Kanye West is on a mission to take again every thing he’s created when in partnership with adidas. His not too long ago launched shoe, the YZY SL-01, has an official nickname established by Ye himself: the Yeezy Slides.
That is clearly an attention-grabbing selection given the adidas Yeezy Slides have been among the many finest promoting shoe fashions ever made underneath the adidas Yeezy umbrella. However with that partnership coming to an finish, Ye is motivated to reclaim the globally acknowledged title. Earlier in January, West accused adidas of “design theft and oppression”; in response, adidas wiped its on-line websites of any point out of Kanye and Yeezy merchandise.
West got here ahead to reiterate that the official title of the slip-shoe is the YZY SL-01, however curious minds can’t assist however name them underneath its extra acquainted model title. Kanye does in actual fact personal the Yeezy trademark, so maybe there are plans to fully transition the YZY model title to its former imprint.
Ye simply unveiled new colorways of the YZY SL-01 aka Yeezy Slides in a light-weight bone and gray; these $20 Slides haven’t but been launched, however keep tuned for updates and buy the black pair here.