Kanye West appeared to take a close look at Kai Cenat's VIVET clothing brand when he stopped by the streamer's booth at ComplexCon in Los Angeles, giving fans a notable moment as the new label continues to draw comparisons with West's Yeezy designs. The unexpected interaction quickly caught attention, particularly because of the history between the two.
The pair were seen talking and smiling at the VIVET booth during ComplexCon on Sunday, 4 October, more than two years after they publicly clashed over oversized Vultures merchandise Cenat had received from West. Their friendly interaction at the event marked a noticeable change from their previous encounter.
Kanye Visits VIVET Booth
West, who now goes by Ye, visited Cenat's VIVET booth during the second day of ComplexCon, where the rapper and the streamer appeared to have a friendly conversation about the new clothing brand.
Kanye West saw Kai Cenat’s VIVET clothes and looked STUNNED by how much it resembled YEEZY 😭 pic.twitter.com/DRbmmVQN1J
— KickChamp (@Kick_Champ) October 5, 2026
Videos from the event showed the pair standing together and talking about VIVET, with Cenat appearing to explain more about the collection as West looked through the brand's presentation.
The meeting was especially notable because West and Cenat had a public disagreement in 2024 after Cenat showed his audience a pair of oversized Vultures pants, which he had received as merchandise from West, and the rapper later accused him of making fun of his clothing.
Fans See Yeezy Links
VIVET has already attracted plenty of attention from fashion fans because several pieces from its first collection have been compared with designs associated with Yeezy, particularly because of the muted colours, oversized shapes, distressed details and unusual footwear seen throughout the collection.
The comparisons became especially noticeable after VIVET's New York Fashion Week debut on 12 September, when social media users began placing images from the new collection next to older Yeezy looks and pointing out similarities between certain pieces.
One widely discussed comparison involved a dark olive puffer jacket from VIVET that users placed alongside a similar-looking piece from Yeezy Season 3, while another comparison focused on clear footwear that reminded some fans of an older Yeezy design.
VIVET Makes Fashion Move
Cenat's move into fashion represents a major step beyond his career as one of the internet's biggest streamers, as VIVET was presented as a full fashion label rather than simply another creator merchandise project.
The brand made its New York Fashion Week debut in September after Cenat spent months working on the project, with the collection featuring streetwear, leather pieces, fur, footwear and accessories while also drawing from his Haitian and Trinidadian background.
The runway show also attracted major names from entertainment and fashion, including Ms Lauryn Hill and stylist Law Roach, while several members of Cenat's wider online circle also appeared as part of the event and runway presentation.
VIVET Faces More Attention
With West now visiting the VIVET booth himself, the Yeezy comparisons are likely to attract even more attention as Cenat continues trying to establish the new label in the fashion world.
For some fans, the similarities suggest that Yeezy remains an important influence on Cenat's fashion direction, while others have argued that VIVET also draws from a much wider mix of modern fashion and streetwear styles.
For now, there is no indication that West publicly accused Cenat of copying Yeezy during their ComplexCon meeting, and the available footage instead shows the two appearing friendly as they discussed VIVET.
The moment leaves Cenat in an unusual position: his new fashion brand is being compared with one of the biggest names in modern celebrity fashion, while the man behind Yeezy has now personally stopped by to see what he is building.
