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1 of 17Bilal, Kanye West, Pharoahe and Capone at Ecko Unltd Fall/Winter 2003 show.Djamilla Rosa Cochran—WireImage -
2 of 17Kanye West, Alexis Phifer, Courtney Love and Mario Testino at Givenchy Spring/Summer 2008 runway show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
3 of 17Kanye West and Pharrell Williams at the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2009 Menwear fashion show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
4 of 17Catherine Deneuve and Kanye West at the Christian Lacroix Spring 2009 couture show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
5 of 17Kanye West, Jared Leto, Chace Crawford and Patrick Wilson at the Calvin Klein Menswear Fall/Winter 2009 fashion show.Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images for IMG -
6 of 17Lupe 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 -
7 of 17Kanye West and Amber Rose at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2009 menswear fashion show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
8 of 17Kanye West and Sienna Miller at the Burberry Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show.Dave M. Benett—Getty Images -
9 of 17Carine Roitfeld, Sky Ferreira and Kanye West at the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2013 fashion show.Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images -
10 of 17Lily Collins, Kim Kardanshian, Kanye West and Ciara attend the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2014 fashion show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
11 of 17Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Spring/Summer 2015 Balmain fashion show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
12 of 17Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their daughter North West at the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2015 fashion show.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—French Select/Getty Images -
13 of 17Jared Leto, Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Lanvin Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show.Rindoff/Dufour—Getty Images -
14 of 17Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry at the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show.Michel Dufour—WireImage -
15 of 17Cara Delevingne, Woody Harrelson, Kanye West and Paul McCartney at the Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2015 fashion show.Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images -
16 of 17Kanye West, Zayn Malik and Joe Jonas attend the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2016 Menswear fashion show.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images -
17 of 17Kanye West and Kendall Jenner attend Tyler, the Creator's Fall/Winter 2016 fashion show for Made LA.Kevin Winter—Getty Images
Kanye West’s recent foray into fashion 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, we take a look back at his most memorable front row moments.
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