According to W.W.D. (via the Cut), Kanye West has rescheduled his Yeezy Season 5 runway show to avoid any conflicts on the official C.F.D.A. Fashion Week calendar. He will now be showing at three P.M. instead of five P.M. on February 15. C.F.D.A. president and C.E.O. Steven Kolb told W.W.D. in a statement, “Kanye called me personally to let me know that he had no intention of showing on top of another designer, and was unaware that there was a conflict.”
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Per a report Wednesday in W.W.D., Kanye West will be back at New York Fashion Week to present his Yeezy Season 5 collection, much to the annoyance of the C.F.D.A., the governing council of Fashion Week. Fashionista confirmed Tuesday that West will be showing his latest collection on February 15 at five P.M. at Pier 59 Studios, the same time as Marchesa, which was confirmed in the time slot prior to West’s announcement.
President and C.E.O. of the C.F.D.A., Steven Kolb, told W.W.D. that West’s going rogue comes with consequences:
“Once again, C.F.D.A. was not approached or consulted about the possibility of Kanye West showing on the official New York Fashion Week schedule. As the scheduler of the week, the C.F.D.A. works with more than 300 brands to identify appropriate times for them to show their collections and avoid scheduling conflicts. Not going through the proper channels is disruptive to the whole week and unfair to designers who have secured spots through the formal procedure. This bad behavior is not acceptable to the C.F.D.A. and should not be tolerated by the industry. Because of this, the C.F.D.A. will not list Kanye West on the official schedule. However, the C.F.D.A. is more than willing to work with Kanye on securing an available time slot.”
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