Kanye West’s catwalk show has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
The rapper debuted the fourth season of his Yeezy collection for Adidas in Roosevelt Island, just off Manhattan.
Yeezy Season 4 pic.twitter.com/J01kpk7bzZ
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 7, 2016
But things didn’t exactly go to plan.
Kanye kept the fashion pack waiting as the show began almost two hours late.
The Yeezy show is 45 minutes late so far and they still aren't letting people in. pic.twitter.com/W4GSQVQOBx
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
And in the meantime models who stood under a blazing sun, in a piece of performance art, in beige and black leotards began toppling over in the sweltering heat.
Fashion scribes documented the whole thing on Twitter.
Some were unimpressed with their treatment as they were driven out to the secret location in a coach.
On the Yeezy bus #NYFW. No snacks. No water. No music. No merch. C'mon Kanye. pic.twitter.com/LbnHLQgtYJ
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
Model undone by the heat at Yeezy. pic.twitter.com/vaZlisrMdm
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
Kendall, Kim and the clan Kardashian have finally arrived at Yeezy. 1 1/4 hrs late. pic.twitter.com/m3Opgl8jZT
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) September 7, 2016
Model passed out in the heat is given water by man in the audience but no one on the #YeezySeason4 team helps.
— Stella Bugbee (@stellabugbee) September 7, 2016
A model also toppled on the catwalk.
Model in all black can barely make it down the runway. Is going to fall. #YeezySeason4
— Stella Bugbee (@stellabugbee) September 7, 2016
The most responsible thing we could all do would be to write NOTHING about this show. #YeezySeason4
— Stella Bugbee (@stellabugbee) September 7, 2016
Noooooooo 😩 RT @hoewreck: rip Amina Blue career #YeezySeason4 pic.twitter.com/FsTFX4CuxH
— Untitled™ (@Danie_Lyn) September 7, 2016
Here's what went down at #YeezySeason4 https://t.co/RNiqP0aaUr pic.twitter.com/xHLTWmR8aF
— HotNewHipHop (@HotNewHipHop) September 8, 2016
The hour-long show, attended by Kim Kardashian – who later went out in a revealing silver dress – Kendall and Kylie Jenner, took place at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park near a crumbling, long-abandoned hospital for smallpox patients.
Silver Surfer pic.twitter.com/kNCNLAgFW4
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) September 7, 2016
The event kicked off New York Fashion Week.
Once the clothes did emerge, some wondered whether they had been worth to wait.
