Kanye West announced his Yeezy shoe line in 2015, and since then, the estranged husband of Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian has been making an impact in the footwear niche. Kanye has been known for his music since the early 2000s. However, in the last five years, fashion has become one of the rapper's main income sources. Fans have looked far and wide for Yeezy shoes. They've waited in long lineups and been willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars per pair.

Fans who have tried to obtain Yeezy shoes know how difficult it can be to hunt them down. There are buyers who wait for a line to drop, snap up as many pairs as they can, and then sell them online for double the price or more. Even though Yeezys are so hard to find, Kayne's fans will do almost anything to get their hands on the shoes. Even people who are not the biggest Kanye fans are spotted wearing his sneakers because they appreciate the unique style of Yeezy footwear. Uber-rich Kanye, who is worth more than Kim Kardashian, charges a pretty penny for his footwear designs. They are expensive before they hit the resale market.

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Kanye started his Yeezy journey in 2006. That was the year he collaborated with Adidas, but his very first Yeezy design was never released. The rapper later collaborated with BAPE on a collection called the "Bapesta with College Dropout Bear." Three years after his collaboration with BAPE, he did another show design with Louis Vuitton. After working with BAPE and Louis Vuitton, Kanye began collaborating with Nike. He came out with three shoe designs before finding a new ally in Adidas. In February 2015, Kanye began his Yeezy x Adidas line and released the infamous Adidas YEEZY Boost 750. The shoe was a high-top sneaker, which was first launched in a light brown hue. The following December, the shoe was available in black. His Yeezy Boost 750 was followed by the Yeezy Boost 350, which was also released in 2015.

Kanye West smiling during a talk show appearance

The Boost 350 is a low-top model with a white Boost sole. Unlike the 350, the 750 included a strap. The 350 had four color styles, Turtle Dove, Black Pirate, Moonrock, and Oxford Tan, which sold out almost immediately. Each of these releases is now selling for a higher price on the reseller market. Since then, Kanye has come out with several different Yeezy shoe styles, such as the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2, the Powerphase, and the Yeezy Boost 700. In March of this year, Kim Kardashian was still promoting Kanye's Yeezy brand.

Since the first release in 2015, it has been very difficult for fans to get Yeezy shoes. Most of the sneakers are released only once, which adds to the challenge for prospective buyers. At one point, the reseller price for a pair of Yeezy sneakers was $1,500, a significant increase from the original $220 at the store. After a restock in 2018, the reseller price went down by $400.

Yeezy can be found on the Adidas website, Yeezysupply.com, and at other online retailers. Even though Yeezy footwear may be hard to find as the years pass, the Yeezy brand has become more accessible. Fans who want to purchase pairs from new drops should know that it's best to purchase them as soon as they are available, if possible, to avoid needing to pay more to resellers. Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kanye West has built a footwear empire that has helped to make him incredibly rich, with a current estimated net worth of over $6 billion.

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