Balenciaga announces end of relationship with Kanye West

Balenciaga, the French fashion house, has declared that it will no longer work with Kanye West.

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Kering, Balenciaga's parent company, announced the decision.

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During the Paris Fashion Week, West made his modelling debut.

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The rapper strolled down a mud-splattered runway wearing a security guard jacket, leather jeans, and a baseball cap with a hood.

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