The Cut: "An hours-long process that took us to a remote location, to witness what felt like a torture session for a bunch of civilian models, and a terrible experience of feeling complicit in enabling the situation.”
[The Cut’s critic, Stella Bugbee, also called for its boycott.]
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Women’s Wear Daily: “This has become an abusive relationship. To a great extent, fashion and the press have only ourselves to blame. We’ve been world-class enablers of Kanye West, allowing him to put us at his mercy.”
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The New York Times: “For a man known for his rambling, far-reaching riffs, in his fourth fashion season, it turned out Mr. West had nothing to say.”
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The Washington Post: “Worse than bad… it was boring”—and that’s just the headline. Later, this damning kicker: “Fame is easy. Good clothes are hard.”
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Fashionista: “What's the opposite of a God dream? I think we'd just witnessed it.”