When I pick up a Yeezy, now more than ever, they look and feel like relics of the future. Meaning they were made 100 years from now and brought back in time — they’re old and new at the same time, like a Daniel Arsham statue.
I say now more than ever because the 350 quickly became established as the new normal within my generation. We’re now seeing a batch of new silhouettes that have captured my heart once again.
380, 700 V3, Foam Runner, Quantum, all show a Unique mixture of materials, cohesively morphed into almost human-like shapes. Patterns and weaves I’ve never seen before in a shoe — or anywhere for that matter. I feel like I’m holding the physical representation of a new idea — they feel like they’re not from this planet. The name of the first 380 shoe would imply this to be true.
Image courtesy of Forbes.
“It’s a painting… it’s a spirit… that’s inside of it that’s now translated into these miniature vehicles.” - Kanye West as he stands over hundreds of past, present, and future Yeezy shoes.