Ye's back!

Let's raise a toast to all the db's!

Kaye is back! Power. Let's have a toast.

LOVE HIM !

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I appreciate so much his style.

i like your Kanye shots, but i'd prefer to see his clothes…

i adore himmm!

great picture, still remember the picture you did of him in red with his luggage on a stoop.

great style icon.

Love the portrait of him.

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That's him alright!

Bonita entrada, es increible. un titulo y una foto. magnifico. adoro a kanye west y encontrar una actualización en un blog de el me ha emocionado. jajajaaj
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So Amazing. A true icon, mixing music with fashion and arts all at once. Kanye, the world will always be opened for you to entertain us.
Thank you and your welcome.

i always love the potraits you give us of him, they representen truly his state of mind trough the phases of his life.

Francelyne

even idiots look good in black and white.

welcome back boy! I missed you.
The sartorialist is not just about clothes, is about personalities too, about icons, about people who exudes a style, and not just with what they are wearing.

really great photo!

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so talented. love the photo

incredible photo, I've said before that you don't publish enough photography in black and white. is this a preview of what's coming from mr. sartorialist in the future?

Such a raw portrait!

Impressive black & white picture! His eyes seem to be telling a story..nice shot!!

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kanye is the best!

You have captured his soul in this shot…he seems so sensitive and your study here is just perfect.He has great style but right now we need to see who he really is…..perfection!
Thanks….L

.. not my thing … actually odd

this has nothing to do with clothing or style. except maybe facial hair, and last time i checked that wasn't enough to merit a whole post.

ok! point taken … but I hope not to see Mr West here for a while…!

adore this photo – no look, ALL look!

wow what a great picture

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Yes. A dignified portrait. The man is BACK!

Kanye? Really? Why?

I truly do not understand why this man is valid.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezy

How is Kanye "back?" I have no respect for this man.c

Love him or hate him, he's just Kanye. Sure, seeing the clothes would have been nice, but who says style comes from clothes alone anyway. Style is personal essence, not just the clothes you wear. This portrait reminds me of that.

nice work mr schuman.

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most recent post goes out to yeezy.

kanye is a genius. there is so much more to him than one or two spontaneous things he said on tv. you can feel it in his music, see it the way he wears his clothes. lovely portrait scott!

he's amazing :)

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This is one of the greatest portraits of all times !

Thats such a great picture!
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if it was the rodarte show, black t-shirt, blazer, pants and white shoes (no socks).. and it looked impeccable.
I love, that it is a portrait and don't understand, why people would want you to limit yourself to just/always/only including images that show the complete style..

great shot scott

It's as if he's expecting/daring people to trash him. Let go of the ego a little Mr. West. It makes life easier. Plus, you're from Chicago! You should know better!

A totem,a sculpture.Brancusi and Modigliani.

the portraits to take of him are some of the best

Mr. West is in the building swagger on a hundred thousand, TRILLION…

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Really great photo !

love

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LOVE YOU KANYE. YOU THE MAN!

I've always liked his style, no matter how big his ego is.

Maybe you should do another book except this one can just be of Kanye.

Awsome photo!

Kanye I know you're sad, and Imma let you finish, but Woody Allen has one of the saddest looks of all time.

OF ALL TIME!

Wouaaaaaaah Kanye!…un portrait en noir et blanc superbe Scott!!

Wow, you seriously seem to be channeling Avedon in this photograph, probably my favorite portraitists of all times…really incredible.

The scar on his nose makes him imperfect, but more perfectly human at the same time. The deep pools of darkness below his brow reveal nothing, but say "I feel" all at once.

He is nothing but a man in this photo, no opinion, no music and no flamboyant fashion. More controversial public figures should purge periodically with BW photos, no sideshows, and a frank interview about the past. Step out anew with a clean slate.

Kanye is cool–he makes mistakes, he loves, he lost his mother, he almost died. I think he is just like the rest of us. Human.

Great portrait. But I need at least 10 pictures of Anna Dello Russo or Alessandra to get the picture of this unhappy face out of my head. He looks like a spoilt brat. To me, this site is about the joy of clothing & dressing up, joy of life even. In fact, it changed my life. :-) I don't get any joy from looking at Kanye though. He may look stylish, but with facial expressions like these it seems like it's painful business…

Gorgeous photography Scott. It's funny to read classless comments about someone else being classless; as if making a mistake or two in life determine who you are. Glad you're a fan Scott, I am as well. Many of us here in Yale University follow both of your works closely. Still waiting on a full body shot of Kanye from you. Nice day!

leave this behind. love the others.

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Nice picture,but the man's a fool.

Agree w/Anonymous and 9:16 and 9:18. Enough of him already.

Style without substance. Ego above all. Mainstream nonsense. He's so boring. Yes, everyone makes mistakes but its how you go on after–certainly not down the same road again and again. I prefer the photos of the not so famous–people I would really rather know.

Why?

I think maybe I have not been acquainted long enough with your blog to understand your interest in shots of Kanye West. As a figure he provides very stunning portraits but his image is one seen in the faces of many men of African heritage who have faced the challenges of just being. There must be something about him that attracts you and makes having his portraits on your pages so necessary? There are features, character-lines and scars and textures that are interesting to look at but I am not sure what it is about them being his features that is so intriguing for you?

That said the shot is stunning, arresting and provocative. Enough so that seeing what he is wearing seems unimportant. The style or the presence overrides and dominates.

I see art here.

Such elegance for daytime. Are the slacks part of a jumpsuit? The trend is the blouse this season.

He's perfectly delicious–when his mouth is shut.

Great photograph but I don't like him at all, like his music just not him :-S
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Good grief, what is it about this man that brings out the very worst in some people? How can a person be, or not be, 'valid'? He looks like a bewildered boy to me.

Kanye I listened to the nay sayers and stayed in NYC instead of moving to Paris where I am loved and appreciated. Kanye did I make a mistake? Flew there on Christmas day 2007 for the first time and kept going back. I picked up your magazine cover with Daft Punk that year at Hudson news at JFK before boarding. My mom wanted me to live there. That was her dream This comment is random and all over the place, but Kanye I know you understand where I'm coming from….I am a journalist and I document poverty and social classes…Rivers…Oh and if only you knew…you have so much POWER!

This is a guy who has 'attitude' permanently ingrained in his face. He will never lose the chip on his shoulder.

I really appreciate this blog. All the styles and pictures are great.

But WHY Kanye??? This takes some of the class and sympathy of this blog away. Sorry…

I don't care how pretty he thinks he is – this is not a man to venerate with any sort of attention.

this photo is striking – I think I stared at it for about 5 minutes before continuing to scroll down…it's like you captured his soul in this photo – amazing!

Great artist and style icon… and a wonderful portrait! Well done!!

And to the haters — Kanye didn't make a mistake. He was acting like a proper rock star… and he's clearly the last of a dying breed. If Axel Rose or Kurt Cobain had dissed Taylor Swift on stage, they would be loved for it, not treated like they snatched her purse on the subway!

Check yourself peoples… don't drink the media Cool Aid.

This portrait is utterly exquisite. It is intriguing, as all the best portraits are. It makes me want to know more about what he's thinking and who he really is. Thank you.

I like black and white pic!

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Yo, Sartorialist, Imma let you finish- but Avedon is the best fashion portrait photographer OF ALL TIME.

He has such sad eyes. The eyes are so penetrating.

Kanye's always had great style, aside from his checkbook status. You can have all the money in the world, but the best stylist in the world cannot give you swagger. I view this site to witness great style and presence. I don't come her to assess the character of an individual.

arrogance personified.

I love Kanye West. I think taking this photograph as a close up black & white was an excellent choice. Kanye is classic

BOOOOO!

I wish he were smiling.

Hubris personified.

I was indifferent about the previous Kanye "fur" photo, BUT I really do love how much debate and conversation can be sparked by one photo. This is a fantastic image that just makes one stop, stare and consider a lot of things. All of these comments simply state the power of portraiture.

Great shot but he seems sad. Maybe just me.

ES: It's not just you.

His eyes look so sad.

maybe you took the picture in a hurry?

Kanye West ain't that special, he's got the biggest ego ever

I love Kanye, I love this photo, I love your blog!
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Simple. Beautiful.
MM&I

Not him again !

A look of faux gravitas and feigned depth.

A perfect demonstration of the fact that true class, true dignity and true grace, simply cant be bought.

Your camera doesnt lie, and for that reason, despite the subject matter, this is quite a profound shot.