Lenny Kravitz, another man who takes all sorts of fashion risks, wore a kilt during a show in Scotland.  Very fitting.

And even gansta Crip rap artist, Snoop Dog wore (of course) a blue kilt back in 2007 to the MTV Europe Music Awards in Germany.  He wore blue Chuck Taylor's with his.

The kilt is like an expression of fashion freedom for men of our time.  Any man that can confidently pull this trend off without worrying about other people's opinion gets an 'A' in my book.  Confidence is sexy. Go out and get you some.

Kanye West Reveals Womens Wear Line at Paris Fashion Week

Kanye West introduced his first clothing line, DW by Kanye West, at Paris Fashion Week.  DW by Kanye West is a womens wear collection dedicated to his mother, the late Donda West.  The Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show took place at the Lycee Henri IV in Paris, France on October 1, 2011.  Kanye West has been spotted in the front row of many runway shows over the years, and he was apparently taking notes and gaining inspiration for his upcoming clothing line.

The audience consisted of several big names in fashion such as Alexander Wang, Sylvia Fendi, Anna Wintour, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and Ciara just to name a few.  Kanye mainly used black, cream, and white palettes with  plunging necklines, tasteful cut-outs, high leg slits, fur collars, and a few asymmetrical hems.

Here are several of the looks from the DW by Kanye West collection. *photo credit

Here are some of my favorite looks from the collection:

I think out of all the looks, this cut-out dress (or it may be a top and a skirt) is one of my favorites.  Definitely something I would wear in a heartbeat.

Kanye used Jourdan Dunn as one of his runway models

Chanel Iman (right) also model some of the runway looks

Two other looks that Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn modeled down the runway

He added a little color to some of the pieces.

All of the shoes worn by the models in the show were specially designed by Giuseppi Zanotti

Mr. West kept his attire simple sporting a white tee and jeans.

I personally loved most of the looks from the collection.  The price point hasn't been revealed yet, but hopefully it will be affordable because I definitely saw a few pieces that I would rock.  Ladies, what do you think of DW by Kanye West? Is it something you would wear?