Trending 8th September 2016 by Paula Lyne
One Model Lost The Plot At Kanye’s Yeezy S4 Show And Twitter Is Slating Her
She wasn't the only one who struggled
Being a model means you have to be willing to work in some pretty grim weather conditions, be it standing on a windy beach trying to make a bikini look good, or outside in minus temperatures because the photographer wanted to use the last of the natural light.
Wind and rain aside though, it’s the models at Kanye West’s Yeezy Season Four show that we really felt sorry for after seeing the videos and images from yesterday’s NYFW event. Boiling hot weather, an outfit someone else picked out and a pair of seriously uncomfortable shoes… that’s basically our nightmare situation right there.
Kanye’s show, which took place outdoors on the grounds of a smallpox hospital at Roosevelt Island (about an hour’s drive from Manhattan), received widespread criticism for its disorganisation and less-than-punctual start. Attendees were kept waiting in queues for over an hour after the show’s original start time, and when the show did begin, it was clear the models were feeling the strain of the 30C heat.
Kind of like a big Spanx party #YeezySeason4 #NYFW pic.twitter.com/GkTC49Ctgf
— @Booth (@Booth) September 7, 2016
Some even fainted during the show:
Model passed out in the heat is given water by man in the audience but no one on the #YeezySeason4 team helps.
— Stella Bugbee (@stellabugbee) September 7, 2016
In the end, one model – Instagram star Amina Blue – simply gave up, took her heels off and flung them on the grass, only to return later wearing fluffy slippers.
When you find out they sold you fakes pic.twitter.com/q7V6jj1T6K
— SoleCollector.com (@SoleCollector) September 7, 2016
With close to half a million followers on Instagram, Amina was one of the more recognisable faces in the show, and we reckon she’ll be even more Insta-famous after yesterday’s incident – but Twitter wasn’t a fan of her desision to go shoe-less.
When you hire Instagram models instead of hiring real models only, that’s what you get: awful catwalk and attitude #YeezySeason4 #AminaBlue
— Clara (@datldngal) September 7, 2016
amina blue’s modeling career is cancelled
— ㅤ (@kayyebby) September 7, 2016
Amina Blue proved today why Instagram models can NOT BE REAL RUNWAY MODELS
— Shelly (@Shellymxo) September 7, 2016
Wonder what Kanye had to say?