--- title: Kanye West Sitting Front Row at Fashion Week description: From the jump, Kanye West has always been a fashion enthusiast — here, we take a look back at his best front row appearances. canonical: https://time.com/4482460/kanye-west-front-row-fashion-week/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-07T21:16:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:34.162Z og:title: A Brief History of Kanye West In the Front Row at Fashion Week og:description: From the Louis Vuitton don to Yeezy season og:url: https://time.com/4482460/kanye-west-front-row-fashion-week/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8138bed20ad05035/6988a5330b72e332b36eaeab/kanye-west-fashion-week-front-row.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Christian Dior : Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Brief History of Kanye West In the Front Row at Fashion Week twitter:description: From the Louis Vuitton don to Yeezy season twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8138bed20ad05035/6988a5330b72e332b36eaeab/kanye-west-fashion-week-front-row.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Brief History of Kanye West in the Front Row at Fashion Week  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 7, 2016 9:16 PM UTC  Marie-Josee Croze, Agathe Bonitzer, Kanye West, Elena Perminova and Miroslava Duma attend the Christian Dior show. Marie-Josee Croze, Agathe Bonitzer, Kanye West, Elena Perminova and Miroslava Duma attend the Christian Dior show.Rindoff/Dufour—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 7, 2016 9:16 PM UTC Kanye West’s [recent foray into fashion](http://time.com/4474926/kanye-west-brands/) with his Yeezy x Adidas collections might be what most people think of when they think of ‘Ye’s style, but his sartorial leanings emerged years ago. In the nearly two decades since he appeared on the musical scene, fashion has always factored into the larger-than-life presence known as Kanye Omari West. From sporting Goyard at the Lanvin runway show in his early years to attending the Givenchy show with his daughter North, Yeezy has always been a reliable fixture on the fashion scene. From his pink polo and backpack days to [Yeezy season](http://time.com/4468623/jimmy-kimmel-yeezy-prank-kanye-west/), we take a look back at his most memorable front row moments.  Bilal, Kanye West, Pharoahe and Capone at Ecko Unltd Fall/Winter 2003 show. Djamilla Rosa Cochran—WireImage  Kanye West, Alexis Phifer, Courtney Love and Mario Testino at Givenchy Spring/Summer 2008 runway show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Kanye West and Pharrell Williams at the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2009 Menwear fashion show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Catherine Deneuve and Kanye West at the Christian Lacroix Spring 2009 couture show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Kanye West, Jared Leto, Chace Crawford and Patrick Wilson at the Calvin Klein Menswear Fall/Winter 2009 fashion show. Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images for IMG  Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Milla Jovovich, Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush at the Y-3 Fall/Winter 2009 fashion show. (Photo by Joe Kohen/WireImage) Joe Kohen—WireImage  Kanye West and Amber Rose at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2009 menswear fashion show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Kanye West and Sienna Miller at the Burberry Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show. Dave M. Benett—Getty Images  Carine Roitfeld, Sky Ferreira and Kanye West at the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2013 fashion show. Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images  Lily Collins, Kim Kardanshian, Kanye West and Ciara attend the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2014 fashion show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Spring/Summer 2015 Balmain fashion show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their daughter North West at the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2015 fashion show. Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—French Select/Getty Images  Jared Leto, Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Lanvin Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show. Rindoff/Dufour—Getty Images  Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry at the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Cara Delevingne, Woody Harrelson, Kanye West and Paul McCartney at the Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show. Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images  Kanye West, Zayn Malik and Joe Jonas attend the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2016 Menswear fashion show. Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images  Kanye West and Kendall Jenner attend Tyler, the Creator's Fall/Winter 2016 fashion show for Made LA. 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