Im not going to bash Kanye and Adidas that hard. Because it was a win win situation for both parties involved. Adidas gets the Kanye hype he built from the Yeezy 1 and 2 and also his celebrity power from his music career. But i look at music and clothing differently than most. I look for the foward progressive thinkers. Thats what Kanye was early on with Nike.
Theres more followers than trend setters now. From a style perspective. His shoes at Adidas haven't progressed in my opinion. Not one of his Adidas shoes has given me a wow factor in my brain when i first see them. Jordan 1,3-6,11 did that. Yeezy 1 and 2 did that. Adidas Shell Toes did that. Nike Foamposites/Air Maxes/Griffeys,/Bo,s/Deion,s did it.
Even with his clothing design. I dont see the foward thinking. Trend setters think foward. I seen cats in 04-07 wearing slim/fit distressed jeans with flannels. People where confused looking at that. Because 4x white tees and baggie jeans where still in style. Now thats a regular fit for anybody 14-35 yo.
Maybe hell design or make something soon that will change my opinion. And thats what most of his fans are thinking. As of now i dont see it. All im saying is. Is that i dont see whatever hes been wearing lately will be the normal look of everyone 10 years from now. Style wise thats what Kanye,Pharrel,Dipset was 10-13 years ago.