Kanye West Dedicates Shoes To Family

Kanye West has named his footwear collection after his friends and family.

The 'Stronger' rapper's range of shoes for Louis Vuitton - which retails at £590 a pair - each have different monikers, which refer to the people closest to Kanye.

'The Don' is reportedly a reference to Kanye's manager Don Crowley, while 'The Hudson' is apparently in honour of his close friend musician Mr. Hudson.

Kanye debuted his shoe line at Paris Fashion Week earlier this year.

The 32-year-old star was delighted with the finished product, and claims he didn't even need to think about it when he was asked to collaborate with the luxury fashion brand.

Referring to a red sneaker in the range, he told website DazedDigital: "They chose to contact me. Who wouldn't want to work with Louis Vuitton? They're the number-one luxury brand. It lets people know you like nice things.

"As soon as they put that red, it was killer! It's like an accessory that can express your personality. Like an instant tattoo!"

Kanye added he has high hopes for his fashion career, and hopes to become well-known for his pioneering designs.

He said: "I want to be the type of designer that inspires people, not follow other ideas. I want to be as innovative as Marc Jacobs has been. I want to go from being a fashion plate to being an innovator. This collaboration is a dream come true. I'm a walking billboard but to be able to now create something from scratch is amazing."