Every Kanye West Smile in the Front Row at Fashion Week

Kanye West Secretly Loves Fashion Week

Though legend has it he's always scowling at fashion shows, more often than not you can find the rapper sitting front row, grinning from ear to ear

Emily Kirkpatrick

Updated on September 7, 2016 09:41AM EDT

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STELLA MCCARTNEY FALL/WINTER 2008

Stella McCartney - PFW Fall Winter 2008/09 - Runway & Arrivals

We can't decide which is more surprising, Ye's mega-watt smile or his Terry Richardson-inspired eyewear.

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GIVENCHY SPRING/SUMMER 2008

Everyone thinks Kim is the selfie pro, but clearly Kanye was a master of the art form before front-facing cameras were even a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye.

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JOHN GALLIANO FALL/WINTER 2008

You can't spell FROWN with out "FROW" (fashion speak for "front row") but don't tell Kanye that!

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LOUIS VUITTON MEN'S FALL/WINTER 2009

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Who wouldn't be beaming? Not only is he wearing his own sneaker design for Louis Vuitton, but his accessory coordination game is also flawlessly on point.

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JEREMY SCOTT FALL/WINTER 2011

Jeremy Scott - Front Row & Backstage - Fall 2011 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

And who knew Yeezy and Vanessa Hudgens were such good pals? Could they be hashing out the details of an Astral & Opal cross collaboration?

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CALVIN KLEIN MEN'S FALL/WINTER 2010

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This is the face of someone who just asked Chace Crawford if he is in fact Gossip Girl (xoxo).

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GIVENCHY SPRING/SUMMER 2012

Givenchy: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2012

Now this is starting to look a little more like the perennially head-to-toe monochrome-clad rapper we know and love. Although clearly he has yet to perfect his signature scowl.

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GIVENCHY SPRING/SUMMER 2014

Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 - Givenchy Show

Nothing makes Ye happier than having his ride or die by his side to help him hold down the FROW, and in all black to boot.

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YEEZY FALL/WINTER 2015

adidas -?Front Row?& Backstage - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015

How could he not be grinning from ear to ear at the launch of his own fashion line?

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LANVIN FALL/WINTER 2015

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Kelly Rowland looks skeptical, but we're sure Kanye's making a very compelling case for wearing exclusively sweatshirts every day of fashion month.

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JEREMY SCOTT FALL/WINTER 2015

Jeremy Scott - Front Row - Fall 2015 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week — Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

He's swaddled in so much velvet that he's either delighted or moments away from dozing off.

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ALEXANDER WANG FALL/WINTER 2015

BESTPIX: Alexander Wang - Front Row - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015

While Kanye gets a bad rap for his perma-scowl, it seems North is actually the one who's impossible to please in the West household.

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HOOD BY AIR SPRING/SUMMER 2014

Hood by Air Spring 2014 Collection Fashion Show at NY Fashion Week

The moment when the idea for Yeezy x Adidas was born.

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GIVENCHY MENSWEAR FALL/WINTER 2014

Paris Fashion Week - Givenchy: Menswear F/W 2014-2015

Because there's nothing cozier than being snuggled betwixt your fashion idol (Carine Roitfeld) and a famous actress (Noomi Rapace). Except being snuggled between them in a giant, fluffy fur coat, of course.

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