Designers that worked for Yeezy, some of which you may not have known.
Kanye’s sphere of influence in the fashion world spreads beyond the colour palettes and silhouettes that he helped to popularise in the late 2010’s. Many designers who worked as part of the teams at Yeezy and Donda have gone on to start their own brands which were accepted by the fashion community.
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Virgil - One of the first designers to work at Donda and very important to the development of the early Yeezy seasons
Matthew Williams - Involved in early development of Yeezy and recently modelled for YZYSZN 9
Heron Preston - Was an art director at Yeezy and heavily involved in the early seasons
Justin Saunders - Was a key member of Ye’s creative early creative team
Samuel Ross - Was a creative assistant at Yeezy in 2013 under Virgil
Mowalola - Was the design director of Yeezy GAP
Salehe Bembury - Was hired to design footwear for YZYSZN 3 and 4 in 2015
Dylan Richards and Seb Hunt - Worked as ghost stylists & designers for Yeezy from 2015 to 2020
Dingyung Zhang - Worked at Yeezy as both a footwear and clothing designer, notably working on the Foam Runners
Greg Ross - Worked as a designer and stylist for Yeezy, notably many of the designs for YZYSZN 9
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