Kanye Goes Fashion Show Shopping, Drops $22K On Fabric

by Julia Rubin | 5:30 pm, September 29th, 2011

With two days to go, Kanye is doing all sorts of wild and crazy things to ready his first womenswear collection. He even went to a fabric store!

Kanye swung by London Trimmings twice (sans entourage!) to drop £14,000 (or nearly $22,000) on fabric and zippers. But why? He gave an excellent explanation to store owner Ashraf Loonat: “I want to work from the ground upwards, I don’t want to leave it to someone else.” See, this is why (among other reasons) we love him! Loonat said he was very polite, and that he had a cup of tea during his second visit. Awwww.

And here is Yeezy and the Loonats: