Kanye West is quietly plotting his return to the runway. The rapper-turned-designer will present his latest womenswear collection to the world during Paris Fashion Week on March 6 at 9:30 p.m., his spokesman at the Karla Otto agency tells Women’s Wear Daily.

West’s much-talked-about debut last fall attracted celebrities including Ciara, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, but received mixed reviews.

Will Yeezy win over his critics this time? We’ll have to wait and see.

Kanye West commanded attention in all-black-everything while attending a dinner hosted by designer Mark Fast at the Corinthia Hotel in London on Tuesday evening. A scruffy Yeezy, wearing leather pants, a tuxedo jacket, and high-top sneakers, mingled with the fashionable crowd. Also in attendance was Roc Nation singer Rita Ora. The blonde bombshell adhered to the all-black dress code in a slit cocktail dress. Kanye is nominated for seven awards at this weekend’s Grammys, but he has not announced plans to attend.

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Better late than never. After keeping their fans waiting, Jay-Z and Kanye West are ready to unveil the “Ni**as in Paris” video to the world. The highly-anticipated clip will make its debut on Thursday, February 9, via VEVO. It features footage from December’s Watch the Throne tour stop in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop kings performed the song 10 times in a row. The Hit-Boy production peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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French Montana may now call Bad Boy home, but he almost ended up on another famous hip-hop label. The New York rapper explains why his deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music didn’t work out.

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Fresh off his appearance at Paris Fashion Week, Kanye West jetted to the Land Down Under for his headlining performance at the Big Day Out festival on the Gold Coast. Yeezy showed up 45 minutes late, attributing the delay to the rain when he finally took the Blue Stage. Clad in his Céline blouse and gold chains, he performed an epic set with ballerinas, explosions, and stadium anthems. His journey through Australia continues, with upcoming dates in Sydney and Melbourne.

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In between recording the G.O.O.D. Music album in London with Pusha T, Big Sean, Frank Ocean, and others, Kanye West snuck away to Paris to attend Fashion Week. The designer and fashion aficionado was front row at the Givenchy Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013 show on Friday (Jan. 20). Sporting a beard, hooded jacket, leather pants, and layered sweatshirt, Yeezy soaked up the runway looks alongside former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld.

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G.O.O.D. Music is keeping good company on its forthcoming compilation. Kanye West has called on some of his friends outside of the crew to work on the highly-anticipated album.

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Before he was a household name, Kanye West still knew how to command a crowd. A 12-year-old Yeezy is seen reciting a poem in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in rare footage from 1990. “My name is Kanye West and my poem is, ‘His Name Means Love,’” says Kanye with conviction while introducing himself to the audience. “What this man was fighting for, so blacks, Hispanics, Jews, and Asians could put their foot in the door.” Preach, Yeezy!

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Kanye West got some new inspiration for next season’s collection while shopping in the fashion capital of the world. The designer and fashion aficionado, who announced his new creative company DONDA last week, trekked through Paris on foot with his crew, checking out the upscale boutiques including Balmain. Yeezy ducked from the paparazzi’s cameras in a black hoodie as he navigated the busy streets in his Air Yeezys.

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