Kanye West has an eye for fashion, but that doesn't necessarily mean he gets to see the catwalk shows in Paris this week. The outspoken rapper has been making the rounds at Paris Fashion
Week, and while he's been spotted at the Valentino, Givenchy and Vivienne Westwood shows, apparently some designers are turning him away.
According to the New York Post's Page Six, organizers are getting tired of uninvited celebrities showing up and expecting royal treatment. Namely, show organizers KCD, who handled the Alexander McQueen, Balmain and Louis Vuitton shows where West was rumored to have trouble getting in.
"Kanye has been a welcome guest at several events that KCD has managed over the years. Several designers chose to have smaller shows this season and therefore chose to not invite celebs in order to accommodate press and buyers," a KCD rep told the Post.
The same source said that West tried to get into the Balmain runway show with his entourage at Le Grand Hotel last Thursday, but was denied entry. "Mr. West requested to attend and we let him know we would not be able to accommodate him. He chose to come to the door anyway and we kindly let him know we could not accommodate him."
Apparently, West then snuck off to "a separate part of the hotel, so people didn't see him."
The same story played out on Tuesday at the Alexander McQueen show, but West was eventually let in by the venue. No word on his presence at the Louis Vuitton show, though he wasn't on the list for that one either, and a Vuitton rep would only say, "Kanye remains a great friend of the house."
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